Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools push back reopening again as...
Many parents called for schools to reopen as soon as possible during more than an hour of public comments. However, other speakers urged caution.
View ArticleA Hampton Roads mental health practice closed suddenly, leaving staff and...
Christian Psychotherapy Services had more than 100 employees and thousands of patients spread across four offices in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News and Suffolk. It closed without warning Jan. 8.
View ArticleWhere to get tested for COVID-19 in Hampton Roads and northeastern North...
Here's where to get a tests in Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina.
View ArticleSentara Medical Group will begin vaccinating some of its elderly patients
Sentara officials said Wednesday they will start by offering “a limited number of vaccines” to patients who have a Sentara Medical Group primary care provider, starting with people ages 75 and older, a...
View ArticleNortham to rename Virginia Beach’s Camp Pendleton, which honors Confederate...
A working group from the state’s veterans affairs and defense agencies and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is now reviewing several alternatives. The group is expected to recommend a new...
View ArticleChesapeake teachers were told not to show Biden’s inauguration live in case...
The memo from a district Social Studies supervisor cited the "ever changing political climate."
View ArticleThree North Carolina catfish records broken last year as more people fished...
A North Carolina man broke a 50-year-old record for his channel catfish weighing more than 23 pounds.
View ArticleCNU, Hampton Roads Convention Center could be vaccination sites as schools...
Peninsula city managers and county administrators signed a letter Monday saying that they were planning several COVID-19 vaccination sites for the Peninsula and hoped to get state approval this week.
View ArticleMan shot and killed late Wednesday in Chesapeake
Officers responded to the 1400 block of Leckford Drive in Greenbrier for a gunshot wound just after 11 p.m.
View ArticleFeel like officially switching political parties? In Virginia, you can’t get...
With no party registration in Virginia, you were never tied down in the first place.
View ArticleBusinesses are offering employees bonuses to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Instacart is offering $25. Aldi, Trader Joe's and Dollar General are covering up to four hours regular pay. Lidl, though, is offering workers $200 extra on their paycheck to get the vaccine once its...
View ArticleHampton coronavirus survivor writes book to clear up misconceptions about the...
Eight months after being hospitalized, Campbell and wife Tyisha Campbell, reflected how the virus crept into their lives, shrouded them with uncertainty and what they did to survive the ordeal.
View ArticleVirginia is offering prisoners incentives to get the COVID-19 vaccine
Inmates — in state-run prisons, separate from the local jail system — who get their shots will receive free credits for communicating via email and telephone, as well as a care package filled with...
View ArticleNew jobless claims in Virginia dropped 25%, but pandemic-related relief jumps
The number of first-time Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims in Virginia jumped to 5,251 during the week ending Jan. 16, up from 3,387.
View ArticleMartin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Food Drive receives more than double...
The chief executive officer of the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank hoped the food drive would bring in enough donations to provide 25,000 meals. Instead, the community donated enough to provide almost...
View ArticleVirginia Beach, Norfolk and Peninsula district to move into Phase 1b of...
The Peninsula Health District will begin vaccinating individuals in the next phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution on Friday, followed by Virginia Beach and Norfolk on Monday.
View ArticleSports betting comes to Virginia, with FanDuel first to win permit
While Virginia had anticipated approving permits for sports betting operations by January after 25 operators applied, just FanDuel alone had been approved for a temporary permit as of Wednesday. The...
View ArticleHampton schools approve raises as districts cautiously optimistic about budgets
Hampton and Newport News superintendents will present their proposed budgets next month, with boards voting on proposals in late March.
View ArticleAfter death of his wife of 49 years, Williamsburg man finds comfort in giving...
“I’ve been through a lot this year but the one thing I have not been is depressed which you think that I would probably be entitled to that,” Schoch said. “But, I’ve found ways to stay busy.”
View ArticleHampton police investigating shooting deaths of 2 men
Hampton police officers found two men inside a vehicle involved in a crash, according to a news release. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
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