1+ day, 17+ 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/...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (433+ words) BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech football swooped past Old Dominion 44-21 Saturday afternoon to move to 2-0 for the first time since 2021. Here are the five most pertinent quotes from head coach James Franklin after the Hokies' 23-point victory. In the first half of…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (314+ words) FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. VIRGINIA - Virginia will start rolling out new, more secure Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with "chip-and-tap" technology in an effort to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…...

2+ day, 37+ min ago   (992+ words) BLACKSBURG –Virginia Tech opened the 2026 season in spectacular fashion last week with a dominant 73-3 victory over VMI. This Saturday, the Hokies look to remain unbeaten when they face another in-state opponent: Old Dominion. The Hokies will kick off against Old…...

3+ day, 6+ 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, 15+ 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…...

5+ day, 3+ 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,…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (616+ words) Gains add more than 4,600 acres of critical Chesapeake Bay habitat Underwater grass abundance increased in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries last year. In Maryland's portion of the Bay, underwater grass coverage expanded from 36,799 acres in 2024 to 41,419 acres in…...

5+ day, 23+ 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…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (479+ words) Aside from providing fodder for partisan message boards, Virginia Tech's 73-3 steamrolling of VMI on Saturday night should mean very little to Virginia fans. Yes, the Hokies appear to be much-improved under first-year head coach James Franklin. They amassed a ridiculous…...