1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (388+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. " Chesapeake City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday to begin updating the city's rules for solar and battery energy storage facilities. This unanimous vote could affect the proposed Mill Stone Energy Center Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the Hickory area....

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (123+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. " An individual has barricaded themselves in a car at the Strawbridge Marketplace in Virginia Beach Monday afternoon. Little information was available from police, aside from them. .. Person barricaded in car at Strawbridge Marketplace in Virginia Beach VIRGINIA…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (489+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. " Juneteenth marks the day enslaved African Americans in Texas learned they were free " more than 2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. On Saturday, that history was celebrated through music, culture and opportunities for the next generation…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (130+ words) NORFOLK, Va. " Norfolk police are investigating a crash that left a motorcyclist dead. Officers responded to the 8000 block of Hampton Boulevard around 4: 20 p. m. on June 19 for a reported two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (139+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. " A driver is dead after a SWAT standoff on I-264 early Sunday morning, according to Virginia Beach Police. Police say officers responded to a shots fired call just after midnight, .. . VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. " A driver is dead after…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (203+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. " A dog died and three adults were displaced after a house fire in Chesapeake Sunday morning, according to the Chesapeake fire department. Officials say firefighter responded to a reported structure fire at 6: 29 a. m. in the 300 block of Honey Locust…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (433+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. " Early voting is underway in Virginia's primary elections, with Virginia Beach voters heading to the polls to choose the Democratic nominee in the 2nd Congressional District race. The winner will face Republican Congresswoman Jen Kiggans, who does not…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (186+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. " Seven adults were forced from their homes Wednesday night after a fire damaged multiple townhome units in Virginia Beach, according to the Virginia Beach Fire Department. The fire was reported around 8: 40 p. m. in the 2300 block of Rookery Way....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (475+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. " Families looking to make Father's Day special have plenty of free options across Virginia Beach and Chesapeake this weekend. Nicole Tsetsilas, the city of Virginia Beach's parks and recreation supervisor, is helping organize Play All Day " a…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (281+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. " Virginia Beach residents were reporting power outages and coastal flooding Tuesday as the city got over 7 inches of rain in a day, according to city officials. Virginia Beach City Public Schools says all schools and offices will…...