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, 1+ day ago   (637+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk is moving closer to demolishing the former Military Circle Mall, with city officials saying they hope to complete the contracting process within the next week and begin work tied to the demolition in October. Officials confirmed the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (101+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in connection with an ongoing sexual assault investigation. According to the Norfolk Police Department, on Tuesday a woman reported that an unknown man had approached her…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (285+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — A new Target store is coming to Norfolk's Wards Corner neighborhood, with an official opening date set for Oct. 11. The 129,000-square-foot store at 201 E. Little Creek Road will create more than 140 jobs and offer convenient access to everyday…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (339+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — A third power outage in four days struck central Norfolk on Sunday, Aug. 30, shutting down traffic lights and trapping residents in an elevator at high-rise apartment Hague Towers. Norfolk 911 dispatch audio captured the moment the outage hit just…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — At least 3,500 Dominion Energy customers were without power in Norfolk Sunday, the latest in a series of outages to impact parts of the city in recent days. Outages were also reported in parts of downtown Norfolk, the NEON…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (209+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — After 10 years of drawing crowds to Norfolk's Neon District, the Neon Festival is being replaced with a year-round cycle of events called Neon Nights. Downtown Norfolk Council put out a call for artists last week for the first…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1140+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Police Chief Mark Talbot says the city is seeing an increase in homicides this year even as several other categories of violent crime are trending downward. Talbot presented an update on crime, police staffing and technology to…...

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,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (311+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk State University's football season kicks off next Saturday, and fans will again be able to ride the Tide light rail for free to home games as part of a second-year partnership between NSU, the City of Norfolk…...