2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (410+ words) As of July 1, consumers in Virginia may notice changes in their takeout orders following expanded regulations that now prohibit most food-serving businesses from using polystyrene containers. According to a report from The Richmonder, Virginia is broadening enforcement of its ban…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (112+ words) Cars continue to whiz by the dangerous stretch of Mount Pleasant Road where, on Sunday morning, Dylan Farrer died. Around 1: 30 a. m. Sunday, Chesapeake Police reported that Farrer was involved in a single-vehicle crash in the 2400 block of Mount Pleasant Road, as…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (528+ words) A budget measure under consideration in Virginia could eventually lower electricity costs for some residents. If it takes effect, certain utility customers would get about $35 a year from the state's expanding carbon-credit revenue. The U. S. Sun reported that Virginia lawmakers approved…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (70+ words) The stars will be in the sky and on the ground Friday night at City Park. As part of the preparations for Celebrate Freedom, this year's enhanced July 4 celebration, crews have painted stars on the lawn of the picnic area…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (374+ words) (The Center Square) " The U. S. Department of Justice sued the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia Department of State Police Wednesday, saying the state's new law restricting the future sale and purchase of certain semiautomatic firearms violates the Second Amendment. The…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (347+ words) (The Center Square) " Virginia lawmakers approved Gov. Abigail Spanberger's 14 budget amendments Monday, completing work on the state's two-year spending plan ahead of the Wednesday's start of the new fiscal year. The Senate and the House of Delegates adopted all 14 amendments…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (501+ words) A Danville judge on Thursday sentenced Shotsie Buck-Hayes to up to 40 years in prison for setting City Councilman Lee Vogler on fire, calling the nearly year-old attack an example of extreme violence and attempted murder that would not be tolerated....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (49+ words) Three people have been displaced, and a dog is dead, after a fire on Honey Locust Way in Chesapeake Sunday morning, according to the Chesapeake Fire Department. Read more here: https: //www. wavy. com/news/local-news/chesapeake/three-displaced-after-house-fire-on-honey-locust-way-in-chesapeake/...

2+ week, 16+ min ago  (96+ words) Built in 1891 and fully restored in 2005, the working beacon doubles as an off-grid residence. The off-grid lighthouse is located in Chesapeake Bay. The exterior has been fully restored and repainted in its signature bold red. See the full story on…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (36+ words) The Chesapeake Police Department is searching for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since late May. https: //www. wavy. com/news/local-news/search-underway-for-missing-15-year-old-girl-in-chesapeak. .....