2+ day, 4+ 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, 4+ 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…...

2+ day, 13+ 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…...

2+ day, 17+ 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…...

3+ day, 9+ 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, 17+ 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+ day, 1+ 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, 21+ 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+ week, 4+ day ago   (36+ words) A man that was accused of shooting two dogs in Chesapeake in 2025 has been found not guilty. A man that was accused of shooting two dogs in Chesapeake in 2025 has been found not guilty....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (20+ words) Chesapeake Police say they are investigating a homicide on Teresa Drive Tuesday afternoon. Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/chesapeake-police-investigate-homicide-on-teresa-drive......