Hampton, Newport News pool $1.5 million in CARES Act funds to help local...
The Peninsula Industrial Finance Corporation's five-member board will oversee the new loan program and decide on the requests.
View ArticleIf Johnson & Johnson vaccine is approved, Virginia expects 50,000 doses a week
Drug maker's one-shot vaccine could boost Virginia's 160,000 doses a week to 210,000 a week. That allocation, plus the 52,000 doses shipped directly to Virginia pharmacies, could increase available...
View ArticleVaccines on wheels: Hampton University unveils custom-built RV in battle...
The mobile vaccination unit was unveiled at a press conference on campus this week. University leaders said it’s critical for the historically Black school to lend its weight to the fight against a...
View ArticleBeef over pandemic unemployment card preceded deadly shooting, Norfolk police...
Two men are accused of gunning down Charles Sparks in the street in August. On Wednesday, Norfolk District Judge Bruce Wilcox ruled the prosecutor had presented enough evidence to send the cases...
View ArticleHampton police investigating robbery at Bayport Credit Union
Officers received a call shortly before 9:30 a.m. about the robbery in the 1100 block of Big Bethel Road, about a half-mile from Bethel High School.
View ArticleApple store at MacArthur Center mall in Norfolk to close
The maker of iPhones and iPads opened a location at the mall in 2006. Now, the only remaining Apple store in Hampton Roads will be at the Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach.
View ArticleConcerned about equity in vaccine distribution, Newport News is making...
The city will operate a clinic in Southeast Newport News in partnership with Riverside Health System and local churches to vaccinate people 65 and older.
View Article1 stabbed, 1 shot during altercation at Newport News restaurant
The stab wounds are not life-threatening, but the man who was shot could have threatening injuries, police said.
View ArticleVirginia lawmakers scrap ‘presumption’ that those charged with certain crimes...
The General Assembly on Thursday passed legislation that’s expected to lead to more defendants being released from jail while awaiting trial.
View ArticleFor Black History Month, Nauticus to host Afrofuturism event series
The signature series will explore the intersection of Black history and culture with science, science fiction, technology, literature and art.
View ArticleUSS Vella Gulf returns to Norfolk for repairs
Heavy seas cause damage leading USS Vella Gulf to return to Norfolk for repairs.
View ArticleVirginia Beach mask maker, Chesapeake supplier say China remains threat to...
“We’re all getting that feeling that we’re getting squeezed out by China," said the CEO of Premium-PPE, the Virginia Beach-based maker of more than 100 million surgical face masks under the AmeriShield...
View ArticleI-64 budget deal clears way to complete expansion from Chesapeake to Richmond
The money will go to help finance the proposed 44-mile network of express and toll lanes for the region, running from the Jefferson Avenue intersection in Newport News to the Bowers Hill interchange in...
View ArticleNewport News Shipbuilding lays off more than 300 staff
This is the shipyard’s first layoff in five years.
View ArticleNaval Station Norfolk runway to close for repaving; some squadrons shifting...
All Air Mobility Command passenger operations will shift to Baltimore Washington International Airport and all cargo operations will shift to Joint Base Charleston. Helicopter operations will continue...
View ArticleOnce sentenced to die in prison for a teenage crime, Travion Blount...
Blount got six life terms, plus 118 years, for taking part in a robbery when he was 15. He was pardoned, and since being released last year has been catching up with family — and the world.
View ArticleVirginia lawmakers pass bill that would allow people to seal some criminal...
Supporters say the move will help remove obstacles to obtaining jobs, housing, education and other opportunities for thousands of Virginians.
View ArticleNewport News Waterworks to begin installation of smart meters on the Peninsula
The project is expected to take about two and a half years for crews to upgrade more than 130,000 existing meters in Newport News, Hampton, Poquoson, York County and part of James City County.
View ArticleBill giving home health workers sick leave passes Virginia legislature
The bill’s sponsor and other supporters called it a first step forward on what’s been a divisive issue, even among the Democrats who control state government.
View ArticleJudge dismisses $6 million lawsuit against Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in...
The lawsuit claimed that Joseph Chen should not have been allowed to cross the span because winds were too strong. Sovereign immunity won the day, but a judge said the bridge-tunnel's wind policy is of...
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