Cryptic military tweet was no code; it was toddler gibberish
What did the Sunday evening tweet, which read “;l;;gmlxzssaw,” mean? Had the account of the U.S. Strategic Command, which has its headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha, been hacked?
View ArticleLost a loved one from COVID-19? The government wants to help cover funeral...
The FEMA program will give up to $9,000 per funeral and a maximum of $35,500 per application. The money is intended to help reimburse expenses for funeral services and interment or cremation.
View ArticleUnited Way offers scholarships to Black students pursuing STEM degrees
The United Way of South Hampton Roads announced Wednesday in a news release that they received a $400,000 grant from the United Services Automobile Association, and can offer up to $10,000 to 120 Black...
View ArticleAmtrak’s 3rd daily train between Norfolk and D.C. should begin this year
Newport News will get another train in 2026. The added service is part of a just-finalized $3.7 billion deal that was first announced more than a year ago.
View ArticleFEMA clinic in Norfolk gets more supply, boosts vaccination capacity to...
The new FEMA clinic based at Military Circle Mall in Norfolk will run eight weeks, two more than previously announced by the agency last week.
View ArticleNot enough people registering for vaccine appointments in Hampton Roads,...
Larry Hill, a Virginia Department of Health spokesperson, said there are vaccines available, but officials need more people to pre-register so they can schedule appointments. “Our lists are starting to...
View Article‘It was about sharing the story of these women’: Jamestown High student...
Kathryn Miller, a sophomore at Jamestown High School, teamed up with a school friend to create their award-winning documentary, "Women at West Point: Breaking Barriers of the Long Gray Line."
View ArticleChesapeake Sheriff’s Office lowers hiring age for new deputies to 18
“The COVID-19 pandemic has caused staffing shortages around the country and complicated our traditional recruiting efforts,” Sheriff Jim O’Sullivan said in a news release.
View ArticleGov. Ralph Northam advances sweeping voting rights measure, signs school...
Supporters of the Voting Rights Act of Virginia say it will protect and expand access to the ballot box, something they argue is necessary nearly eight years after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the...
View ArticleFewer Virginia students have applied for college financial aid this year, and...
Students at low-income high schools have filed roughly 31% fewer applications this year.
View ArticleBoys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula receive new technology through...
The grant provided an additional 20 Google Chromebooks, three 3-D printers, a smart TV for interactive programs, enhanced WiFi and some facility improvements including new lab tables and chairs.
View ArticleTeammates of former CNU football player say attack on Capitol police was...
Teammates of former Christopher Newport University football player Noah Green said his behavior while in the program provided no indication of his fateful actions at the U.S. Capitol on Friday.
View ArticleTwo hospitalized after short police pursuit, car crash in Hampton
A short police chase ended in a car crash — and two people hospitalized — late Saturday afternoon in Hampton. 5 inches. Dujardin
View Article1 dead, 2 seriously injured in Virginia Beach triple shooting
A shooting happened Saturday night in the 1600 block of Hiawatha Drive.
View ArticleRally, march at Oceanfront aim to draw attention to “injustice” in Virginia...
About 40 people gathered and march down the Oceanfront on Saturday night after the killing of 25-year-old Donovon Lynch on March 26.
View ArticleHouses of worship have gotten good at dealing with pandemic
Well, most of them have gotten good at handling the pandemic. Rural, smaller churches have been hit harder.
View ArticleHampton police chief Terry Sult — who retired April 1 — reflects on eight...
In an effort to balance competing interests during times of unrest, the outgoing chief focused on building community partnerships and allowing some leeway but stepping in with force when it was deemed...
View ArticleSlow growth in coronavirus infections hits parts of Hampton Roads
After many weeks of declining emergency room visits for coronavirus-like symptoms and intensive care unit hospitalizations, both have begun to rise again in Eastern Virginia over the past two weeks.
View ArticleNewport News man dies after losing control of car, crashing into tree on I-64...
State police were called at 3:11 a.m. for a single-vehicle crash with the driver still trapped inside on Interstate 64 near Va.134/Magruder Boulevard in Hampton. Officers said the 19-year-old man was...
View Article2 men charged in Virginia Beach shooting that killed 1 teenager, seriously...
Police responded at 10:08 p.m. to an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Hiawatha Drive for a report of a gunshot wound, according to a news release.
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