Who Needs A Runway? Virginia Company Puts Airplane Through Unusual Flight Tests Who Needs A Runway? Virginia Company Puts Airplane Through Unusual Flight Tests Who Needs A Runway? Virginia Company Puts Airplane Through Unusual Flight Tests
Who Needs A Runway? Virginia Company Puts Airplane Through Unusual Flight Tests A Virginia aviation company just taught an airplane a few helicopter tricks. Manassas-based Electra completed a series of unusual test flights across Virginia this month, putting its hybrid-electric EL2 "Ultra Short" aircraft down in places normally reserved for helicopters rather than traditional fixed-wing planes. That meant skipping the runway. During the tests, the aircraft took off and landed from heliports, vertiports, taxiways and other small spaces at sites in Roanoke, Blacksburg, Blackstone, Richmond and Newport News, according to Electra. At Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, …

Get Daily Voice
In
Your Inbox

Get important news about your town as it happens.

Your Daily Voice Site

Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland
Police Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson Dies While On Duty After 27+ Years Of Service In Maryland A Maryland police department is mourning one of its own after a longtime captain died while on duty. Capt. Ronald “Shane” Hinson died on Monday, Sept. 21, while serving with the Cambridge Police Department, where he spent more than 27 years protecting the community. Hinson, who also served as the department's deputy chief, leaves behind a wife and five children. “It is with profound sadness that the Cambridge Police Department announces the passing of Captain Ronald ‘Shane’ Hinson,” the department said in announcing his death. Police did not disclose the circumstances surrounding Hinson’s…
Man Stabbed Inside Car Runs To Maryland Home For Help; Suspect Arrested: Police Man Stabbed Inside Car Runs To Maryland Home For Help; Suspect Arrested: Police Man Stabbed Inside Car Runs To Maryland Home For Help; Suspect Arrested: Police
Man Stabbed Inside Car Runs To Maryland Home For Help; Suspect Arrested: Police The 26-year-old man accused of turning on someone he knew inside a vehicle in Maryland has been tracked down. Annapolis resident Carlos Daniel Mancia Pleitez was arrested on Tuesday afternoon, three days after a stabbing that sent another man to the hospital with serious injuries, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. The attack was reported shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, in the 900 block of Epping Forest Road in Annapolis. The victim was sitting in a vehicle with another man when he was stabbed, police said. The alleged attacker then took off on foot, l…
Bicyclist Runs Red Light, Collides With Capitol Bikeshare Rider Who Dies Weeks Later In DC: MPD Bicyclist Runs Red Light, Collides With Capitol Bikeshare Rider Who Dies Weeks Later In DC: MPD Bicyclist Runs Red Light, Collides With Capitol Bikeshare Rider Who Dies Weeks Later In DC: MPD
Bicyclist Runs Red Light, Collides With Capitol Bikeshare Rider Who Dies Weeks Later In DC: MPD A DC bike ride turned deadly after two cyclists entered the same intersection with very different signals. The crash happened at approximately 3:24 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 15th and M streets NW, where two bicyclists collided in the intersection, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Investigators say a bicyclist on a fixed-gear bike was heading west in the 1400 block of M Street when the rider went through a solid red light and entered the intersection. At the same time, 59-year-old David Watts, of Northwest DC, was riding a Capitol Bikeshare electric bicycle south through…
Passenger Wounded By Gunfire Striking SUV On I-66 In Fairfax: State Police (DEVELOPING) Passenger Wounded By Gunfire Striking SUV On I-66 In Fairfax: State Police (DEVELOPING) Passenger Wounded By Gunfire Striking SUV On I-66 In Fairfax: State Police (DEVELOPING)
Passenger Wounded By Gunfire Striking SUV On I-66 In Fairfax: State Police (Developing) A passenger was wounded when gunfire struck an SUV traveling along a busy Virginia interstate, state police said. The shooting was reported at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, along I-66 eastbound near the Nutley Street interchange in Fairfax County. According to Virginia State Police, a Toyota RAV4 was traveling east when the four people inside heard a loud bang and a passenger in the back reported being injured. The passenger was taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Troopers later found a gunshot impact in the left rear window o…

