11+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1002+ words) WILLIAMSBURG " The St. George Tucker House, an 18th century home in the heart of the city's historic area, may be the site of where an endearing holiday tradition began. Its namesake was a Bermuda-born lawyer and jurist, but it was his…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (213+ words) PORTSMOUTH " A juvenile was shot Monday, according to a news release from the Portsmouth Police Department. At about 3:20 p.m. Monday, Portsmouth police responded to a call for a shooting in the 1500 ... PORTSMOUTH " A juvenile was shot Monday, according to a news…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (256+ words) I have always believed and often said that politics, in its purest form, is about people. It is not about rhetoric or positioning. It is about service " the kind of service that listens, responds and delivers for taxpayers. That is…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (426+ words) NEWPORT NEWS " A Newport News man who fell in a parking lot on Dec. 7 was fatally run over by a pickup " with the pickup's driver now being investigated on a potential hit-and-run charge. Rodger Arvin Peebles Jr., 66, of Newport News,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (691+ words) To do so ahead of the November midterm elections, they'll need to move quickly. But the process isn't a slam dunk and requires public support. Here's what it will take to approve, draw and implement new maps before the next…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (631+ words) A Newport News man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Friday for his role in a large-scale marijuana dealing ring centered at a luxury used car dealership on the Peninsula. Cortez Dayshawn Bumphus, 34, was one of the ring-leaders of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (260+ words) Antonio Perez Jr. is general manager of Rivers Casino Portsmouth, Rush Street Gaming announced. Before joining Rush Street, Perez was general manager of Rolling Hills Casino Resort in California, where he led operations for a property that included multiple restaurants,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1339+ words) Editor's note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. Local crisis services can be reached at 757-656-7755. Retired Navy SEAL DJ Shipley stood in a dimly lit…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (964+ words) The Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, which oversees the city's public housing complexes, began issuing advisories Dec. 5 about a heating outage at Calvert Square. But according to residents and their legal representatives, problems have been going on much longer. Some…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (614+ words) Virginia Beach has three tourist attractions of nationwide prominence that are now threatened. The highly respected Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art moved out of its Oceanfront location and the heavily visited city-owned Virginia Aquarium has maintenance problems and may have…...