There is a grounded earthiness to Martina McBride, a sort of normalcy not usually associated with stars—even country ones.  She’s a mother to three daughters—two teens and a 4-year-old—and a wife to John McBride, to whom she has been married for 21 years.

By April Phillips Correspondent Commercial radio stations may have forgotten her, but fans of Suzanne Vega know she didn't go into hibernation after her hit quot;Lukaquot; faded from the airwaves more than 20 years ago.

Some shiny new coins gleam in this year's St. Patrick's Day party pot of gold. ShamRock' N Roll will take place Wednesday at the newly renovated Town Point Park in downtown Norfolk, with events outdoors and in Waterside.

One-man show returns to Charlottesville

Movies still playing in the Fredericksburg area

LOS ANGELES -- Actor and former teen idol Corey Haim has died at the age of 38, the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed to KTLA. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jJi_s9loAOE1r7OHXN2NPxprO0E/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jJi_s9loAOE1r7OHXN2NPxprO0E/0/di" border="0"…

The Los Angeles coroner’s office says “The Lost Boys” actor Corey Haim is dead at 38.

Clay artist Marti Mocahbee and glass artist/sculptor Phillip Nolley, both from Staunton, will exhibit Mocahbee/Nolley: Excavating Our Visual Experience from March 15-April 9 in the Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery at Bridgewater College.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at “Two and a Half Men” after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS’ top-rated sitcom.

Riders in the Sky, The Chuck Wagon Gang, Rachel Renee Johnson and a free music download in this week’s Short Takes.

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