“Combat fishing”: Catching red drum at Outer Banks’ Cape Point
The hard-fighting fish are not difficult to catch with right rod, bait and hook. You might have to contend with a few hundred others doing the same thing, though.
View ArticleWayne Lynch dedicated his life to stopping violence in his community. Then...
Wayne Lynch and his family reject any assertion that Donovon invited the violence and have repeatedly pressured Virginia Beach's police department to retract that detail. “This is a crusade, for me and...
View ArticleState police investigating after body found ‘burned beyond recognition’...
State police said the death was suspicious, and there are no signs the car crashed.
View ArticleHomelessness in Norfolk has doubled during the pandemic. The city is trying a...
The government and private groups that can help homeless people have long been scattered across the city. Now they aim to work together at a single shelter.
View ArticleState police found handguns, marijuana and a ‘large sum’ of money at the...
Police said four motorcyclists were taken to a hospital, three of which have injuries considered to be life-threatening.
View ArticleNewport News schools are open. But numbers show many students aren’t coming...
On the first day of hybrid learning at Warwick High School, only 189 students came to in-person classes.
View ArticleNorth Carolina’s Hester Ford, the oldest living American, dies at 115 ... or...
Hester Ford was either 115 or 116 years old depending on which census report was accurate. Either way, she was the oldest living American when she died Saturday in Charlotte, according to the...
View ArticleEnergy company again underestimates size of North Carolina pipeline spill
The Colonial Pipeline Company issued a statement Friday saying it likely underestimated the size of the spill at 1.2 million gallons. The company did not provide a new estimate.
View ArticleTwo Norfolk men flew to Colorado for a snowboarding trip. They drove back in...
Not once did Elijah Knapp and Tony Gower think to call it quits and drive to the nearest airport, they said. About 2,150 miles and 47 hours later, the two pulled into their Tidewater Drive dealership...
View Article‘Long-haul COVID’ in Hampton Roads: How patients and doctors are coping with...
“The challenge is this is not your everyday diagnosis," said Dr. Xian Qiao, who runs Sentara's new clinic for post-COVID patients. "There’s no magic pill for this. We have to figure out what we’re...
View ArticleRacism and gender-based trauma series coming to the Peninsula
“We’re adding a new element by asking people to talk about trauma,” Sarita McCoy Gregory said. “I think that the virtual environment will really allow people to open up in ways that they may not have...
View ArticleYork County Schools Class of 2021 graduation to take place at Langley Speedway
Graduation ceremonies for Tabb, York, Bruton and Grafton high schools will be at Langley Speedway in Hampton.
View ArticleVariants in Virginia: What you should know about the coronavirus mutants
Around 60% of transmissions happening right now in Virginia are of the more transmissible variant strain that originated in the United Kingdom, according to state analysis. The South Africa variant is...
View ArticleDel. Elizabeth Guzman withdraws from Democratic field in lieutenant governor...
“But it takes money to reach voters"
View ArticleLive video: Gov. Ralph Northam giving COVID-19 briefing at 2:15 p.m.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will update the state on the latest developments with COVID-19. The briefing is scheduled to begin at 2:15 p.m.
View ArticleIn North Carolina, Vice President Kamala Harris pitches $2.3T spending plan
In her first visit to the state since getting sworn in to office, Harris spoke at Guilford Technical Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing Campus in support of the proposal, which was unveiled...
View ArticleAudio shows Northam administration criticizing watchdog’s probe of Virginia...
The recording captured a meeting that took place shortly after Republican lawmakers released to reporters the watchdog agency’s unflattering findings about procedural violations in the case of Vincent...
View ArticleNortham announces 3 million more Virginians eligible for COVID-19 vaccine...
Any adult who wants a vaccine could expect to receive one by the end of May, the governor said Monday during a COVID-19 briefing Monday in Fairfax.
View ArticleContinued widening of Longhill Road part of James City County’s six-year plan
The widening of Longhill Road from two lanes to four from Route 199 to Olde Town Road started in 2019 and is ongoing. A report to the April 13 Board of Supervisors meeting from Senior Planner Tom...
View ArticleHuntington Ingalls’ underwater drone program is dipping into the commercial...
A company spokesperson said the REMUS 300 is of interest to commercial markets, in which buyers use drones for offshore energy projects, hydrography, marine research, rapid environmental assessment,...
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