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…...

3+ day, 6+ 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…...

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, thought to have been surrendered to George Washington…...

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…...

4+ day, 11+ 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…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (314+ words) Virginia women's basketball has landed a significant piece for its 2027 recruiting class. Class of 2027 forward/center Lisa Sirgi, a 6-foot-5 prospect originally from Estonia, announced her commitment to Virginia on Thursday, giving head coach Aaron Roussell and the Cavaliers a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (512+ words) Two former governors — Democrat Doug Wilder and Republican Jim Gilmore — took what was billed as a look at Virginia’s democratic legacy and decided to attack Gov. Abigail Spanberger as out of touch on data centers. “I’ve not heard the governor…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (151+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Overdose deaths across Virginia have dropped about 70% over the last five years, according to officials with the Chesapeake Health Department and they want to keep that trend going, through training and awareness. Health officials are offering free Rapid…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (304+ words) Richmond and Roanoke Events Drew 500 Participants Award-winning journalist, best-selling author, and financial educator Jean Chatzky delivers a keynote address during Virginia Credit Union’s Financial Success for Women Summit. Chatzky, founder of HerMoney and former longtime financial editor for NBC’s Today…...