Man spent 2 nights at Newport News jail after police arrest wrong ‘Maurice...
“I cannot apologize enough to Mr. Williams and his family and to this community,” Police Chief Steve Drew said. “I apologize that we did not do the best job we could have.”
View Article2 Virginia Beach Oceanfront hotels were trashed. 3 teens were arrested.
Police estimated the damage to Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront and the yet-to-open Delta Hotel by Marriott exceeded $100,000.
View Article‘I realized I wasn’t alone:’ Seeking help for mental illness in Hampton Roads
Virginia’s mental health system features overcrowded state hospitals and community services that, compared to other states, are significantly underfunded.
View ArticleWedding venue owners say social gathering restrictions favor restaurants,...
“We’ve really been yanked around when it comes to guest numbers,” said Kelsey Leeper, the venue manager at the Historic Post Office in Hampton.
View ArticlePharrell Williams will learn about his ancestors on WHRO show Tuesday
The Virginia Beach native will appear on Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s “Finding Your Roots” TV program, during which the host explores the ancestry of his guests.
View ArticleN.C. sheriff plans to take on street racing by confiscating cars, smashing...
Racers scatter before officers can catch them. A new Highway Patrol high-powered helicopter camera may help Gates County Sheriff Ray Campbell nab them.
View ArticleNewport News man charged in Fairfax’s first homicide of 2021
Jalenn Maurtiece Keene is charged with second-degree murder and a gun charge in the death of 20-year-old Samuel “Sammy” Onyeuka.
View ArticleVirginia Democrats push for return to in-person school
Some Republicans, who have made reopening schools a priority during the legislative session and on the campaign trail in the governor’s race, said the measure did not go far enough to get kids back to...
View ArticleMasked man robs Hampton credit union
Police got a call at 11:25 a.m. Monday about a robbery that had just occurred at the Bayport Credit Union in the 1100 block of Big Bethel Road.
View ArticleShe lost her job, but didn’t stop helping kids. For some Norfolk families,...
Five days a week, Dana Andrews and a handful of other volunteers drive school lunches to dozens of families in East Ocean View who’d have trouble picking them up.
View ArticleHampton 10-year-old uses school assignment to convince Pet Smart to donate to...
The shelter was able to use the donations to create 30 Adoption Care Bags to send home with new owners during Homeless Animal Awareness Week.
View Article‘A horrible tragedy’: About 100 animals killed in Indiana pet store fire
About 100 animals died of smoke inhalation after a fiery blaze broke out at an Indiana pet store Monday night, fire officials said. Firefighters arriving at the scene in Indianapolis to investigate a...
View ArticleRachael Ray Foundation helps Norfolk Animal Care expand feline programs
The shelter has recently expanded its fostering program to include adult cats and introduced a "cat group living room."
View ArticleHere’s how to get on Virginia’s coronavirus vaccine waiting lists
Eligible Virginians can find the statewide form either on the new website or their local health department's page.
View ArticlePoquoson police seek info about Monday’s fatal crash on Wythe Creek Road
A woman died after a car accident Monday in Poquoson. Police did not say whether it was a single-vehicle accident or if another driver was involved.
View ArticleBlack pastors partner with Chesapeake hospital to give out 2,000 vaccine doses
The two-day clinic was aimed at elderly residents in South Norfolk. A long history of racism has led some Black Americans to mistrust the medical system.
View ArticleThousands applied for a Norfolk woman’s wedding ring giveaway. On Valentine’s...
“I would like to use the money saved from buying rings and put it towards our short little life together,” wrote Melissa McCann of Whitby, Ontario. Her fiance, Jordan Orr, was born with cystic fibrosis.
View ArticleHampton’s VA Medical Center is cutting wait times. But there’s more to be...
Hampton’s VA Medical Center, which once posted some of the longest waiting lists in the country, has cut its average waiting time for primary care visits to 15 days — well below the 25-day goal Warner...
View ArticleCharles Barker sells Virginia Beach Toyota dealership to Maryland auto group
The dealership is the third Barker has sold in three months, after selling two Lexus dealerships in December.
View ArticleNorfolk State’s Blazin’ Hot 91, PBS to host community conversations about...
“The Black Church: This Is Our Story. This Is Our Song.” will air starting at 9 tonight on PBS. It’s a two-part, four-hour series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., that explores the 400-year-old story of...
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