The Helpers: Virginia Beach resident uses her sewing skills to help protect...
Tricia Magner, the wife of Norfolk Tides head groundskeeper Kenny Magner, has used her quilting skills to make about 200 masks to be distributed to nurses at CHKD and her coworkers at UPS. Kenny Magner...
View Article“ODU will open this fall,” university president says. Timing and nature of...
A specific plan for reopening is expected in mid-June. The plan may require some “major shifts” to keep the reopening safe.
View ArticlePolice: Bodies in vehicles outside Brooklyn funeral home
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams told the Daily News, “While this situation is under investigation, we should not have what we have right now, with trucks lining the streets filled with bodies.”
View ArticleNewport News airport makes drastic cuts as it reels from coronavirus impact
One day this month, only eight people flew out of the airport.
View ArticleNewport News property owners may apply for a later tax deadline because of...
The Newport News City Council approved a program that will allow taxpayers facing financial hardship because of the coronavirus pandemic to apply for a later deadline to pay their local taxes.
View ArticleHeavy rain possible, flood watch issued for Thursday in Hampton Roads
There's a chance for some afternoon storms.
View ArticleVirginia offers temporary relief on some private student loans during...
The state makes a deal with a group of private lenders to offer those suffering from financial hardships a chance to skip payments for the next 90 days with no late payment fees.
View ArticleVirginia’s reported coronavirus cases jump by nearly 900 in a day — highest yet
It's the single biggest daily increase yet, with the number of people in Virginia with the virus nearing 16,000.
View ArticleVirginian-Pilot, Daily Press place first in 19 categories in Virginia Press...
Four Virginia Media newspapers won 64 awards in total.
View ArticleLive updates on the coronavirus in Hampton Roads: Here’s what is happening...
What you need to know about the coronavirus in Hampton Roads Thursday.
View ArticleNewport News shipyard to start temperature checks for employees
The yard’s contractor will use infrared thermometers that do not need to touch the skin.
View ArticleLook at the coronavirus “curve” for each of Virginia’s cities and counties
Because Gov. Ralph Northam has appeared open to reopening Virginia on a regional basis, The Virginian-Pilot examined the count of new cases each day for all of the state’s localities to get a sense of...
View ArticleVirginia Beach police officer’s skateboarding video goes viral
When Ryan Borman was patrolling the Oceanfront recently, he came across an old friend who was skateboarding. So Borman borrowed a board and nailed a 360-flip on video. It's viral with a million views...
View ArticleVirginia prisons begin releasing inmates early as positive coronavirus cases...
To be eligible for early release, prisoners must be within a year of their scheduled release and meet other criteria.
View ArticleDominion Energy anticipates bill reduction for residential customers in May
The reduction will be around $6 per month for the “average residential customer.”
View ArticleNavy hospital ships Comfort and Mercy, once thought critical, see few patients
The Norfolk-based USNS Comfort left New York on Thursday as the outlook improves there. It treated 182 patients.
View ArticleSmithfield Foods says it needs flexibility on federal virus guidelines
The world’s largest pork producer told a judge in Missouri that it was working as quickly as it can to comply withguidelines that seek to slow the spread of the coronavirus but that it needs...
View ArticleMilitary sexual assault reports rise, in Air Force above all
Reports of sexual assaults across the military increased slightly last year, with the Air Force showing the biggest jump of all the services at 9%, according to a Defense Department report released...
View ArticlePelosi: States, cities seek $1T to avoid layoffs from virus
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that state and local governments are seeking up to $1 trillion for coronavirus costs, a stunning benchmark for the next aid package that's certain to run into...
View ArticleTrump harshly blames China for pandemic; a lab ‘mistake’?
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the clearinghouse for the web of U.S. spy agencies, said it had ruled out the virus being man-made but was still investigating the precise source of...
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