Tim Kaine mulls tax idea to help everyone get access to the internet
The tax may generate the money that could fast track what some people say otherwise would be a 20-year effort to bring broadband wires and towers everywhere, as well as subsidizing devices for the most...
View ArticleVirginia has eliminated backlog of more than 2,000 rape kits, attorney...
Work to clear the backlog started after a 2015 audit found thousands of untested kits, some dating as far back as 1988.
View Article635 new coronavirus cases reported in Virginia
At least 1,881 Virginians have died from the virus as of Tuesday morning, up 24 from Tuesday.
View ArticleInmate pepper sprays 2 guards in altercation at Hampton Roads Regional Jail
The officers' injuries were minor. The confrontation came after inmates had purposely flooded their cells, the jail superintendent said.
View ArticleTropical weather system to bring rain, wind to Hampton Roads and eastern...
The weather system will bring 1 to 3 inches of rain, winds ranging 20-25 mph and gusts reaching 35 mph.
View ArticleInvestigation underway on Tangier Island after man found dead inside house
The sheriff’s office received a call about a body found just before 9:00 a.m. at 16303 Main Ridge Road. Deputies found a man, 68-year-old Gregory K. Eskridge, dead inside the home.
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 ArticleVirginia Tech professor creates app that allows musicians to join socially...
“We are dealing with an unprecedented and tragic pandemic, which has prevented us from interacting with each other in person but also essentially prevented us from making music together.”
View ArticleNewport News’ Lake Maury, named for Confederate officer, is now The Mariners’...
The museum plans to have a community event celebrating the new name this fall.
View ArticleA fix is coming for flood-prone way out of Poquoson
After two decades — and rising construction costs that threatened to once again slam on the brakes — work to flood-proof Wythe Creek Road could be set to start.
View ArticleSeveral flags burned, vandalized in Virginia Beach over July Fourth weekend
Virginia Beach police said they received multiple reports of flags being burned or tampered with over the holiday weekend, although they didn’t specify where.
View ArticleUnsettling news for Chesapeake Bay health: Underwater grass acreage drops
The underwater grasses that are the nurseries for the Bay’s blue crabs shrank dramatically last year, down 38% from the estimated total in 2018, the Chesapeake Bay Program said.
View ArticleHampton Roads Sanitation District’s $1 billion aquifer program lines up...
A billion-dollar plan to inject treated wastewater into the rapidly-shrinking aquifer where hundreds of thousands of Tidewater Virginians get their drinking water has lined up major parts of the money...
View ArticleAmazon to stop selling Washington Redskins merchandise
Seattle-based Amazon will begin pulling Washington Redskins football team merchandise from its online marketplace, according to Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
View ArticleCOVID-19 rates are up in Hampton Roads. Health officials say relaxed approach...
“Now as we’re beginning to open up, we’re seeing behavior that may put people more at risk of transmission in our area,” said Dr. Demetria Lindsay, health director for Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
View ArticleHampton police identify man killed in Todds Lane homicide
Police said the man was shot while driving.
View ArticleRichmond removes Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue
A statue of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart was taken down by crews on Tuesday and four other monuments were removed last week.
View ArticleLaughing through masks, Push Comedy returns by performing outside,...
Taking strategy from the NBA, Push Comedy is using a “bubble plan.” The director has strategically paired off performers into several smaller teams to essentially quarantine together so they can more...
View Article613 new coronavirus cases reported in Virginia, 95 in Norfolk
Of the total cases, 65,191 are confirmed and 2,797 are probable, meaning those patients are symptomatic and have a known exposure to the illness.
View ArticleChesapeake School Board member has spread false information about coronavirus...
Christie New Craig shared posts calling masks unnecessary for most and conspiracy theories saying the crisis was manufactured for political gain. Some of the posts have been flagged as false by...
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