What it was like to vote in a normal election held in abnormal times
Large numbers of absentee votes expected; for others, a different experience at the polls
View ArticleSmall Richmond-based medicine company gets huge federal contract
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that it was awarding a contract worth up to $812 million to Richmond-based Phlow Corp., to manufacture pharmaceutical ingredients, chemical...
View ArticleTroubled aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt heads back to sea this week
The USS Theodore Roosevelt will return to sea later this week, nearly two months after the ship was sidelined in Guam with a rapidly growing coronavirus outbreak, U.S. officials said as the crew...
View ArticleVirginia family finds nearly $1 million in road while simply out for a ride
David and Emily Schantz left their Caroline County home with their children last Saturday and drove their pickup truck over what they thought was a bag of trash, then stopped and picked it up as well...
View ArticleIncumbents in three races for Newport News City Council come out ahead on...
Newport News City Council elections pit incumbents against challengers in all three districts, and unofficial results show the incumbents all keeping their seats.
View ArticleRace for four seats on Hampton School Board led by newcomer; longtime member...
Two incumbents and two newcomers are leading in-person voting for the Hampton School Board, with the board’s longest-serving member in fifth place out of the six candidates.
View ArticleTwo incumbents, one newcomer leading in-person voting for Newport News school...
Rebecca Shwayder Aman led four other candidates in unofficial results available Tuesday evening.
View ArticleHampton council members Chris Snead, Billy Hobbs ahead in race for third term
With absentee votes yet to be counted, Hobbs holds razor-thin lead
View ArticleHampton Mayor Donnie Tuck apparent winner for 2nd term
"I’d like to think I’ve done a good job as mayor and we are on the right course"
View ArticleWhat’s that sound? Virginia Maritime Association coordinates simultaneous...
The horn blast is meant to honor the maritime supply chain essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic
View ArticleWant to be a “contact tracer”? What Virginia wants in 1,000 people who will...
The jobs — with more than a dozen contractors working for the state health department — could last six months to a year.
View ArticleNearly 800 new coronavirus cases, 33 new deaths reported Wednesday in Virginia
There are now more than 32,000 cases of the coronavirus in Virginia and more than a thousand have died from the virus.
View ArticleGovernment orders Hair Cuttery, Salon Plaza to pay back wages to workers
The owner of the salon chains closed March 21 and filed for bankruptcy protection, agreeing to sell off the business. Since then, locations have begun to reopen as restrictions have been loosened...
View ArticleClosings and cancellations due to the coronavirus outbreak
We're keeping track of what's been closed, canceled and postponed in Hampton Roads.
View Article3 shot, 1 killed in shooting following Newport News home invasion, police said
Three men were shot during a home invasion Tuesday night, leaving one dead, police said.
View ArticleGov. Ralph Northam says 30,000 Virginians enrolled in Medicaid during pandemic
ortham said Wednesday that more than 420,000 Virginians have enrolled in Medicaid since the state voted to expand it two years ago.
View ArticleSnead and Hobbs win new terms on Hampton City Council; newcomer Bowman lands...
A large percentage of all ballots cast were absentee.
View ArticleWoodbury leads Long in Newport News’ Central District City Council race;...
In the close Central District race for Newport News City Council, Pat Woodbury and Cleon Long are waiting for provisional results.
View ArticleF-35A fighter jet crashes in Florida; pilot ejects and survives
The F-35A Lightning II crashed Tuesday night on the base as the pilot returned from a routine training flight, the public affairs office at Eglin Air Force Base near Pensacola said in a news release.
View ArticleNorth Carolina restaurants can serve indoors in ‘modest’ rules changes
Gov. Roy Cooper is letting North Carolina restaurants, barber shops and salons welcome patrons inside starting this holiday weekend, reporting on Wednesday that the state’s COVID-19 trends remain...
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