Record number of COVID-19 cases reported in Virginia Beach on Thursday
As of Thursday morning, there were 419 new cases in Virginia Beach, bringing the city’s total to 18,811. The health department also reported three more deaths, bringing the city’s total to 162.
View ArticleAnger, dismay as business leaders react to Capitol riot
“The hard stuff that you do right every day is wrapped in the American flag and meant to uphold, not only the values of our company, but the values of our country,” said Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington...
View ArticleInitial unemployment claims jumped in Virginia last week
The Virginia Employment Commission, which released the weekly data Thursday, said the spike could have been due to seasonal hiring patterns after the holidays.
View ArticlePreliminary pipe repairs made after 29 million gallons of untreated...
There’s a chance that untreated wastewater would have to be directed into the James River again as crews continue their repairs.
View ArticleVirginia health facilities were tipped off to COVID-19 inspections in...
A state official says a new employee from the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services was to blame.
View ArticlePortsmouth indefinitely delays return to in-person learning
The decision pushes back plans for some students to return starting back Feb. 2.
View ArticleNewport News man fatally stabbed in a domestic dispute, police say; family...
Officers responded to a call about a stabbing at 5:26 p.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of 76th Street.
View ArticlePortsmouth will rename 3 schools with namesakes tied to racism
The new names are Manor High School for Wilson High, Waterview Elementary for John Tyler Elementary and Cradock Elementary for James Hurst Elementary.
View ArticleNew COVID-19 restrictions: Northam calls for 12 to 5 a.m. curfew, orders...
Gov. Ralph Northam announced a new executive order Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleFirst batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Hampton Roads at Sentara
Vaccinations for medical workers will start Wednesday once the vaccines have been shipped to 10 additional hospital sites in Virginia.
View ArticleLucy, the parkway pup, is finally captured in Virginia Beach
The street-savvy, stray dog living in the woods off Lynnhaven Parkway had eluded Animal Control for almost two years. She was recently wrangled with the help of another dog.
View ArticleOn Dec. 21, don’t forget best look at cosmic Christmas Star in 800 years
To find it the heavens, look to the southwest sky.
View ArticleIn Virginia Beach, Santa waits inside a snow globe for visitors
In Virginia Beach, he’s had his own bubble, a large inflatable snow globe in the heart of Town Center. There, the North Pole’s finest can still radiate some warmth and love through his plastic shell in...
View ArticleIf 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 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 ArticleVirginia Beach officer who handcuffed innocent Black man at Lynnhaven Mall...
The police chief announced that officers involved in the incident acted appropriately in detaining and handcuffing Jamar Mackey, but said two officers will be disciplined for not wearing face masks.
View ArticleTo those needing food in Western Tidewater: A new Foodbank branch is coming
Levels of food insecurity have risen generally across Hampton Roads and nationwide, but rural communities like Sussex and Franklin are among those hardest hit.
View ArticleOld Dominion and Norfolk State plan to launch public health school
The two Norfolk-based institutions believe training students in public health will bolster the health care offered in Hampton Roads and address health disparities, especially in minority and low-income...
View ArticleHospitals, health care workers and vaccines — coronavirus pandemic questions,...
With vaccine rollout underway and cases going up after the holiday season, there’s still plenty to do in the fight against COVID-19. Here are the answers to some virus-related questions you may have.
View ArticleLiberty University sues Northam over financial aid changes
The lawsuit alleges that aid eligibility changes were designed specifically to harm Liberty, and “threaten to wreak severe economic and reputational harm” on the school.
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