14+ hour, 26+ min ago   (40+ words) The 45th annual Virginia Duals took place at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, on January 9 and 10, 2026. The 45th annual Virginia Duals took place at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, on January 9 and 10, 2026....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (125+ words) Daquan Jerome Henderson, 26, is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of 26-year-old Portsmouth resident Esean Powell on Nov. 25, according to a release. CHESAPEAKE " A man has been charged in a Western Branch hotel room shooting that killed a man…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (467+ words) This is an illegal war," Sen. Tim Kaine said. There is no legal justification in the Constitution, in the history of the Constitution, or an American law that would authorize the president to wage war to depose President Maduro and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (222+ words) First, Virginia's minimum wage is increased to $12.77 per hour. That's up from the 2025 rate of $12.41 an hour in accordance with state law that requires the minimum wage increase at the rate of ... First, Virginia's minimum wage is increased to $12.77 per…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (320+ words) The Virginia Court of Appeals this week upheld the murder conviction of Cory Bigsby, who was'found guilty in March 2024 'in the death and disappearance of his 3-year-old son, Codi. Bigsby was found guilty of second-degree murder and concealing a dead…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (605+ words) With college students returning to class after the New Year, international students face heightened uncertainty in Virginia, as ongoing federal actions " including visa bans and disruptions to application processing " have led to a projected $23 million revenue loss for the commonwealth…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (29+ words) Last basketball season was the first since 1998-99 in which Virginia and Virginia Tech had losing records. There will be no sequel this season. More in Sports Columnists...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (395+ words) The Chesapeake School Board this month effectively moved to ban transgender people from working as teachers and staff, proudly proclaiming its intolerance in a 7-2 vote that prohibited the use of pronouns that differ from employees" birth certificates. In succumbing to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (491+ words) They say they're Christians and are not occultists. Nor, he says, are they witches. Her husband, she swears, isn't a warlock. But this Chesapeake couple does sell crystals, intended to help customers heal " their bodies, their auras " physically and metaphysically....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (275+ words) Virginia state Sen. Bryce Reeves has dropped his bid for the U.S. Senate. The Spotsylvania County Republican announced his withdrawal Sunday on social media, saying because of family concerns, he would end his campaign to unseat Democrat Mark Warner. Warner is…...