Remainder of Norfolk’s 80-foot Confederate monument to come down, beginning...
The work will take two to four days to complete, and roads around the monument will be closed for the contractor to place large equipment. Norfolk had already removed the statue atop the memorial on...
View ArticlePilot of US Air Force fighter jet that crashed in the North Sea is dead
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that the pilot of a fighter jet that crashed into the North Sea, off the coast of northern England, has been found dead.
View ArticleAnother lawsuit challenges Northam’s plans to remove Richmond’s Lee statue
Six property owners along Monument Avenue in Virginia's capital city filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to stop Gov. Ralph Northam's administration from removing a towering statue of Confederate Gen....
View ArticleIn victory for animal rights activists, judge throws out parts of North...
In a victory for animal rights activists, a federal judge has thrown out portions of a North Carolina law designed to discourage undercover employees at farms and other workplaces from taking documents...
View ArticleThink you’ve had coronavirus already? Antibody testing drive launches in...
The American Red Cross has launched an antibody testing drive, with locations throughout Hampton Roads, that could give residents insight into whether they have already had the coronavirus. The tests...
View ArticleAll HU students and employees will be tested for COVID-19 when classes start...
When Hampton University students return to campus in August, they’ll be required to wear face coverings in all public places and get COVID-19 tests.
View ArticleNumber of coronavirus cases in Virginia surpasses 55,000
Eighteen deaths were reported overnight, and 17 of them are in long-term-care facilities, according to data from the Virginia Department of Health.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Virginia: Tracking reported COVID-19 cases
The Virginian-Pilot is tracking the outbreak of this respiratory illness and will continue to update this page as the state health department announces new cases.
View ArticleCurrituck County to go ahead with fireworks — it will be the only official...
Fireworks display set for July 3 could be the only one along at least 200 miles of the mid-Atlantic coastline.
View ArticleNew flood maps say the Outer Banks is getting safer. Local officials disagree.
New flood zone maps take effect next week, but do not account for recent big storms that struck the Outer Banks, officials say.
View ArticleNorth Carolina hunters killed a record number of wild turkeys this year....
During the spring season, North Carolina hunters killed a record 23,341 wild turkeys. That is nearly 5,000 more than the previous high.
View ArticleShip repair company plans to bring 300 jobs to Newport News’ Southeast...
S23 and East Coast Repair and Fabrication are investing $64.4 million to build facilities in Newport News. With the investment will come hundreds of jobs and a jobs training program.
View ArticleVirginia will not move into phase 3 this week, Gov. Ralph Northam says
“Our total case numbers have been tending downward,” Northam said. “The number of hospital beds occupied by COVID patients is trending down, as is the number of patients hospitalized with a positive or...
View ArticleNewport News reopening buildings after nearly three months of being closed in...
Newport News reopened some city facilities Tuesday, but some things will remain closed.
View ArticleShipyard superintendent, porn convict, seeks online access at work
A superintendent at a local shipyard wants access to the internet at work despite being convicted of a child pornography charge 12 years ago.
View ArticleProtesters in Richmond tear down another Confederate statue
It's the third Confederate statue, and the fourth monument, to be torn down by demonstrators in Virginia since international protests erupted following the death of George Floyd.
View ArticleAs soldiers deploy amid pandemic, they fight 2 battles
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Department of Defense has been forced to adapt quickly to comply with guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, while maintaining military personnel in a...
View ArticleHarriet Tubman statue proposed at Fort Monroe, where she lived briefly
Tubman spent four months there as a hospital matron during the Civil War. A petition supporting the monument had garnered about 2,500 signatures by Tuesday.
View ArticleWilliams, Rashid seek Democratic nod to challenge Wittman
Wittman’s 2018 challenger, Vangie Williams, and Qasim Rashid, who tried to unseat state Sen. Richard Stuart, R-King George, in 2019 face each other in the June 23 primary.
View ArticleVirginia coronavirus update: Percent of positive tests continues to trend down
Fewer than 500 cases were reported overnight in Virginia.
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