2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1132+ words) There are times when I sit alone and think back — trying to unearth details best left buried — and it all still feels like a nightmare, one that hasn't softened even through the gauzy filter of 25 years gone by. It's not…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (56+ words) Chesapeake residents gathered Thursday evening to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, singing "God Bless America" and reflecting on where they were that day. Chesapeake residents gathered Thursday evening to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, singing "God…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (50+ words) The smoke coming from a fire that has burned for more than 12 hours in Chesapeake is blowing north toward the Hodges Manor neighborhood, across High Street, the Western Freeway and past Craney Island toward Hampton, according to WAVY Chief Meteorologist…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (411+ words) Debate over Virginia's growing electricity needs spilled into a packed school cafeteria in Cumberland County, where residents confronted Dominion Energy over its plans for a major new gas plant. Supporters claim it will lead to jobs and tax dollars, but…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago   (40+ words) Police have made an arrest after five people were shot at Virginia State University. One person remains in critical condition. Police have made an arrest after five people were shot at Virginia State University. One person remains in critical condition....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (207+ words) Virginia State University's lockdown was lifted Saturday following a shooting involving multiple suspects resulted in five people being injured. Five people suffered gunshot wounds outside campus dormitories. Officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. and the lockdown was lifted at about 9 a.m., county police…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (40+ words) Police are investigating the shooting which triggered an early-morning campus lockdown. Authorities may be looking for more than one gunman. Police are investigating the shooting which triggered an early-morning campus lockdown. Authorities may be looking for more than one gunman....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (343+ words) A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown and police investigation early Saturday. It happened near the university's Quad Annexes, where campus police and Chesterfield County officers discovered five people suffering…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (104+ words) Virginia State University was placed on lockdown after a shooting involving multiple suspects. The school said several people were hurt, but the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. Also: Prosecutors dropped the murder charge against Latoya Crabbe in a…...