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Suffolk's City Council unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on data centers, giving the city time to set regulations before any projects advance.
Rahul Mehta · October 22, 2026
Officials in Lockland say a Norfolk Southern train blocking the tracks added nearly seven minutes to the response to a fatal house fire, renewing a complaint the village has raised for more than nine years.
Rahul Mehta · October 20, 2026
The family of King Overton, who drowned on his first day at a summer camp run by SwimRVA, filed a wrongful death suit in Richmond with civil rights attorney Ben Crump on their legal team.
Rahul Mehta · October 16, 2026
The U.S. health secretary joined Rep. Jen Kiggans for a closed roundtable in Virginia Beach on workforce shortages, military food and the state's nursing gap.
Rahul Mehta · October 15, 2026
The new walk-through display, opening Nov. 20, takes the place of the Oceanfront's Holiday Lights at the Beach event.
Rahul Mehta · September 18, 2026
Federal prosecutors say the chief operating officer of Advancing Communities Everywhere billed Medicaid for services that were not provided as described and often were not needed, targeting low-income and homeless Virginians.
Rahul Mehta · July 1, 2026
A Richmond man whose water bill jumped from $81 to more than $2,300 because of a leaking city meter saw his account credited only after a local news station contacted the utilities department.
Rahul Mehta · June 1, 2026
Chesterfield County has announced its 2026 Sports Hall of Fame inductees and two new awards, with an April 17 ceremony planned at Stonebridge Recreation Center.
Rahul Mehta · December 18, 2025
Lindsay Goodwin, an 18-year-old Virginia Wesleyan University freshman, helps run Market Street and General Store on High Street, a business inspired by North Carolina mountain shops and meant to support the corridor's revival.
Rahul Mehta · December 11, 2025
Demonstrations against the Trump administration are scheduled in eight communities in Virginia and North Carolina this Saturday, following a June round that saw no major incidents locally.
Rahul Mehta · October 16, 2025
Virginia's governor said state resources have been positioned in Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore as Hurricane Erin is expected to pass closest to the coast early Thursday.
Rahul Mehta · August 20, 2025
The Norfolk State alum and Hampton Roads native is chasing a spot on Washington's 53-man roster, a team he rooted for as a child.
Rahul Mehta · July 25, 2025
A three-day boil water advisory ended after two clean bacteria tests, with city leaders blaming sediment and alum sludge that clogged filters at the water treatment plant.
Rahul Mehta · May 29, 2025
Two Virginia Beach residents face charges after search warrants executed May 16 uncovered firearms and parts in a probe that began with a January arrest.
Rahul Mehta · May 28, 2025
City officials told the Portsmouth council that decades of wear on pipes and pump stations will require roughly $127 million a year through 2040, a challenge shared across Hampton Roads.
Rahul Mehta · February 13, 2025
The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly acquiring the former Norfolk Academy and Duke center from Charlotte in exchange for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and draft considerations.
Rahul Mehta · February 6, 2025
The long-running family event offers free admission, giveaway kites for the first 500 children 12 and under, and a lineup of games, food and train rides.
Rahul Mehta · April 13, 2024
Librarians in Virginia Beach say the city's public libraries, which offer everything from surfboards to Braille e-readers for free with a library card, are as relevant as ever.
Rahul Mehta · March 1, 2024
After a Friday marked by thousands of cancellations nationwide, Norfolk International Airport saw a calmer Christmas Eve with only a handful of disrupted flights.
Rahul Mehta · December 24, 2022
Jacqueline Ortiz, charged after a traffic stop on Newtown Road that ended with her husband's death, says the officer shot him in the head and that he returned only to protect her.
Rahul Mehta · December 5, 2022
