Virginia Senate puts off vote on eviction moratorium during second day of...
A Senate committee voted Wednesday to delay taking a vote on a measure to block evictions until next May after landlords expressed strong concerns about the bill.
View ArticlePortsmouth police should not have investigated Confederate monument case...
Vice Mayor Lisa Lucas-Burke, whose mother was among those arrested, said Chief Angela Greene promised her department would not keep investigating the case.
View ArticleOld warehouses becoming apartments, restaurants in downtown Newport News
Provost Construction is renovating old warehouses into business and apartment space in downtown Newport News, part of the city's vision for a more energized downtown.
View ArticleCommunity colleges, facing major enrollment drops, prep for a virtual fall...
Thomas Nelson and Tidewater Community College are facing precipitous enrollment declines.
View ArticleSentara begins restoring pay and benefits that were cut this spring
As of Aug. 2, annual raises and market increases were reinstated for eligible workers, and the company resumed contributions to 403(b) and 401(k) retirement plans Sunday, hospital representatives said....
View Article863 new coronavirus cases reported Thursday in Virginia
The state’s seven-day percentage of positive PCR tests dropped on Thursday to 6.5%, although Chesapeake and Portsmouth stayed above a 10% positive rate.
View Article27,000 new laptops. ‘Wireless on wheels.’ How schools in Hampton Roads will...
Technology plays more of a role than ever in learning, and districts are pouring millions into devices and making sure everyone has internet access.
View ArticleWhere COVID-19 cases rose in Virginia over the past month
The significant reversal of Hampton Road’s COVID-19 trajectory has switched the region from being the state’s biggest driver in increases in cases and hospitalizations to becoming the area where those...
View ArticleUnemployment claims rise in Virginia, and U.S.
The number of initial jobless claims filed across the state last week rose by 14.2%.
View ArticleMcAuliffe files to run for Virginia governor again but says no decision made
The former governor filed paperwork with the Virginia State Board of Elections on Wednesday listing himself as a Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
View ArticleHampton police release crime stats as the number of homicides has already...
Of the 17 homicides, a majority were done with handguns, a few in which the firearm type was unknown and at least one person killed with an AK-47.
View ArticleVirginia’s high court won’t extend ban on evictions; moratorium still set to...
The chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court extended a “judicial emergency” order Thursday, but the court said it was not extending the order that temporarily stopped evictions proceedings.
View Article‘Tiger King’ zoo closes after animal treatment investigation sparked by PETA
The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park closed to the public after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday suspended the exhibitor license for owner Jeff Lowe for 21 days.
View Article‘Undeniable’ body cam and security video shows Alameda County cop shoved...
A new video released by the attorneys of Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri shows an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy initially shoved Ujiri twice.
View ArticlePortsmouth officer who charged state Sen. Louise Lucas and protesters sent...
Sgt. Kevin McGee told the Huffington Post that despite his June 11 email, he could investigate “without bias.”
View ArticleAlert system for mental health crises advanced by Virginia lawmakers at...
A Virginia Senate committee has approved legislation that would establish an alert system to dispatch mental health providers along with police to help stabilize people in crisis situations.
View ArticlePortion of East Mercury Boulevard closed while Hampton police investigate...
East Mercury Boulevard is closed in all directions near Old Buckroe Road.
View ArticleDelta bans ex-Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill, who has said he killed bin Laden, for...
In a tweet Thursday, O’Neill said, “Thank God it wasn’t @Delta flying us in when we killed bin Laden... we weren’t wearing masks...”
View ArticleVirginia Commonwealth University reports COVID-19 cases in students, workers
University spokesman Mike Porter said in an email that of the 25 students, 11 live on campus and are in isolation, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
View ArticleJoe Biden vows to unite an America torn by crisis in Democratic National...
Biden addressed his fellow Democrats and millions of Americans at home who he hopes will send him to the White House to replace Donald Trump
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