The 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 ArticleNorfolk, Newport News psychiatric hospitals’ parent company paying $117M to...
Universal Health Services is paying $117 million to settle the charges, which involve claims made at dozens of facilities across the nation, including its three in Hampton Roads.
View ArticleVirginia deputy falsely reported he was assaulted, Fauquier County officials say
Fauquier County Sheriff’s Deputy Jake Dooley was charged with falsely summoning law enforcement on Saturday after detectives from the sheriff’s office investigated his claims
View ArticleDescendant of J.E.B. Stuart wants statue removed from Richmond brought to...
A direct descendant of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart says he wants to bring his ancestor’s statue from Richmond to the cavalryman’s birthplace in Patrick County in southwest Virginia.
View ArticleVirginia’s plan for Richmond’s Robert E. Lee statue: Cut it apart, reassemble it
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that statue's removal still depends on a court's approval. A judge recently halted removal plans after a lawsuit was filed against taking down the monument.
View ArticleD.C. activists seek to decriminalize psychedelic ‘magic’ mushrooms
Activists are deemphasizing the recreational aspects of the drugs, focusing on the therapeutic and medical benefits as treatment for depression, trauma and addiction.
View ArticleN.C. parents, businesses await Cooper’s COVID-19 plans
North Carolina teachers and parents as well as gym and bar operators are anxious to know what Gov. Roy Cooper will say about the path ahead with the COVID-19 pandemic
View ArticlePortsmouth, Suffolk set record highs as Virginia reports 801 new coronavirus...
Portsmouth saw its biggest increase in new cases Tuesday at 47, as did Suffolk with 39 new cases.
View ArticlePassenger dies in Williamsburg area car crash; charges pending
A preliminary investigation found that a 19-yr-old man was driving a 2012 Ford Mustang convertible with the top down at a high speed. He lost control of the vehicle, causing it to hit a ditch, go...
View ArticleNorth Carolina schools to have mix of online, in-person classes
The guidelines from Cooper and the Department of Health and Human Services allows in-person instruction if students and teachers wear face coverings and people remain six feet apart at school.
View ArticleVirginia judge upholds much of new gun background check law
The law was one of seven gun control measures passed by the new Democratic majority at the General Assembly this year. It requires a background check for any gun sale, even between private individuals.
View ArticleEx-leader of white supremacist group pleads guilty to role in ODU bomb threat
John Cameron Denton, 26, pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to conduct multiple swatting calls.
View ArticleSome of Richmond’s Confederate statues being stored at waste water treatment...
Photos taken this week by The Associated Press and Richmond Times-Dispatch show a collection of statues and other large objects under tarps at the facility just outside the city's downtown.
View ArticleHampton police announce charges for Black Lives Matter 757 organizer after...
Protesters kneeled at the intersection of Mercury Boulevard and Coliseum Drive for eight minutes and 46 seconds Friday night.
View ArticleNewport News City Council selects Saundra Cherry as vice mayor
Councilwoman Tina Vick, who has served as vice mayor the last four years, nominated Cherry, and the council unanimously approved the appointment without much discussion.
View ArticleNewport News City Council bans open carry of weapons in city buildings; many...
Speakers lined up to oppose measure, and Councilwoman Pat Woodbury was the only member to vote against the ban.
View ArticleNorfolk sets record high as Virginia reports 1,084 new coronavirus cases
Norfolk set another record high Wednesday with 136 new cases. Previously, the biggest increase the city saw was on July 12 with 100 new cases.
View ArticleHampton Roads’ worrying coronavirus trends, by the numbers
Here is how Hampton Roads is doing its fight against the coronavirus compared to the rest of Virginia.
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 ArticleEx-Newport News airport chief Ken Spirito gets four years of probation, is...
He was convicted on several charges of misusing public money and money laundering earlier this year. Federal prosecutors had asked for a prison term of 97 months.
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