Plasma from coronavirus survivors is getting easier to come by. But is it an...
Virginia hospitals are using convalescent plasma, taken from the blood of healthy people who have recovered from the virus, to treat COVID-19 patients.
View ArticleVirginia coronavirus update: Confirmed cases eclipses 50,000 mark
Virginia officials reported 1,284 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the state’s total to 50,681.
View ArticleOfficials urge protesters to get tested for coronavirus
Leaders in New York, Seattle, San Francisco and Atlanta have issued the call following massive demonstrations, with free testing for protesters.
View ArticleVirginia Beach-based DroneUp conducted a test to learn what drones can do to...
“Drones can be an important way to deliver medical supplies while people stay home to adhere to our social distancing guidelines,” Gov. Ralph Northam said.
View ArticleAn unusual graduation season calls for unusual celebrations for graduates
There’s hope that, safety permitting, seniors might be able to reconvene for more traditional in-person ceremonies in August. But for now, there will be virtual celebrations.
View ArticleMore than 500 coronavirus cases reported overnight, percent of positive tests...
Fewer than 5,000 tests were given Sunday and the percent of positive tests is trending down, according to data Monday morning from the Virginia Department of Health.
View ArticleGun control decisions — at least some of them — are shifting to cities and...
Virginia gun owners have long been free to carry their firearms openly at public parks and government buildings. That could soon change in some localities.
View ArticlePolice look for driver in fatal hit-and-run at HRBT
Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver they say crashed his vehicle heading into the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and left his passenger to die.
View ArticleWhere to get tested for COVID-19 in Hampton Roads and northeastern North...
Here's where to get a tests in Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina.
View ArticleIn Hampton Roads nursing homes, 33 people have died of COVID-19, data shows
Four percent of nursing home patients in Hampton Roads were confirmed to have COVID-19 cases, compared with 6.5% of patients statewide and 9% for the nation.
View ArticleGun control decisions — at least some of them — are shifting to cities and...
Virginia gun owners have long been free to carry their firearms openly at public parks and government buildings. That could soon change in some localities.
View ArticleVirginia: KKK leader attacked protest, hate charge weighed
A Virginia prosecutor said Monday she is investigating whether hate crimes charges are appropriate against an “admitted” Ku Klux Klan leader.
View ArticleLiberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. apologizes for tweet invoking...
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. apologized Monday for a tweet that included a racist photo that appeared on Gov. Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook page decades ago.
View ArticleProtest coverage in Hampton Roads: Here’s what is happening Monday
Here's what you need to know about protests in Hampton Roads on Monday.
View ArticleLocal protests against police brutality continue in Chesapeake and Hampton
"Chesapeake will never be the same!” Bishop Kevin White shouted into the massive crowd. “It was a long walk, but the walk has not been as long as the journey.”
View ArticleNorth Carolina sheriff won’t cite race track for crowd despite Gov. Cooper’s...
A North Carolina sheriff said Monday he won't cite a local stock car speedway for violating the state's prohibition against mass gatherings due to COVID-19 after another large crowd gathered there for...
View ArticleJerry Falwell Jr. apologizes for tweet that included racist photo
Falwell, a stalwart backer of President Donald Trump and the son of the late evangelist the Rev. Jerry Falwell, said he had deleted the tweet and apologized "for any hurt my effort caused, especially...
View ArticleKurt Rosenbach, community leader and CEO of Rices Nachmans Department store,...
Rosenbach was instrumental in reviving downtown Norfolk and leading the Ohef Sholom Temple in the city.
View ArticleProposed Hampton boat ramp sale draws ire from boaters
Sunset Creek Boat Ramp, across from Hampton’s Victoria Boulevard historic district, has been a landmark for decades.
View ArticleHampton police made no arrests in citywide emergency curfew
During curfew nights, police patrolled the entire city, mostly by car, but some took to the streets using foot and bike patrols.
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