If you’re thinking about a holiday party in Virginia, here’s the data on the...
The analysis of how Christmas gatherings could raise the risk of spreading infections in the state comes from RAND Corp., which is providing data-based pandemic research to the Virginia Department of...
View ArticleStorms could bring damaging winds, tornadoes to Hampton Roads
Widespread showers and possible isolated thunderstorms will accompany a strong cold front crossing the region tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
View ArticleSmithfield woman dies in Isle of Wight crash, police say
Police said Chole Davis Holland, 35, was traveling eastbound on Route 655 in a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme when she lost control of the vehicle, ran off the road and hit a tree.
View ArticleAfter growing up with no running water, this woman will spend her first...
Lekisha Wilson grew up without a working bathroom. Now she's a homeowner and she'll be in her new house for Christmas.
View ArticleA red wolf at the Virginia Living Museum has a new companion
Huffman, 13, had a friend who died at the museum who died last fall. Now, he's been joined by a new companion.
View ArticlePossible tornado damage reported in Suffolk; six people displaced from homes
The weather service got reports of a barn being destroyed and damage to several buildings and vehicles near Dutch Road. There was also a report of a house damaged and vehicles overturned along Corinth...
View ArticleHow to house the homeless in a pandemic? Plastic partitions, takeout...
The Norfolk Emergency Shelter Team, a coalition of churches and synagogues, has housed people for nearly 30 winters. This year it had to confront some new challenges.
View ArticleHampton’s golf courses are losing attendance and money. City officials hope...
Even a bump in the number of rounds played during the past few months wasn’t enough to turn the tide against declining attendance numbers at The Woodlands and The Hamptons courses.
View ArticleBlack content, 24/7: Hampton man’s app, website has reached over 200K viewers...
“I know all the hurdles that it takes to get your work out there, especially being African American.”
View ArticleWhat lobster babies being studied in a Hampton Roads lab can tell us about...
“The industry is eager to know what will happen in the future and how to plan for that,” said VIMS professor Jeff Shields. The institute is doing a long-running study of how ocean warming and...
View ArticleNorfolk man killed in Christmas night shooting, police say
An investigation was underway in the 800 block of E. Princess Anne Road. The shooting was reported around 8:30 p.m. Friday.
View Article2020 Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press photos of the year
It was a difficult year for The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press visual journalists —trying to stay safe and doing journalism while bringing the news to our loyal readers.
View Article31,500 Virginians received first part of 2-shot vaccine before Christmas
A little more than two women for every one man have received the first part of the vaccine, according to the state’s data, a clear reminder of how many women work in nursing, physician and other...
View ArticleLongtime Hampton Sheriff B.J. Roberts dies at home
Hampton Sheriff B.J. Roberts will be remembered as Virginia’s longest serving sheriff and as the first African American to serve as president of the National Sheriffs Association.
View ArticleHow a Princeton professor helped expose Virginia’s hidden eviction crisis
National attention in 2018 on eviction data from Matthew Desmond's project "was embarrassing enough for those that had the previous privilege of ignoring it,” said Del. Cia Price, D-Newport News.
View ArticleWith most stages closed, musicians played on Norfolk porches on Saturday
More than 20 performers participated in the "Porchella" festival in Norfolk's Ghent neighborhood. It was modeled after a similar event in Richmond.
View Article3 men wanted in death of 7-year-old girl in Portsmouth
Trevon Dionte Avery, Antonyo Jamal Taylor and Avery Laquin Setzer are wanted on first-degree murder and malicious wounding charges.
View ArticleMan stabbed to death in Newport News
Police had not identified a suspect as of Sunday morning.
View ArticleSelling a gun? Don’t forget that background check
For the first Yuletide ever, a new law makes it illegal for Virginians to sell their personally owned firearms without clearing buyers.
View ArticleMan wanted after shooting in Williamsburg shopping center parking lot
Deputies were dispatched just before 11 a.m. Saturday to the 800 block of Rochambeau Drive for a shooting in a parking lot.
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