3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (641+ words) The Virginia State University campus turned into a chaotic scene early Saturday, Aug. 15, after five people were injured in a shooting near a dormitory during move-in weekend for students. By 11 a.m., about 10 hours after the shooting at the Ettrick campus, the…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (880+ words) PORTSMOUTH — The city's Historic District Commission recently reapproved the redevelopment of a Marcy Street home that’s also site of the former historic “Candy Cottage.” The 445 Marcy St. project includes building a new single-family home on the property while moving and…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (548+ words) On Monday, Aug. 3, Callahan premiered "Full Sail," before an audience of current and former student-athletes, parents and community members in the Nichinan Theater at Portsmouth High School. "Throughout the majority of the process, I wanted to have some sort of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (773+ words) PORTSMOUTH — City Councilor Kate Cook raised the possibility of creating a Heritage Commission to protect historic homes outside the city’s historic district from demolition. Cook pointed to hearing “some very significant questions that have been raised by residents in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (377+ words) PORTSMOUTH — Developer Mark McNabb and/or his representatives are scheduled to appear at a Historic District Commission meeting July 1 to seek approval for changes to his previously approved project at 1 Congress St. The HDC voted in November 2024 to grant a…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (664+ words) Richmond ― Abigail Spanberger was elected governor of Virginia as a potential role model for Democrats nationally, who were eager to see whether a moderate focused on affordability would help the battered party reclaim its mojo. Two months in, Spanberger insists…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (89+ words) Small towns often are known for their quirky, insular intrigue, but the drama unfolding in Purcellville, a Virginia exurb that’s a 50-mile drive west of Washington, is a brass-knuckled version of... The town council meeting had reached the point on…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (321+ words) Norfolk, Va. — The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four others, over national security concerns. Dominion Energy Virginia said in…...