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An audio producer and a Democratic Norfolk delegate are setting out to tell the stories of Virginia Beach’s historically Black neighborhoods through a new podcast series.
Tuesday at Norfolk International Airport, 13 flights — seven arrivals and six departures — were canceled.
USNS Comfort will be home for Christmas following a two-month deployment to the Caribbean and Central and South America.
Virginia Beach is providing $18.4 million more in taxpayer money than what it originally committed for the construction of Atlantic Park.
Dozens of people turned out this week to speak in opposition to an After School Satan Club starting at Chesapeake’s B.M. Williams Primary.
Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer wants to reflect on the “merits and pitfalls” of the city's new voting system.
A former sergeant with the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office is suing Sheriff Ken Stolle, alleging that he was fired for his political opinions.
A 41-foot sailboat with an elderly mariner on board washed ashore on the northern Outer Banks.
A Portsmouth deputy city manager hired last month, who had been charged with welfare fraud in Suffolk, no longer works for the city, according to a city spokesperson.
A Chesapeake Walmart employee who says she narrowly missed being shot has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company.
Changes are coming to Rudee Loop, and if you want to share your ideas about its future, now’s the time.
Virginia Beach city leaders are trying to get in front of any further changes to the state's marijuana law.
Portsmouth City Manager Tonya Chapman is alleging that around $80,000 in COVID-19 relief money wasn’t accounted for under her predecessor.
The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down a petition out of Hampton involving a warrantless police search of an abandoned cellphone.
The Virginia Department of Education apologized Thursday that the new draft social studies standards referred to the ancestors of the state’s indigenous communities as “immigrants.”
For the past six months, an alliance of four has largely controlled the seven-member Portsmouth City Council. But that alliance has been fractured.
Republican Jen Kiggans’ win in the race for Congressional District 2 sets the stage for a special election to fill Kiggans’ state senate seat.
The Navy has fired the commanding officer of a Norfolk-based warship in the middle of its deployment amid a criminal investigation.
Election Day Tuesday was the final day for voters to choose new leaders — or return incumbents.
Portsmouth's city manager alleges disparaging behavior from the mayor and a councilman.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has released roughly 350 emails sent to the state's education tip line.
A lawsuit from a former Portsmouth city manager alleges the vice mayor solicited bribe from an NBA player’s family.
The stepson of an assistant police chief in Hampton is suing the city of Norfolk and several police officers — asserting they retaliated against him.
A downtown nightclub shuttered by Norfolk City Council in September has been granted access to its own video surveillance footage.
Portsmouth's City Council has unanimously approved a use permit for the city’s first industrial hemp facility on High Street.
A downtown Norfolk nightclub shuttered by the Norfolk City Council earlier this month plans to file an appeal.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin slammed the previous gubernatorial administration amid new test scores showing a dramatic learning loss among students.
Former Portsmouth City Manager Angel Jones has a new job, just days after filing an explosive lawsuit against the city.
rganizers for Pharrell Williams' Mighty Dream Forum in Norfolk have announced several musical acts for the three-day event.
A new affordable housing complex is coming to Norfolk’s Park Place over opposition from the neighborhood’s civic league.
Former Portsmouth City Manager Angel Jones levied explosive corruption allegations against the four City Council members who fired her in a lawsuit against the city.
VDOT is working to complete I-64 widening projects in Chesapeake before the year’s end.
The first debate between Rep. Elaine Luria and her challenger state Sen. Jen Kiggans turned heated Wednesday.
The family of Viktoria Ljungman issued a statement thanking all of those who have sent messages of love and support following the 22-year-old flight instructor’s death.
Democrat Elaine Luria and Republican challenger Jen Kiggans will face off during their first debate Wednesday in Virginia Beach.
Portsmouth officials are working with a North Carolina-based firm to design a new mixed-use district.
Hampton Roads will have more convenient access to vacation destinations in Florida for less than $100 starting in March.
A coastal flooding event unseen for a decade could inundate parts of Hampton Roads today.
The search for a civil service mariner has been suspended after he disappeared from a Norfolk-based cargo ship.
State of emergencies have been declared in Virginia and North Carolina as regions brace for remnants of Hurricane Ian throughout the weekend.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore is warning visitors to stay away from a 2-mile stretch of beach in Rodanthe through Friday as Hurricane Fiona passes by offshore.
ODU police have identified a "person of interest" in the Virginia Tech football locker room theft.
Virginia’s new transgender school policies clash with the 2020 Gavin Grimm decision, troubling civil rights groups.
Six more Republican officials withdrew support for a Chesapeake City Council candidate accused of elder abuse.
Scotty Quixx, a popular nightclub and restaurant on Granby Street, is facing closure by the city.
A potential new train route between Blacksburg and Hampton Roads could slash travel time by rail across the state.
Charges are pending for some drivers in a 16-car wreck that closed the Downtown Tunnel for three hours.
Norfolk allowed the manager of its animal shelter to move to Florida and work remotely. Then she got a second job.
Police work is stressful. Officers need ways to shake off the worst parts of their day.
Music superstar Pharrell Williams held a meeting in the Big Apple with Virginia Beach city leaders.
A Suffolk council candidate was disqualified from the ballot after allegations of forged petition signatures.
Hampton Roads students fared better on this year’s state tests than last year, though scores continue to lag.
The city of Norfolk is arguing that public records requests don’t apply to elected officials.
