On USS Gerald R. Ford’s flight deck, all the expensive new gear means school...
The Ford's new catapult looks a lot better to sailors on the ship than it does to critics of the ship's delays and cost overruns.
View ArticleMore Virginia families delayed kindergarten this year because of the coronavirus
Delaying kindergarten enrollment is an annual occurrence in the state. It’s traditionally sought out by families who are white, affluent and have sons.
View ArticleMan charged with murdering a child in Portsmouth turns himself in
Police released few details about the charges against Keilynd R. Rice, 28, beyond saying the victim was a boy who was killed in February 2020 in the 4600 block of Columbia Street.
View Article2 cats, 1 dog missing after Suffolk house fire
Firefighters rescued one dog and a cat from the home, but couldn't find the other animals.
View Article’When Rona Visited My Town’: Chesapeake therapist writes children’s book...
Suzanne Davis said her goal with the new book is “helping children to be able to live courageously, even though things don’t make sense ... to be brave when circumstances are beyond their control.”
View ArticleNortham stops by a Gloucester elementary school, touts reopening 1 year into...
Schools are making progress toward reopening ahead of Northam’s March 15 deadline for starting some form of in-person instruction. The governor was optimistic about the state’s progress.
View ArticleState investigator seeks whistleblower status in Virginia parole board case,...
Jennifer Moschetti, an investigator with the Office of the State Inspector General who was tasked with looking into complaints about the board, says in her lawsuit that she was put on “pre-disciplinary...
View ArticleEisenhower strike group exercise with Morocco builds trust and expertise in...
Norfolk-based Eisenhower strike group exercises with Moroccan forces.
View ArticleTell us about your pandemic experiences
The Virginian-Pilot is interested in hearing about your pandemic experiences, now that we’re one year in. Feel free to answer one question, or all of them.
View ArticleChesapeake Jubilee canceled for the second straight year
Here’s our list of events canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
View Article‘He taught me what it meant to be Pamunkey’: Tribal elder, community activist...
Warren Cook’s advocacy through the years transcended his own tribe, serving on statewide and national boards that made life better for Indian communities, helping to secure employment and job training.
View ArticleMan charged with second-degree murder after another man found in Accomack...
Deputies found Brian Lee Daley, 49, from Onancock, unresponsive in a vehicle. He died at the scene.
View ArticleLive video: Gov. Ralph Northam giving COVID-19 briefing
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will update the state on the latest developments with COVID-19. The briefing is scheduled to begin at 2.
View ArticleTraffic shift expected this week from Merrimac Trail onto I-64, as widening...
Drivers can expect to see a slight, temporary shift in traffic this week on the eastbound Interstate 64 entrance ramp from Route 143, Merrimac Trail.
View ArticleAre great white sharks looking for love in the Outer Banks? Researchers are...
Ocearch plans to study great white sharks off the Outer Banks in hopes of finding out more about the mystery of where sharks reproduce.
View ArticleHere’s why Virginia is asking you to update your vaccine preregistration
One change in the system this week took some people by surprise: how one’s body mass index, or BMI, factors into the vaccine rollout. And yes, an overweight BMI still currently qualifies you for a...
View ArticleWilliam & Mary Bookstore in Merchants Square moving this summer
The W&M; Bookstore's current location on West Duke of Gloucester Street is expected to close this summer, then reopen at its new location before the fall semester begins.
View ArticleDrivers who illegally pass stopped school buses in Newport News will receive...
Newport News Public Schools and the Newport News Police Department partnered with BusPatrol to install stop-arm cameras on all 340 of the school system’s buses. Passing a stopped school bus with its...
View ArticleRite Aid shows off new concept for stores, products in Virginia Beach
Rite Aid is undergoing a remodel to modernize its classic drugstore by making the pharmacists more accessible and transforming the stores with brighter interiors, lower shelving and counters and...
View ArticleVideo: Virginia State Trooper rescues man who may have overdosed at Norfolk...
Shortly before 6:30 a.m., the trooper reported to dispatch that the man was breathing on his own and had a pulse. Emergency responders arrived and took the man to the hospital.
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