Your Community

Hilary Duff Expands Comeback Concert Tour: This Is 'What Dreams Are Made Of' Hilary Duff Expands Comeback Concert Tour: This Is 'What Dreams Are Made Of' Hilary Duff Expands Comeback Concert Tour: This Is 'What Dreams Are Made Of'
Hilary Duff Expands Comeback Concert Tour: This Is 'What Dreams Are Made Of' Hilary Duff is giving fans another reason to ask Why Not? — the pop star has dramatically expanded her comeback concert tour with 32 new dates around the world. Duff announced the new dates for "the lucky me tour" on Wednesday, Sept. 23, extending her first full-scale global headlining tour in nearly two decades into late 2027. And for fans who grew up with "Lizzie McGuire," Come Clean, So Yesterday, and Fly, the expansion may be exactly What Dreams Are Made Of. The new dates span Europe, Latin America, and the United States, with the new US leg kicking off in Sunrise, Florida, on Friday, …

Breaking News

Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth'
Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' A veteran public school teacher and activist has admitted she lied for years about being Black and Palestinian, prompting two organizations she worked with to permanently cut ties with her. Hannah Gann, a teacher at The Workshop School in Philadelphia, publicly acknowledged the deception after members of Philly Educators for Palestine and the Racial Justice Organizing Committee confronted her about her background, the organizations said in a joint statement. "Members met with Hannah and questioned her about her background on Thursday and after an hour of discussion, Hannah finally admitt…

Jobs

On Your Side

Starbucks Making Over Thousands Of Cafés With Huge Updates: See What's New Starbucks Making Over Thousands Of Cafés With Huge Updates: See What's New Starbucks Making Over Thousands Of Cafés With Huge Updates: See What's New
Starbucks Making Over Thousands Of Cafés With Huge Updates: See What's New Starbucks is updating the looks of thousands of cafés as the coffee giant expands its yearslong turnaround plan. The Seattle-based company has redesigned more than 1,000 coffeehouses across the US and Canada since late 2025, Starbucks announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The chain plans to complete at least 1,500 upgrades by the end of the 2026 fiscal year before increasing the effort further in 2027. The renovations are part of the company's "Back to Starbucks" plan, which launched in September 2024. The turnaround strategy has focused on improving operations and making cafés feel m…

On Your Side

Starbucks Making Over Thousands Of Cafés With Huge Updates: See What's New Starbucks Making Over Thousands Of Cafés With Huge Updates: See What's New Starbucks Making Over Thousands Of Cafés With Huge Updates: See What's New
Starbucks Making Over Thousands Of Cafés With Huge Updates: See What's New Starbucks is updating the looks of thousands of cafés as the coffee giant expands its yearslong turnaround plan. The Seattle-based company has redesigned more than 1,000 coffeehouses across the US and Canada since late 2025, Starbucks announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The chain plans to complete at least 1,500 upgrades by the end of the 2026 fiscal year before increasing the effort further in 2027. The renovations are part of the company's "Back to Starbucks" plan, which launched in September 2024. The turnaround strategy has focused on improving operations and making cafés feel m…

National Interest

Dolly Parton Estate Family Feud Puts Nephew Who Announced Her Death In Spotlight Dolly Parton Estate Family Feud Puts Nephew Who Announced Her Death In Spotlight Dolly Parton Estate Family Feud Puts Nephew Who Announced Her Death In Spotlight
Dolly Parton Estate Family Feud Puts Nephew Who Announced Her Death In Spotlight A decision inside Dolly Parton’s inner circle is fueling a highly public dispute. Bryan Seaver, Parton’s nephew and longtime head of security, said he and his companies were removed from all of her properties through a termination notice dated Wednesday, Sept. 16. Seaver, the son of Parton’s sister Cassie, announced the country icon’s death at age 80 in an Instagram video Tuesday, Aug. 25. The termination notice ended the security arrangement for Parton’s Nashville home, museum, warehouse, and downtown residence, according to People. New security personnel replaced Seaver’s team. Parton’s…