
SR-71 prepares for flight to the Science Museum of Virginia
The world’s fastest and highest flying production aircraft, the SR-71 Blackbird, is preparing to move from the Virginia Aviation Museum to the Science Museum of Virginia.

The world’s fastest and highest flying production aircraft, the SR-71 Blackbird, is preparing to move from the Virginia Aviation Museum to the Science Museum of Virginia.

Charlie Good: a rising senior majoring in chemistry at Eastern Mennonite University, is interning at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.

Virginia Tech engineers have shed light on what happens to a nearby particle when bubbles burst. Sunghwan Jung, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics in the College of Engineering, has discovered new information about a phenomenon called cavitation, the process of bubble formation in a fluid like water.

Potomac (34-39-Overall, 19-17-Home, 1-2-Second Half) broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth against the Carolina Mudcats (37-36-Overall, 14-20-Road, 3-1-Second Half), scoring two runs and holding on for the 3-1 win in the series opener at The Pfitz on Sunday night.

After reaching a new high for 2015 last week ($2.80), average gas prices have dropped slightly to $2.78 per gallon Friday. This price is four cents higher than one month ago, yet remains significantly discounted from this time last year with drivers saving an average of 90 cents per gallon year-over-year.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

The Frederick Keys scored all three of their runs in the first two innings and beat the Salem Red Sox 3-1 on Saturday night at LewisGale Field, avoiding a series sweep.

Motorists should be alert for overnight lane closures on westbound Interstate 64 and a traffic-lane shift on Route 285 (Tinkling Spring Road) in the Fishersville area of Augusta County.

The Potomac Nationals (33-39-Overall, 0-2-Second Half, 15-22-Road) were downed by the Wilmington Blue Rocks (40-32-Overall, 2-0-Second Half, 22-15-Home) in both ends of their suspended game double header at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium 6-4 in the resumed game and 5-1 in the nightcap on Friday night.

A Chris Davis RBI single broke a 3-3 eighth-inning tie and lifted the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday.
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