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Virginia to roll out new, more secure EBT cards to prevent theft and protect families
5+ hour, 51+ 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…...
Agenda for upcoming Norfolk City Council special meeting
15+ hour, 29+ min ago (313+ words) WHAT: Norfolk City Council WHEN: Monday, Sept. 14, 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Norfolk City Council chambers, 309 N. Fifth St. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTION — Public hearing to review the City of Norfolk’s fiscal year 2026-27 municipal budget. — Public hearing to review the City of Norfolk’s fiscal…...
The surrendered sword that gave birth to America returns to Virginia
4+ week, 2+ day ago (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, thought to have been surrendered to George Washington…...
Virginia rolls out more secure EBT cards to curb SNAP benefit theft
2+ day, 2+ 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…...
Norfolk Lions Club preparing for 46th annual parade
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (654+ words) The 46th annual Norfolk Lions Club parade is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, in downtown Norfolk with this year’s theme, “United We Serve — Honoring 250 Years of Freedom.” Randy Stingley, the club’s greater membership chairman, said although Lions Clubs International is a worldwide…...
New rent-controlled housing development aims to ease Norfolk rental shortage
1+ week, 3+ day ago (656+ words) Construction has begun on Benjamin Villas, a new rent-controlled, tax-credit housing project that will bring 28 new units to Norfolk. This is one of the new duplexes being built for the ongoing Benjamin Villas project. Construction is underway on Benjamin Villas,…...
Trump administration sends Virginia $122M for rural health
2+ week, 1+ day ago (345+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia is getting $122 million in federal funding for rural health care as hospitals across rural parts of the Commonwealth continue to struggle with staffing shortages, rising costs and financial pressure. The Trump administration announced the funding Friday…...
Downtown Norfolk study looks at fixing the disconnect I-264 creates between neighborhoods
2+ week, 4+ day ago (433+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Downtown Norfolk's Kindred development sits just blocks from Harbor Park, but getting between the two requires a car trip around Interstate 264 — a disconnect the City of Norfolk is working to address through its Reconnecting Communities program. Keith Barrow,…...
Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (684+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday at the state Capitol as Virginia’s first female governor after centuries of men holding the state’s top office. The inauguration of Spanberger, who defeated Republican Winsome…...
Virginia brings in more revenue than expected, but Spanberger urges caution
3+ week, 2+ day ago (236+ words) Va. (WSET) — Virginia ended the last fiscal year in a stronger financial position than expected, bringing in significantly more revenue than state officials had projected. But Gov. Abigail Spanberger is warning lawmakers not to get too comfortable. Spanberger made the…...