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…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (92+ words) Helping clean Norfolk’s beaches means more than just picking up other people’s rubbish. Emma Sturman has been leading a team of volunteer beach cleaners in Norfolk since around 2020. In that time, she estimates they have collected more than 7,000kg of rubbish....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (40+ words) Police are investigating the shooting which triggered an early-morning campus lockdown. Authorities may be looking for more than one gunman. Police are investigating the shooting which triggered an early-morning campus lockdown. Authorities may be looking for more than one gunman....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (343+ words) A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown and police investigation early Saturday. It happened near the university's Quad Annexes, where campus police and Chesterfield County officers discovered five people suffering…...

1+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (406+ words) Virginia's cyclospora case count has risen to 197, a jump of 35 cases from the previous week, according to data from the Virginia Department of Health as of Aug. 10, 2026. Of the 197 cases, 107 were domestically acquired — up 18 from the previous week. Another 48 cases…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (539+ words) This Father’s Day, Virginia Beach resident Mallory Berggren has an unconventional gift for her father, Shawn. Mallory Berggren, 19, is three months sober after recently completing an inpatient treatment program at Avenues Recovery Center in Norfolk. It’s not been easy, she…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (186+ words) The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) Board of Commissioners has selected Sarah J. McCoy as the next chief executive officer of The Port of Virginia. MCoy had served as interim CEO and executive director since January 2026, following the departure of Stephen Edwards....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (270+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — A longtime Norfolk victim-witness advocate is being recognized for nearly three decades of service supporting crime victims. The Office of the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney says Marlene Bright was honored April 23 by the Virginia Office of the Attorney General…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (680+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — A person four-wheeling in dense woods about a mile from the Oceanfront discovered the skeletal remains of a man in a shallow creek bed on March 28, 2015. More than 10 years later, investigators still don’t know the identity of the…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (201+ words) ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. — Three people, including a 2-year-old child, were killed when a tractor trailer crashed into their minivan on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County Monday night, according to Virginia State Police. The driver of the 2014 Volvo tractor trailer, identified by police…...