4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (388+ words) When a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit western Colombia in early August, Colombian American Yailenne Escobar knew she had to do something about it. So she brought Colombia to Williamsburg through salsa. According to the United Nations, over 400 people are missing, 300 people…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (567+ words) It’s a rare piece of industrial history suspended in the sky. Standing tall above the River Usk since 1906, Newport’s Transporter Bridge has become a symbol of the city. For generations, it has evoked memories of steelworks, shipyards, and the daily…...

2+ day, 26+ min ago   (652+ words) Chesapeake native Lauren Coughlin was part of United States tandems with one victory and one halve during the first day of Solheim Cup women’s team competition in Cromvoirt, Netherlands. The overall score was tied at 4 entering Saturday’s second day, in…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1264+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — When Justice Pinkston came home from J.B. Fisher Elementary School with five free books, her parents had questions. Were they really free? All five of them? Could she really choose whichever books she wanted? “I was like, are…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (66+ words) A new study from the city of Newport News found that wind fence configurations could reduce the amount of coal dust moving into nearby neighborhoods. The project could cost up to $22 million. A new study from the city of Newport…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (50+ words) The smoke coming from a fire that has burned for more than 12 hours in Chesapeake is blowing north toward the Hodges Manor neighborhood, across High Street, the Western Freeway and past Craney Island toward Hampton, according to WAVY Chief Meteorologist…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (596+ words) By Grace Taylor, Ed.D. There is something powerful about the connections we make throughout our lives and how they shape where we ultimately land. As a student in Alexandria City Public Schools, I never imagined that one day I would…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (348+ words) We have all witnessed the Alexandria City Public Schools redistricting and school-bus debacle. Parents, upset that their children no longer have a school bus and distrustful of walking to school, are often driving children to ACPS school, or in some…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (282+ words) Excessive speed by orders of magnitude, a handful of impounds and a motorcyclist trying to pop a wheelie were among the myriad of traffic violations Richmond RCMP recorded in August. Local Mounties issued almost 1,300 Motor Vehicle Act violation tickets and…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (44+ words) Thousands of people gathered at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront over Labor Day weekend for the inaugural Virginia Beach Super Girl Surf Festival. Thousands of people gathered at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront over Labor Day weekend for the inaugural Virginia Beach…...