28+ min ago  (384+ words) NORFOLK " Executive leadership and officers of the city's largest public school employees' union have been dismissed after an internal investigation. . Mackey has not responded to repeated requests for comment. The internal investigation by the national union noted that the former…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago  (334+ words) Anheuser-Busch is investing $5. 8 million into its Williamsburg Brewery, partly to increase production of Michelob Ultra, the company announced Thursday. The investment will be used to fund a new technical skills training center at the plant, which is located in James…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (261+ words) Newport News is asking residents to conserve water amid an ongoing drought. City Manager Alan Archer on Thursday declared a Stage 2 drought warning for Newport News, where in the waterworks department requests its more than 410, 000 customers across the Peninsula to…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago  (308+ words) Fetty's "Nostalgia" tour, announced this month, is scheduled to stop at The Dome in the Oceanfront's Atlantic Park development at 8 p. m. Sept. 12. Tickets are on sale, and general admission (standing) costs $75. 50. This tour is dubbed as a "celebration of the present…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago  (336+ words) Norfolk City Council approved a $352 million capital improvement plan Tuesday after the city manager suggested moving a planned fitness center and library to the former site of Poplar Halls Elementary School. After a one-week continuation, City Council members voted 7-1 to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (366+ words) WILLIAMSBURG " The first phase of the new arrival area for Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area should be completed next month in time for the Fourth of July festivities. Matt Webster, vice president for operations for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, said the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (525+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " On a recent morning at Motor World, the sound of throaty go-kart engines filled the air'as a father and son whipped around a winding "s" curve on the Family Grand Prix track. The popular motorsport attraction off Birdneck…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (552+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " Plans for a new public parking garage near the convention center are coming closer to reality. After reviewing submissions from a request for proposals last year, the city's preferred developer is The Runnymede Corp. Virginia Beach would contribute…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (156+ words) A motorcyclist died after a pursuit early Monday morning in Virginia Beach. Just after 1: 30 a. m. , a Virginia State Police trooper tried to stop a Honda motorcycle for reckless driving by speeding on Interstate 264 east, near Rosemont Road in Virginia Beach, according…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (133+ words) An Olympic medalist won in Virginia Beach, where the men's pro victor posted the first Stab High perfect score. Meanwhile, UVA won its seventh men's team tennis NCAA championship in thrilling fashion. Business Notes: Sheetz looks to open location near…...