1+ week, 1+ day 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (682+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Changes could eventually be coming to Lafayette Boulevard as Norfolk transportation officials consider ways to slow drivers, improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and address a corridor with hundreds of crashes reported over the past decade. The Norfolk Department…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (437+ words) The Norfolk police and fire divisions will face off once again in a friendly competition aimed at helping replenish the nation’s blood supply during the annual Battle of the Badges blood drive on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The event, organized in partnership…...

1+ week, 3+ 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, 4+ 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,…...

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   (530+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia localities are reconsidering automated license plate readers as communities weigh their crime-fighting benefits against concerns over privacy, data sharing and compliance with a new state law. Lynchburg last week temporarily shut off all 15 of its fixed…...

2+ week, 4+ 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, 4+ day ago   (770+ words) Heavy rainfall Saturday caused a Norfolk pump station to exceed capacity, according to city officials, and the downpour left downtown streets flooded and cars stranded in parking decks. For many waterlogged Norfolk residents, the storm felt like a repeat of…...