Natalie Slate, Director of Economic Development for Greensville County poses in front of a promotional billboard off route Interstate 95 on the southern corner of Mid-Atlantic Advanced Manufacturing Center that has been developed in Emporia, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Officials have plowed $25 million in the last decade hoping the site, dubbed the Mid-Atlantic Advanced Manufacturing Center, will one day be home to busy factories filled with local workers bringing home healthy paychecks, boosting a region suffering from high unemployment and low opportunities. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
Cheers and chants rang out Saturday from a crowd of thousands as soldiers manned modern and historic tanks and aircraft for the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration in the District.
Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
Alexander Ovechkin scored goal number 890, but the Washington Capitals fell short, losing to the visiting Buffalo Sabres Sunday afternoon 8-5 at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., March 30, 2025 (Photos for the Washington Times.)
Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
A handful of retired Marines – all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime Minister Takeru Ishida on Saturday to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.
