3+ week, 5+ day ago   (364+ words) Virginians can eat iceberg lettuce without heightened fear of contracting the diarrhea-causing parasite that spread across the country this summer. Cases of cyclosporiasis have “peaked” in Virginia and are expected to continue decreasing, according to the Virginia Department of Health....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (534+ words) Virginians are feeling the squeeze. Groceries cost more, gas prices remain unpredictable, and for too many families, the electric bill has become one more source of stress at the kitchen table. That’s why investing in clean, affordable energy matters. Offshore…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (684+ words) Walking barefoot on Buckroe Beach, Jason Brown and Patrick Devine approached their rides. Their two electric hydrofoil boards sat on the sand near the water. Brown pulled a 30.5-pound, 2.2 kilowatt-hour battery from its plastic traveling case and popped it into…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (552+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — City Council unanimously approved the acquisition of less than an acre of land near Pleasure House Point Natural Area and Crab Creek, preventing the development of up to 10 duplexes or five single-family homes. The city was awarded two…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (242+ words) Dr. Ashesh Buch, an interventional cardiologist at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, led the development of introducing a coronary microvascular dysfunction testing program to the region. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is the first non-academic health system to offer the diagnostic service in…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (418+ words) Thousands of runners and their supporters congregated Sunday in Virginia Beach for the annual Yuengling Shamrock Marathon, and a runner from Chesapeake won the women’s championship over 26.2 miles. Emma Somers, 25, finished the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 57 minutes, 13 seconds, a 6:46 pace per…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (654+ words) States can lead by calling for an Article V Convention limited solely to congressional term limits, U.S. Term Limits’ Ibraheem Samirah writes. February brings many familiar observances — Presidents Day, Valentine’s Day and Black History Month — but it also includes a date…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (179+ words) CHESAPEAKE — A worker was injured in an accident at the construction site of an apartment complex Thursday morning. Around 8:45 a.m., the Chesapeake Fire Department responded to a report of an injured worker at a site in the 900 block of North…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1167+ words) Hurricanes, thunderstorms and earthquakes are deemed acts of God — things completely beyond human control. Social, political, and religious evolutions, while influenced by man to a degree, are often inspired by divine winds that somehow escape domination by mere mortals. Historical…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago   (386+ words) Chesapeake’s long-term plans to expand its network of trails and walkways in order to increase connectivity across the city are earning it recognition. The city received the 2025 Commonwealth Connectors Award in July from the American Planning Association of Virginia for…...