Gloucester man charged with second degree murder after infant girl found...
Someone reported seeing his 2010 Volkswagen Beetle around 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Wahrani Nature Trail located on Eltham Road Thursday, the release said. The area was searched and Chambers was taken...
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 ArticleNumber of new unemployment claims across Virginia stays steady
The Hampton Roads region had the most: 6,580.
View ArticleTropical Storm Fay forms off the coast of North Carolina
The storm is forecast to track northeast, with the center remaining off the Virginia coast, according to a storm briefing from the National Weather Service in Wakefield. It is the sixth named storm of...
View ArticleArmy graduates first female Green Beret from elite Special Forces course
The unidentified woman is one of three female soldiers who have been going through the Army Special Forces qualification course at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
View ArticleTheodore Roosevelt homecoming subdued as troubled aircraft carrier returns to...
The USS Theodore Roosevelt returned home to San Diego on Thursday led by a new captain who came aboard after the previous commanding officer was fired over the handling of a massive COVID-19 outbreak...
View ArticleVirus’ impact to Virginia budget not as bad as feared, Northam says
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that Virginia ended fiscal 2020 with a $236.5 million budget shortfall, far less than anticipated. Overall, state revenues were up 2% from the previous fiscal year.
View ArticleWest Virginia mail carrier admits attempted election fraud
Thomas Cooper was charged in May after eight mail-in requests for absentee voter ballots had their party affiliations altered.
View ArticleRichmond judge blocks city’s removal of more Confederate statues
A judge issued an injunction Thursday barring the city of Richmond from removing any more Confederate monuments, a process that began last week after Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the statues cleared away...
View ArticleSubway sandwich chain asks customers to conceal weapons after North Carolina...
The Raleigh News & Observer reported Wednesday that the policy change comes two months after photos showed gun-toting customers visiting a store in the North Carolina city.
View ArticleN.C. Gov. Roy Cooper says his reveal on schools plan to come next week
Cooper previously delayed the disclosure set for July 1, saying he wanted more time to receive feedback from educators and students, review the latest science on school reopenings, and get more “buy-in...
View ArticlePolice investigating fatal hit-and-run in Newport News
A passerby called Newport News Communications to report seeing the man lying in the grass near a bicycle.
View ArticleIn Virginia, officials are reaching 86% of new coronavirus cases within 24 hours
Virginia health officials are seeing promising signs the state’s ambitious contact tracing program is working, citing data that shows staffers are reaching more than four out of five new coronavirus...
View Article943 new coronavirus cases reported in Virginia, highest in more than a month
The state’s seven-day percentage of positive PCR tests remained steady at 6.3%. Virginia reported 15,258 new PCR tests were performed, bringing the total to 765,889.
View ArticleHampton can now crack down on more overgrown properties, thanks to new state law
The city had long been barred from going after property owners with overgrown trees or shrubs, which officials say cause safety issues, can lower property values and breed rodents, insects and snakes.
View ArticleHampton Roads educators rally against racism — and for equity
The focus of the rally held Friday at Mount Trashmore was to help the community understand the social, emotional, and academic impact implicit bias and racism have on our youth, according to organizers.
View ArticleThe Port of Virginia to get $14 million from state for two more electric...
An additional $20 million would be reserved for local governments throughout the state to replace diesel equipment and vehicles with cleaner versions.
View ArticleSt. Louis couple who pulled guns on protesters on private street once armed...
The McCloskeys of St. Louis are engaged in a dispute with neighbors over a parcel of private land, and once grabbed guns over the property in the 80s.
View ArticleHow to replace Norfolk’s Confederate monument? One idea is to honor...
Silena and Sean Chapman say their marriage — and their three children — would be illegal if not for Richard and Mildred Loving, who challenged Virginia's ban on mixed-race marriages.
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter 757 commemorates 4 years with march in Hampton
A group of about 100 activists marched down Mercury Boulevard on Friday with the message that the group isn’t going anywhere until there’s real change.
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