3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (624+ words) VIRGINIA, USA — A new review by Virginia's legislative watchdog agency found that while some tourism development incentives generate strong economic returns, the Commonwealth's film incentives have struggled to build a sustainable film industry, and a small airline incentive program appears…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (530+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — As the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season officially gets underway, Virginia officials are encouraging residents to take action now rather than waiting until a storm is approaching. Governor Abigail Spanberger joined state emergency management leaders this week to discuss hurricane…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (349+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake teenager is being recognized for a heroic act that saved his little brother’s life during a family trip to a lake. Now, 16-year-old Alexander Hardison received a National Certificate of Merit from Scouting America after rescuing…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (766+ words) WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Four years ago, the Supreme Court of Virginia revealed newly drawn congressional and legislative maps following the most recent census, and without plans to update those maps until 2030. Now, Virginia's Democratic lawmakers are eyeing changes once again, in…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (611+ words) For generations, osprey returning to nests across Hampton Roads have been viewed as one of the clearest signs of a healthy Chesapeake Bay. Each spring, the birds settle along local waterways, diving for fish and raising their chicks near shorelines…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (167+ words) Virginia State Police have issued a Critically Missing Adult Alert for a Chesapeake man last seen on Tuesday afternoon. Police say 20-year-old James Earl Spratley was last seen walking in the area of... Critically Missing Adult Alert issued for Chesapeake…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (142+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left one man dead Tuesday night. Officers were called to the 2400 block of Shipyard Road around 9:40 p.m. for a report of a motor vehicle crash. When they arrived, they found…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (169+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A man was hospitalized after a shooting in Chesapeake Sunday afternoon, according to the Chesapeake Police Department. Police said officers responded around 2:34 p.m. on May 10 to the Holly Cove area after a caller reported hearing a single gunshot…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (168+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for parts of Hampton Roads from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning, warning of minor flooding along shorelines and tidal waterways. The alert includes Chesapeake, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (312+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — The legal battle over Virginia’s newly approved congressional maps officially reached the state’s highest court on Monday. Justices heard oral arguments challenging the validity of the recently passed redistricting referendum. At the heart of the case is a…...