Pizza, steak, seafood and Asian-inspired cuisine will be among the food selections offered at Rivers Casino Portsmouth.
A 15-year-old girl who went missing from her Norfolk neighborhood home nearly two weeks ago has been safely located.
A lawsuit alleges Gov. Glenn Youngkin benefited from tax-free a business deal at the expense of cops and firefighters.
Parents can now challenge Virginia Beach school library books, but one board member says that’s not enough.
For the first time in Virginia Beach, voters this November will elect a City Council representative for their district only.
In the last week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed several education-related bills into law.
Whoever said there’s no such thing as a free ride hasn’t hopped in a Freebee at the Oceanfront.
Segregation patterns dating back to the 1930s remain in Norfolk public housing, a city report says.
A special council meeting was held this week — in the brand-new Virginia Beach City Council chambers.
No criminal charges are warranted against a Windsor police officer involved in a controversial 2020 traffic stop, a special prosecutor said.
The first woman to be named president of Norfolk State University, Dr. Marie V. McDemmond, has died. She was 76.
White supremacist propaganda is on the rise in Virginia as groups work to fight back against hateful messaging.
Norfolk mayor and council members took an unannounced trip to a Texas arena with ties to Pharrell’s Military Circle proposal.
Virginia Beach threatened to walk away from a regional economic development group. Now it wants to see a return on its investment.
Dozens of tenants at a Norfolk mobile home park recently learned they’ll need to find a new place to live.
A Virginia Beach Councilman grew up in public housing at the Oceanfront. Now he’s helping the complex get a playground.
A Norfolk developer who specializes in turning historic buildings into upscale apartments is eyeing a new project — redeveloping a hospital.
A former electronics showroom adjacent to Virginia Beach’s Town Center could soon be torn down.
New City Manager Tonya Chapman made her first public remarks since taking over nearly two weeks ago.
Rep. Elaine Luria to lead upcoming Jan. 6 hearing investigating Trump’s actions during Capitol riot
The East Coast Surfing Championships could get a $750,000 infusion from Virginia Beach.
Norfolk has entered into negotiations with a development team that includes musician Pharrell Williams to revitalize Military Circle mall.
A key witness and Hampton Roads product took the stand in a last-minute session of a congressional committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The Spirit of Norfolk underwent a safety inspection four weeks before it went up in flames and no deficiencies were found.
Two Virginia Beach natives reported overdue during a cross-Atlantic sailing trip to Portugal were safely located.
The U.S. Coast Guard continues to search for two Virginia Beach natives who failed to return Monday to Hampton from a cross-Atlantic sailing trip.
Virginia's primary elections results, a local magistrate rejected Portsmouth Mayor Shannon Glover's attempt to seek charges against two sitting councilmen.
As Wegmans ends the use of plastic bags at its Virginia Beach store, the city is considering a 5-cent bag tax.
Two Norfolk men are accused of using a phone app to steal thousands of dollars worth of gasoline from a Virginia Beach gas station, police announced.
A group of Virginia Beach principals wants protection from ‘slanderous’ comments made on camera during School Board meetings.
What remains of the Spirit of Norfolk after a nearly five-day blaze has been towed early to a privately owned shipyard in the historic Berkley section of Norfolk.
The Spirit of Norfolk ship, one of the city’s most iconic attractions, is likely “a loss.”
Many Chesapeake residents are brimming with frustration as their recyclables sit uncollected on the curb for weeks on end.
Thirty-seven teams from Hampton Roads are set to compete for a coveted Virginia High School League championship.
Only one coastal law enforcement agency was still searching for 63-year-old Christopher Martin Young as of Sunday.
Interim Deputy City Manager Robert Moore, who previously led the Portsmouth's economic development department, has resigned.
Portsmouth City Council’s longest-serving member Bill Moody has reversed an earlier decision and will now seek reelection.
A vote to replace fired City Manager Angel Jones after her abrupt termination last week failed.
Virginia Beach’s school system will add five armed security officers to help ease the loss of some school resource officers.
The Portsmouth City Council is already preparing to appoint someone to replace Angel Jones.
Someone wants to build a five-story, 650,000-square-foot distribution center in Virginia Beach.
New telephone lines or services started in “the 757″ may now be assigned the new 948 area code.
Norfolk's city jail psychiatrist has resigned amid ‘out of control’ prescription drug abuse from jail-issued medications.
State lawmakers will head back to Richmond on Monday to finish outstanding matters from the recent legislative session.
A line of storms is expected to bring rain and strong winds to Hampton Roads this afternoon.
Crews will try to refloat a Norfolk-bound container ship that has been stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for more than two weeks.
An EVMS student has settled a lawsuit that alleged school officials violated his First Amendment rights.
The Hampton Roads Workforce Council has launched a campaign aimed to re-energize the region’s workforce.
Dredging has begun to free a cargo ship stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for more than a week, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
One of the largest action sports events in Canada will also come to Virginia Beach next year.
A Department of Veterans Affairs study is calling for the Hampton VA Medical Center to close.
The Portsmouth City Council appears to be preparing to replace its interim city attorney.
U.S. Navy destroyer sidelined by judge’s ruling in COVID-19 vaccination lawsuit, Pentagon says
The low-cost airline Breeze Airways announced new routes from Norfolk International Airport to four cities across the country.
A new poll finds Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has a 50% approval rating about 1½ months into his term.