Police: More than half of 252 people arrested since Jacob Blake shooting are...
More than 250 people have been arrested since the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, with more than half of those from outside the county.
View ArticleNew jobless claims fall for second week across Virginia
Across Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach was the only city to see an improvement in its unemployment rate between June and July. Portsmouth had the highest unemployment rate locally at 13% in July.
View ArticleMedical workers protest outside Hampton VA center as union fights proposed...
It’s not a new fight, but it’s a battle the American Federation of Government Workers, Local 2328 vow to continue against the Department of Veterans Affairs until change happens.
View ArticlePortsmouth prosecutor fights effort to subpoena her in Confederate monument case
If a judge agrees to let Stephanie Morales be called as a witness, her office likely could not prosecute the case.
View ArticleSen. Mark Warner swings through Hampton Roads, says Virginians on financial...
"Let’s cut the baloney and get a real deal” to help people and businesses still reeling from the economic impact of COVID-19, Sen. Mark Warner said after a swing through Hampton Roads.
View ArticleTensions flare as Virginia lawmakers debate police reforms
The Democratic-controlled House of Delegates advanced more than a half dozen police reform bills. But before the debate on those bills even started, Republicans clashed with Democrats over whether the...
View ArticleVending machine items include masks, sanitizer at Virginia Commonwealth...
The supplies are available to students and employees for free, with a once a month limit per each product. Individuals choose what they need and swipe their VCUCard to dispense a product.
View ArticleState police: Woman fatally shot herself in Spotsylvania County Sheriff SUV
Virginia State Police are investigating the death of a woman who authorities say fatally shot herself while being transported to a mental hospital in a patrol vehicle.
View ArticleLangley-Eustis host virtual open house to introduce latest study on aircraft...
Goal is to continue cooperation between military, city
View ArticleMen killed at Amazon site in Suffolk worked for company cited before for deaths
The two men worked for Louisiana-based Eastern Constructors, a traveling, nonunion steel contractor that has been cited by OSHA for two other workplace deaths since 2016.
View ArticleFour-mile algae bloom being tracked in York River
"The cell counts were off the scale" in the latest algae bloom on the York River
View ArticleFederal task force kills Portland shooting suspect during arrest
Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was killed as a federal task force attempted to apprehend him in Lacey, Washington, about 120 miles north of Portland. Reinoehl was suspected of fatally shooting a...
View ArticleVirginia reports 1,111 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths Friday
At least 2,662 Virginians have died from the virus as of Friday morning, an increase of 10 from Thursday.
View ArticlePolice officers in suffocation death of Daniel Prude followed training, union...
"To me, it looks like they were watching the training in front of them and doing step by step what the training says to do."
View ArticlePeninsula Fine Arts Center will close at end of year as CNU takeover enters...
The process started with a 2013 vote by museum members on an agreement that only a handful of members had seen. Members now say they aren’t sure about the future.
View ArticleVirginia Beach lawyer accused of trying to get a jailed client to have sex...
A Virginia Beach lawyer is facing state bar accusations that he tried to convince a jailed client to engage in a three-way sexual relationship with him and another client once the jailed woman was set...
View ArticleShould a virus vaccine be mandatory in Virginia? The debate is on.
Though the federal government is asking states to prepare for the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine within months, some Virginians differ on whether the vaccine should be mandatory when it becomes...
View ArticleGeorge Washington University professor’s racial hoax claim stokes anger
George Washington University is investigating the case of a history professor who allegedly admitted to fraudulently pretending to be a Black woman for her entire career.
View ArticleVirginia readies to distribute future coronavirus vaccine
The Roanoke Times reported Thursday that an incident command center has been working since June to lay the groundwork for stockpiling necessary supplies and communicating with the public.
View ArticleVirginia House approves sweeping package of police reforms
The Virginia House of Delegates approved a sweeping package of police reform bills Friday that Democrats said would make it easier to reign in officers who abuse their authority but Republicans said...
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