A mother’s secret 16-year project — collecting heartfelt notes from every teacher that played a vital role in her daughter’s life — became a viral graduation gift that moved the Internet to tears.

There were tears at a candlelight vigil held Monday night in the memory of Nola Dinkins, the toddler whose mother has been ...

The story was no different for rural Virginia native Joe Tanksley, a Marine Corps combat veteran who now calls Reno home.