3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (118+ words) The Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford, and its nearly 4,500 Sailors, is set to return home Saturday morning, ending the longest deployment of an aircraft carrier since the Vietnam war, the U.S. Navy said Thursday afternoon. This announcement follows the return of six…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (512+ words) The gradual increase in unemployment to begin this year coincides with a decreasing labor force, driven by cuts in federal government employment and fewer jobs in professional and business services, which often reflect changes in federal jobs and contract spending....

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (657+ words) COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — One year after more than a dozen staff members of a Central Virginia nursing home were arrested in connection with an elder abuse investigation, only one person has ultimately been convicted as prosecutors say the legal process…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (24+ words) The Norfolk-based destroyer USS McFaul is heading to the Middle East. The Norfolk-based destroyer USS McFaul is heading to the Middle East....

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (252+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Navy has released its Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for its plan to base the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aircraft system at Naval Station Norfolk. The proposed action at Norfolk involves…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago   (640+ words) There were more than 30,000 members of the Norfolk Home Guard and Resistance Units during the Second World War…they fought to save lives and support people at home and deserve to be remembered. Some we knew as they operated in…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago   (712+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) did not use millions of federal dollars meant for healthcare facility oversight in recent years, according to the federal government. It's money that could have been utilized during a time when nursing…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (231+ words) The USS Truxtun's return to Naval Station Norfolk has been delayed due to operational reasons, according to the U.S Navy. More information: https://www.wavy.com/news/military/navy/the-uss-truxtuns-return-to-naval-station-norfolk-has-been-delayed/ NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The USS Truxtun’s return to Naval Station Norfolk has been delayed due to operational…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (127+ words) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is scheduled to return to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk on October 6, finishing a nearly 7-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas... Norfolk-based USS Truxton returning from 7-month deployment NORFOLK, Va. — The crew of…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (736+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — New research published by a group of pharmacists is raising concerns about Virginia's reported overspending on drugs for Medicaid patients. However, the state is pushing back against the findings, citing inaccurate spending data that it has been submitting…...