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1+ hour, 48+ min ago   (487+ words) Mayor Shane Clausen said the committee would review existing codes and regulations affecting residential construction and recommend ways to make housing development more accessible and affordable for builders. “The goal is to help the mayor and city council evaluate current…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (220+ words) Norfolk City Council members will vote Thursday on whether to let voters decide on a sales tax of up to 1% for school maintenance and construction projects this November. Earlier this year, the Virginia General Assembly included budget language that would…...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago   (290+ words) Firefighters have praised Norfolk farmers for their "invaluable support" in helping to battle field blazes and wildfires during the ongoing heatwave. The extreme heat and tinder-dry conditions have sparked countless fires across the countryside, stretching emergency resources - with Norfolk fire…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (725+ words) Fire crews attended five wild fires in just one day A fire service is expected to go £1.062m over its allocated budget of nearly £43m for 2026-27 with extreme weather and other factors leading to call-outs nearly doubling. Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service…...

23+ hour, 8+ min ago   (225+ words) The U.S. Navy announced on Monday that it is reclassifying planned nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarines to differentiate them from past generations with a less lethal munitions package. The service changed the designation for 19 boats equipped with the Virginia Payload Module from "fast-attack…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (268+ words) Virginia legislators urged Gov. Abigail Spanberger to call the General Assembly into a special session to address the Department of Environmental Quality’s Groundwater Supply report released in July. In a joint letter sent last week by Sens. Russet Perry, D-Leesburg,…...

22+ hour, 6+ min ago   (369+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide several congressional primaries, including Democratic races in the 8th and 9th districts and a three-way Republican race in the 10th District. The winners will advance to the Nov. 3 general election,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (402+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia Republicans head to the polls Tuesday to decide who will take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner this fall. Warner does not face a primary opponent. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa, certified public accountant and…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (405+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia Republicans head to the polls Tuesday to decide who will take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner this fall. Warner does not face a primary opponent. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa, certified public accountant and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (369+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide several congressional primaries, including Democratic races in the 8th and 9th districts and a three-way Republican race in the 10th District. The winners will advance to the Nov. 3 general election,…...