2+ day, 21+ 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…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (580+ words) A massive new transmission line planned for Virginia would run farther through Buckingham County than any other county in the state — even though Buckingham has no data center built or proposed. That disconnect is raising difficult questions about who benefits,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (411+ words) After several hours of testimony, the Cumberland Planning Commission recommended approval of the plant's...health, household bills, and long-term energy planning. These stories add context to residents'...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (56+ words) Chesapeake firefighters are still working to fully extinguish a large mulch fire in Bowers Hill after the fire broke out at a construction facility on South Military Highway. Chesapeake firefighters are still working to fully extinguish a large mulch fire…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (50+ words) Southeastern Elementary School in Chesapeake welcomed 800 students on the first day of school, celebrating the occasion with the completion of a new building addition. Southeastern Elementary School in Chesapeake welcomed 800 students on the first day of school, celebrating the occasion…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...

3+ day, 6+ 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…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (34+ words) A fatal single-vehicle crash occurred in the area of Land of Promise Road and Whittamore Road in Chesapeake on Saturday, Sept. 12. at around 5:20 a.m. More information: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/fatal-crash-on-land-of-promise-road/...

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   (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…...