In a special edition of World of woody, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell shares his NCAA tournament bracket upset picks. www2.timesdispatch.com Don't miss the part two of this video series, where Gov. McDonnell makes his Final Four selections.
Twenty-one months after triathlete Robin Yoder lost her leg to cancer, she finishes the Power Sprint Triathlon at Shady Grove YMCA. Video by Alexa Welch Edlund/Richmond Times-Dispatch
Scientist Bryan Watts with the Center for Conservation Biology talks about how rising sea levels have created "ghost trees" along the York River. Salt water soaks the roots of these trees causing the trees to die on the Catlett Islands. Video by Alexa Welch Edlund/Times-Dispatch
In the second edition of World of Woody Bob's Bracket picks, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell shares his NCAA tournament final four picks. www2.timesdispatch.com
HENRICO, Va. -- Watch costumed high school students break a charity fundraising effort in a 27-hour dance marathon at Deep Run High School. They raised $250061.32 for their charities.
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Hear the story of the Battle of Drewry's Bluff through the writings of George Geer aboard the USS Monitor and Samuel Ali Mann with the Southside Heavy Artillery of Virginia Volunteers who served in the fort at Drewry's Bluff. Civil War historian Scott Williams gives a present day perspective. Video by Alexa Welch Edlund/Richmond Times-Dispatch
Video by Alexa Welch Edlund Tony Williams, who wears a machine on his back that allows his artificial heart to pump, found a nine-leaf clover in his front yard. He hopes it will bring him luck in getting a new heart.
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People sled at the Country Club of Virginia and Bryan Park before the snow melts. Video by Alexa Welch Edlund/Times-Dispatch
Joel Caleb announced his choice of Virginia Tech this morning in a well attended news conference.
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The Battle of the Ironclads is told from the writings of members of the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia, previously the USS Merrimac. Samuel Dana Greene, who commanded the Monitor after the captain was injured, and George Geer tell about the first ironclad battle. D. Ashton Ramsey, the chief engineer aboard the CSS Virginia, tells how his ship devastated the US Navy. Video by Alexa Welch Edlund/Times-Dispatch
