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UVA, Virginia Tech, Liberty, VCU baseball make NCAA Tournament
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (955+ words) Blanked last season for the first time in seven years, college baseball teams from Virginia have returned to prominence in the NCAA Tournament. Virginia, Virginia Tech, Liberty and VCU earned bids to the 64-team bracket unveiled Monday. The only states…...
19 miles in under 2 hours: Hampton friends cross Chesapeake Bay on e Foils for charity
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (684+ words) Walking barefoot on Buckroe Beach, Jason Brown and Patrick Devine approached their rides. Their two electric hydrofoil boards'sat on the sand near the water. Brown pulled a 30. 5-pound, 2. 2 kilowatt-hour battery from its plastic traveling case and popped it into his…...
Virginia Beach hosts 17th annual surf, art expo at the Oceanfront
3+ day, 13+ min ago (187+ words) The 17th annual Virginia Beach Surf Art Expo is taking place this weekend at the Oceanfront on the Boardwalk between 3rd and 7th streets. The event is taking place from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. Saturday and. .. The 17th annual Virginia Beach Surf Art Expo is taking place…...
Free diapers in Chesapeake, while supplies last
1+ week, 2+ day ago (136+ words) Hampton Roads parents are being offered a month's supply of free diapers from 9 a. m. to noon June 6, while supplies last. Diapers can be picked up at the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center campus, in. .. Hampton Roads parents are being offered a month's…...
Fire damages Mc Donald's in Chesapeake's Greenbrier area
2+ week, 5+ day ago (151+ words) CHESAPEAKE " A small fire caused some damage to a Mc Donald's in the Greenbrier area Tuesday night, according to the Chesapeake Fire Department. Crews responded to the restaurant at 805 Volvo Parkway after employees reported smelling smoke inside, according to a…...
Multiple lawsuits challenge Virginia's redistricting election. Here's where each case stands.
4+ week, 1+ day ago (689+ words) Virginia voters narrowly approved a Democrat-backed redistricting plan last week, granting Democrats a sizeable boost in their attempt to take four additional U. S. House seats in the midterm elections. It's one of several legal challenges in which Republicans are primarily arguing…...
Runs in the family: Virginia Beach siblings inspire 2 bills signed into law this month
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (390+ words) The number of hate crimes reported in Virginia rose by 15% between 2023 and "24. At the same time, across the country, there was a slight decrease of 1. 5%. This caught the attention of Randall Nied, a sophomore at Cape Henry Collegiate. After the…...
Public Records: Hampton shopping center sold; Shake Shack to open in Chesapeake
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1309+ words) N2 LP LLC purchased a 6, 532-square-foot industrial/warehouse building at 280 Benton Road in Suffolk from Judson Wayne Jones for $442, 500. Brett Sain represented the seller. Kibo LLC purchased 2000 High St. in Portsmouth, an 11, 304-square-foot medical office building, from Thomas W. Dana for an…...
Virginia Beach lawsuit filed to challenge all-ages Oceanfront curfew
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (551+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " Just over 12 hours after City Council approved an all ages Oceanfront curfew set to begin Friday, a Virginia Beach attorney filed a temporary restraining order in Virginia Beach Circuit Court to prevent enforcement. "This is a huge overreaction…...
All eyes on Virginia as redistricting battle enters the final stretch
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1464+ words) Don't guess, vote yes," Virginia Beach NAACP member and voter Georgia Allen chanted in a crowd of voters Saturday near Virginia Beach's Mount Trashmore. Allen was one of dozens who attended a series of get-out-the-vote style rallies over the weekend…...