House, Senate negotiators agree to fund 2nd Virginia-class submarine
Overall, the conference committee’s 2021 plan funds this year’s work on one Columbia-class submarine, two Virginia-class submarines. two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, one guided-missile frigate, two...
View ArticleFundraisers kick off in Hampton Roads to support families during holidays
Here's a list of local charity events and drives this holiday season.
View ArticleNorfolk could bring students back in-person sooner than planned
The Norfolk School Board agreed to one of the region’s most conservative return-to-school plans in October but almost since it was approved there’s been talk of making adjustments.
View ArticleNorfolk Naval Shipyard can go ahead with power and steam plant, state air...
The board found that the new facility would not boost pollutants — including sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide — above air-quality standards.
View ArticleWayward wallaroo rescued from river after chase in Illinois
Officers in the city about 95 miles southwest of Chicago were joined Wednesday afternoon by firefighters and even residents in a two-hour pursuit of a runaway wallaroo that bounded through yards and...
View ArticleHampton’s Mercury Plaza sells for $21 million, a sign the city’s retail...
The 98,066-square-foot plaza, with Walmart Neighborhood Market as its anchor, recently had been redeveloped and expanded by Branch Properties, said its chief investment officer, Jesse Shannon.
View ArticleScene from ‘Elf’ comes to life as Buddy meets dad in Boston
Doug Henning wore a costume like the one actor Will Ferrell’s character wore in “Elf” while meeting his father face to face for the first time last week at Boston’s Logan Airport.
View ArticleVirginia Beach sheriff removed from state mass shooting investigation commission
Sheriff Ken Stolle's appointment does not meet the criteria to serve on the commission, which bars elected officials. It was an oversight by the Senate clerk's office and he will be replaced.
View ArticleMan dies after crashing into stopped vehicle in Gloucester
A man from West Point died in a crash Friday after he hit an SUV of John Memorial Highway in Gloucester County, Virginia State Police said.
View ArticleIn bad year for airports, Norfolk fared better than some
The airport’s average load factor, the number of passengers filling available seats – 63.5% from January to August – put it 13th among 74 fellow small hub airports across the country. Those at the top...
View ArticleIn their closest alignment in 800 years, Jupiter and Saturn will create a...
A planetary alignment will offer a light at the end of this long, dark tunnel.
View Article18-year-old dies in York County crash
An 18-year-old died in a crash East Rochambeau Drive in York County, according to Virginia State Police.
View ArticleHow a CNU insider and an alum say they pushed the school into more...
The lack of complete numbers makes it hard to slow the spread on college campuses, experts say.
View ArticleVirginia sets record with 3,793 new coronavirus cases; officials say it’s...
An influx of nearly 4,000 new coronavirus cases brings Virginia's total cases past a quarter million. The Virginia Department of Health says the record is in part a result of a data backlog.
View ArticleFort Bragg soldier killed on Outer Banks was decapitated, autopsy says
It was a homicide, but the cause of death for Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez remains undetermined, because only a head was available for examination, according to the Division of Forensic Pathology at...
View ArticleWhole families in quarantine: Virginia officials wait to see impact of...
It may take two to three weeks to know whether Gov. Ralph Northam’s pandemic restrictions imposed before the holiday are working to stem Virginia’s rise in cases. But things aren’t looking good.
View Article1 fatally shot outside Suffolk Wawa, police say
Someone took the person to a local hospital before he died.
View ArticleWoman seriously injured in Suffolk after collision between train and vehicle,...
Dispatchers were notified about 10:30 p.m. of the crash near the intersection of North Capital Street and Railroad Avenue.
View ArticleLocal churches navigate grief support during the pandemic
“In our in-person group, you could give someone a hug,” said Lois Saunders. “If they’re crying, you could sit and you could talk, but all the supports, the traditional supports, aren’t there."
View ArticleIn Virginia Beach, city and environmentalists turn to planting trees to slow...
City and community leaders said it’s not realistic to think that planting more trees will eliminate all of Virginia Beach’s flooding woes, but that it can help quickly.
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