3 dead, 2 missing from flooding at North Carolina campsite
In addition to the three deaths at the Hiddenite Family Campground in Alexander County, a motorist was killed in the county while traveling on a road that was washed out by rising water, said Doug...
View ArticleSearch continues for 2 men off Outer Banks after boat was found overturned
The U.S. Coast Guard said in a statement Thursday that it and its partner agencies are still looking for George Hamilton Andrews of Raleigh and William Watkins Merriman IV of Wilmington.
View ArticleMan dies after shooting Thursday night in Newport News
Police found a 24-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
View ArticleA prosperous tavern owner from two centuries ago might help boost Elizabeth...
The town started a campaign to give discounts to everybody named Elizabeth.
View ArticleHampton council rezones former K-mart site to make way for a warehouse...
The former discount retailer closed in 2016 after existing at the Hampton location for nearly five decades.
View ArticleVirginia Beach Fire Department spokesman continues recovering after being hit...
Art Kohn is out of the hospital and continuing to recover after being struck by a pickup while on the job a month ago. Kohn became the department’s spokesman in 2015 after serving as a military news...
View ArticleVMI picks interim superintendent as state investigates racism allegations
Cedric Wins will step in to lead the military college until a permanent superintendent is chosen, the school announced in a news release Friday. He will be the first Black leader to serve in that role,...
View ArticleVirginia orders new COVID restrictions: Social gathering sizes cut, mask...
The order from Gov. Ralph Northam, which takes effect at midnight Sunday, says all public and private in-person gatherings must be limited to 25 individuals. The current cap is 250.
View ArticleTwo dead, three injured in steam pipe blast at West Haven VA hospital
A VA employee and a contractor were killed Friday morning at the West Haven VA Medical Center when a steam pipe they were repairing accidentally exploded. Three others were injured and were treated on...
View ArticleWilliamsburg, James City, York area businesses, organizations react to new...
Area businesses, schools, organizations and tourist attractions are attempting to evaluate how new restrictions could change operations starting next week, after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced...
View ArticleDare County Schools return to all-virtual classes following COVID-19 cases
The school system reported 17 cases since reopening three weeks ago, and 448 students and staff have been placed in quarantine.
View ArticleJudge grants bond to two Newport News police officers in killing case
The case stems from a 43-year-old man’s killing during an arrest late last year. The judge made the decision after the two special prosecutors urged her to keep both men locked up.
View ArticleFacebook post by Virginia Wesleyan dean asks Biden voters to “unfriend” him,...
The school official's private post went public and called anyone who voted for Joe Biden “ignorant, anti-American and anti-Christian.”
View ArticleCoronavirus slowly grows in Virginia’s Eastern region headed into holidays
About 6.5% of standard nasal swab tests for the coronavirus came back positive over the past week in Virginia, a jump up from 5.8%.
View ArticleSoldiers camp out for days at Newport News' airport for the holidays. But...
"I’m concerned there won’t be enough flights," said Diane Fry, director of the USO office at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
View ArticleRemembering a man who brought Christmas magic to Hampton Roads children for...
“It was as if somebody waved the wand over him when he got dressed. He had this magical genuine santa quality that I’ve never seen in another Santa’s helper," said a family friend.
View ArticleNorfolk man shot to death overnight
Around 12:50 a.m., police were called to the 400 block of Nicholson Street, according to a news release. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot.
View ArticleNo Hampton school board member has voted “nay” since 2016. Now they’re split...
“How does it look when we can’t answer a question about a plan that we approved?”
View Article90-year-old cobbler plies an ancient and struggling trade
Alex’s Shoe Repair in Virginia Beach is a relic of a bygone age — a time when things got fixed instead of tossed.
View ArticleNorfolk hospital has treated 7 children for rare coronavirus-linked syndrome
Virginia has reported only 11 cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children statewide, and none of them were the local patients who have been treated at Children’s Hospital of The King’s...
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