Lynnhaven 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 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 ArticleNewport News used federal grant to provide job training to people unemployed...
Newport News enrolled 238 people in its CARES Workforce Assistance Program, which was created to help residents who were unemployed or underemployed because of the pandemic.
View ArticleOh, babies! Hampton Roads hospitals welcome New Year’s first newborns
“I’m just really excited,” Hannah Blevins said. “It feels really great. The first baby of 2021, hopefully destined for great things.”
View ArticleVirginia Sen. Ben Chafin dies of COVID-19
Chafin is the only Virginia lawmaker to die from the virus to date.
View ArticleODU students will learn remotely during the first two weeks of spring semester
Remote instruction will last from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1. The decision, the university said, is due to a rising number of coronavirus cases in Hampton Roads and across the nation.
View ArticleThese people opened a toy shop, salon, food truck, children’s boutique,...
While new business licenses have picked up year-over-year in some cities since the pandemic’s early effects, uncertainty about what may happen next hasn’t stopped some new enterprises from hanging in...
View ArticleDid you get more than a New Year’s Eve kiss? Pandemic analysts watch for...
While many were busy celebrating a good riddance to 2020 last week, data scientists say how people spent the recent holidays will largely affect the course of the pandemic in early 2021.
View ArticleLandlords are confused. Tenants are scared. All agree, eviction laws have...
A Norfolk judge says the laws have become so complicated some of his colleagues would rather not be trying civil cases.
View ArticlePortsmouth police investigating fatal shooting as homicide
The incident on Merrimac Drive was reported about 12:13 a.m. Sunday, according to police.
View ArticleVaccines begin to reach ground zero for pandemic: nursing homes
Some 17,000 long-term care residents and employees have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Virginia. Last week they began getting the vaccine.
View ArticleA sprinkler system put out a Chesapeake hotel fire, but damaged several rooms...
The fire department said it is still investigating what caused the blaze.
View ArticleVirginia Beach public defenders earn far less than prosecutors. Both sides...
In the wake of discussions about criminal justice reform, public defenders are asking for raises with the support of Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney Colin Stolle.
View ArticleIn Norfolk, sea level rise reduces some stormwater system capacity by 50%,...
The solutions — pump stations, backflow preventers or expanding pipes — could carry a hefty price tag.
View ArticleThe Great Dismal Swamp was a refuge for escaped slaves. A congressman wants...
U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin has introduced a bill that would get the swamp designated a National Heritage Area, which could bring federal funding for historic preservation.
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...
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