10+ hour, 36+ min ago   (314+ words) FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. VIRGINIA - Virginia will start rolling out new, more secure Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with "chip-and-tap" technology in an effort to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (634+ words) Work continues on the Norfolk Police Division expansion project. City projections indicate the full $8.833 million designated for the police station project will be collected by the July 2027 remittance. Once that amount has been reached, revenue generated by the sales tax…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (411+ words) Debate over Virginia's growing electricity needs spilled into a packed school cafeteria in Cumberland County, where residents confronted Dominion Energy over its plans for a major new gas plant. Supporters claim it will lead to jobs and tax dollars, but…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (580+ words) A massive new transmission line planned for Virginia would run farther through Buckingham County than any other county in the state — even though Buckingham has no data center built or proposed. That disconnect is raising difficult questions about who benefits,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) A new report from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service says Virginia’s economy is expected to grow modestly through the end of the year. However, job losses are also still expected. “It seems like we hit…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (285+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — A new Target store is coming to Norfolk's Wards Corner neighborhood, with an official opening date set for Oct. 11. The 129,000-square-foot store at 201 E. Little Creek Road will create more than 140 jobs and offer convenient access to everyday…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (30+ words) Hours after it had put precautionary, heightened security measures into place, Naval Station Norfolk said it has returned to normal operations early Tuesday morning. https://www.wavy.com/news/military/naval-station-norfolk/naval-station-norfolk-puts-heightened-security-measures-in-place/...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (429+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia earned an overall C for its infrastructure in a new report, with energy, schools and wastewater among the lowest-rated areas despite billions of dollars in recent state and federal investment. The American Society of Civil Engineers…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (707+ words) The phase 2 development is expected to take about four to five months to construct once work begins, although co-developer Bryce Hinrichs said the exact timeline remains uncertain as details are still being finalized. The second phase will add 16 units to…...