1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (504+ words) Shoes created through a collaboration between Williamsburg retailers, artists, educators and historical organizations were supposed to be on national display Friday as the Miss America "Show Us Your Shoes" parade helped kick off Independence Day weekend festivities in Philadelphia. However,…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (511+ words) For decades, public health campaigns have warned citizens about the dangers of smoking " yet in Virginia, smoke remained a hazard inside operating rooms until recently. Surgical smoke is generated when electrosurgical pencils or lasers are used to cut tissue and…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (297+ words) The two separate lawsuits filed by the Justice Department in federal court say the laws violate the Second Amendment. "The Constitution is not a suggestion, and the Second Amendment is not a second-class right," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1028+ words) NORFOLK " Mac Arthur Center's opening in 1999 drew an estimated 72, 000 people. Twenty seven years later, the downtown landmark, in the oft quoted words of its namesake, Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur, is poised to just fade away. The mall will permanently close…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (396+ words) It was a banner weekend for Norfolk tourism, according to city officials. Almost 500, 000 visitors generated more than $50 million in revenue during the Juneteenth and Sail250 weekend, according to preliminary figures shared with Norfolk City Council Tuesday. Deputy City Manager La Voris…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (698+ words) The improvement, she said, is the result of simply asking why things were being done the way they were. On top of a 56% drop in assaults between January and May compared with the same time last year, Spanberger said use-of-force…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1321+ words) Only eight Saturdays remain without college football, and half of them will be occupied by the World Cup. This includes two round-of-16 matches July 4 " good luck to soccer eclipsing Nathan's hot dog eating contest on Independence Day " and two quarterfinals…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (454+ words) By 2000, the United States had effectively eliminated measles, earning certification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an independent panel of outside experts. It maintained that status for 24 years, a remarkable triumph of public health efforts to eradicate…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (395+ words) Since the first data center project was announced in Mecklenburg County in 2010, union workers have helped build these facilities and the energy infrastructure powering them. For many rural communities, projects of this scale are among the few capable of bringing…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (323+ words) Six traffic signal boxes throughout downtown Norfolk have been wrapped with original artwork by local artists. The vinyl-wrapped boxes are part of a street-level art initiative by the Downtown Norfolk Council to celebrate local creativity and improve pedestrians" experience, according…...