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The Coast Guard, local, state and federal agencies respond to an aircraft collision in
Washington D.C., Jan. 30, 2025. Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region
command center watchstanders received a report of a helicopter and a commercial
passenger aircraft collision Wednesday evening in vicinity of the Ronald Reagan Airport.
Photo taken by U.S Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles, photo and caption
from WikiMediaCommons.

January Aviation Disasters

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor February 7, 2025

Within a span of a week, two major plane crashes located in Washington D.C and Philadelphia occurred. Many individuals within the United States have expressed concerns with air travel in response to these...

City Center fountains in Newport News, VA,
photo taken by Breanna Dorrian

“Our City, Our Story, Our Moment”

Kath Michaelson, Staff Writer February 7, 2025

Last Thursday, Jan. 30 was the annual Newport News State of the City Address hosted right here on campus in the Ferguson Center for the Performing Arts. The State of the City Address is a speech given...

Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson in Jan. 2023, photo from WikiCommonsImages.

International Affairs Update

Bre Dorrian, News Editor February 7, 2025

Fatal shooting at school in Sweden   On Feb. 4, Sweden experienced its worst mass shooting in the nation's history, resulting in the deaths of 10 people at the Risbergska school, an adult education...

International Affairs Update

Bre Dorrian, News Editor January 31, 2025

Serbian Prime Minister announces “resignation On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned “amid a wave of anti-corruption protests that have spread across the Balkan country,”...

Donald Trump and the 47th Inaugural Address

Savannah Dunn, Staff Writer January 24, 2025

Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 marked not only the 47th United States presidential inauguration, but the second inaugural address given by President Donald J. Trump. Entering his second, non-consecutive, term,...

Burning building in southern California, photo from WikiCommonsImages.

LA Fires Update

Katherine Zickel, Editor-in-Chief January 24, 2025

For the past two weeks, Los Angeles has been devastated with fires, predominantly driven by high winds and dry air. The fires originally started on Jan. 7, due to a high windstorm in the area, causing...

The U.S. Supreme Court bans TikTok

Michalah Beck, Staff Writer January 24, 2025

At around 10:30 pm on Jan. 18, 2025, TikTok displayed a message stating that their services could no longer be used in the United States per the Supreme Court’s ban. This came as a surprise as the app...

Israel’s military chief of staff Herzi Halevi, photo from WikiCommonsImages.

International Affairs Update:

Bre Dorrian, News Editor January 24, 2025

Israeli top general resigns  Reuters reported on Jan. 21 that Israel’s military chief of staff Herzi Halevi has announced he will be resigning on Mar. 6 to hold accountability for the “massive...

The Marching Captains performing at LNYDP. Photo from the Associated Press

CNU performs for London

Alyssa Tillman, A&E Editor January 17, 2025

 The Marching Captains travelled to London, England and performed in The 39th running of London’s New Year’s Day Parade on Wednesday, Jan. 1. The Captains got to live like locals and see famous historical...

Moument in Richomnd, VA, photo from Unsplash

The Richmond water crisis

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor January 17, 2025

On Jan. 6, 2025, Richmond’s water treatment facility lost power and failed to automatically switch over to its main backup power source. According to AXIOS Richmond, an Electrician was called in to manually...

Presidential Update

Bre Dorrian, News Editor January 17, 2025

The Election President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is set to take place on Jan. 20, 2025 at the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C. According to The Associated Press (AP), the...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, photo
from WikiCommons.

Jimmy Carter dead at 100

Chloe Grell, Staff Writer January 17, 2025

The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, died on Dec. 29, 2025 at age 100.  Federal offices were closed and flags were flown at half mast as the nation mourned the loss of Carter. There...

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