Hampton volunteers help recycle hundreds of empty oyster shells to create...
The shells are taken to Virginia Beach, where they are readied for restoration.
View ArticleBox truck drives off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; driver is missing
Erik Mezick, 47, of Fruitland, Maryland, was driving the two-axle, six-tire box truck when it went off the bridge, the CBBT said.
View ArticleHer brother was shot by Richmond police in 2018. Now she’s running for...
Princess Blanding, the sister of Marcus-David Peters, said Tuesday that she is running under the banner of the newly formed Liberation Party.
View ArticleLynnhaven Mall to require adult supervision for young visitors after recent...
The new policy will be enforced on Fridays and Saturdays, beginning at 4 p.m., and will require that those under the age of 18 be chaperoned by a parent or supervising adult who is at least 21.
View ArticlePaid family leave polices draw interest from Virginia insurers
Family leave coverage would pay a benefit if a person needs to be away from work to care for a family member or for the first weeks a newborn or adopted child comes home.
View ArticleFirst medical marijuana dispensary in Hampton Roads opens in Portsmouth
According to the store’s website, Columbia Care opened Tuesday at 10 a.m. Located on Seaboard Court, the facility produces CBD and THC-A oil and sells items including capsules and creams.
View ArticleA mistreated pig is safe thanks to a pair of Norfolk teens. Now they’re being...
Penelope, the name of the 200-pound plus pig, had been reported to the Norfolk Humane Center twice for not receiving proper care from its owners. After the second complaint, Johnel Southworth, the...
View ArticleNewport News Parks cancels winters sports programs
The board said it will be working to refund those who registered in the next few days.
View ArticleWant to be a lawyer, but don’t want to go to law school? Virginia is one of...
Virginia's law reader program allows participants to take the state's bar exam without going to law school. Instead, participants study the law for three years, under the guidance of a supervising...
View ArticleMan charged with fatally stabbing woman and 3-month-old boy in Ocean View
Police didn't say why they think 26-year-old Duwane Warren killed the two.
View ArticleMan involved in MacArthur Center shooting now charged with killing 7-year-old...
The girl, Kennedy Maxie, was sitting in a car when a stray bullet hit her. Reed apparently fired a gun out a window several times in “senseless act of rage” after an argument, police said.
View ArticleSome people don’t know what to do after high school. That is where Newport...
The program takes about seven months to complete. The first several weeks are devoted to education through the Peninsula Regional Education Program before participants dive into the trades.
View ArticleThis man is traveling the country interviewing World War II veterans. He...
Rishi Sharma has interviewed 1,100 combat veterans from World War II. He wants to collect the stories of all the ones still living.
View ArticleSearch called off for driver of truck that plummeted from Chesapeake Bay...
Erik Mezick, 47, has not been found after the box truck he was driving went off the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on Tuesday morning.
View ArticleThere was already a pandemic. Then, for some Chesapeake business owners, came...
In November, a barge struck the Centerville Turnpike Bridge, forcing it to close for several months — and counting — and causing nearly $3 million of damage.
View ArticleHedge fund wants to buy Tribune Publishing, owner of The Virginian-Pilot and...
Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is looking to buy Tribune Publishing and take the Chicago-based newspaper company private in a deal valued at $520 million.
View ArticleMore than 10,000 students unaccounted for in North Carolina
Lawmakers and educators worry more students are falling through cracks in the system than is presently known, as the coronavirus pandemic upends students’ learning plans and keeps some out of virtual...
View ArticleRising tides a constant undercurrent as Norfolk plans for the future of downtown
With the core of the city center largely built out, the future of "downtown" may include areas not traditionally seen as part of it.
View ArticleNew owner of tolled tunnels linking Portsmouth and Norfolk suspends toll hike...
The rates are currently $1.85 or $2.33 per trip for passenger cars and motorcycles with an E-ZPass transponder, depending on the time of travel, or $5.54 or $6.02 for those without.
View ArticleFirst-time and continued unemployment claims in Virginia dropped last week
Initial claims for traditional unemployment statewide fell nearly 19% to 11,890 during the week ending Dec. 26 compared with the previous week. The number of new claims for PUA, which provides benefits...
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