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2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (244+ words) NORFOLK " Residents by a 2-1 margin supported a tax hike to pay for the new Tri-County high school besides re-electing two incumbents and putting into office a newcomer at Tuesday's annual town election. The ballot question exempting from state tax levy-limiting…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago  (947+ words) Norfolk baseball warms up before its game against Thurston-Cumming County on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Memorial Field in Norfolk. The Panthers defeated the Thunder 11-6 to end the regular season." Down 10-0 at the top of the fourth, Thurston-Cumming County found itself on…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago  (459+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " Traffic safety advocates and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) officials are reminding drivers to follow the state's "Move Over" law following a series of recent crashes that injured first responders and roadside workers. The law requires drivers to…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (491+ words) Water is taking center stage in travel this year " and it's not just about beach vacations. Tripadvisor's 2025 Trendcast points to "waterculturalism" as a rising trend, with travelers embracing everything from group water-therapy sessions to invigorating cold plunges. For Atlantans, the…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (445+ words) (The Center Square) " Virginia has yet to finalize a state budget for 2026-27, with negotiations stalled over a major policy dispute tied to the commonwealth's data center industry. Lawmakers left Richmond in April after a brief session, with differences still unresolved…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (318+ words) Virginia-grown Dave Matthews Band is returning to Hampton Roads this summer. The Charlottesville jam band, also known as DMB, is scheduled to perform at the Virginia Beach amphitheater at 7: 30 p. m. June 6. Tickets, starting at $69. 50 for lawn seating, are on sale through…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (1217+ words) Martinsville, Virginia-based Carter Bankshares, which recently ended a long-running feud with its largest borrower, is now eyeing North Carolina and South Carolina as it contemplates growth options." "In Virginia, we currently have a presence in most of the markets we…...

21+ hour, 25+ min ago  (55+ words) If approved by the courts, Virginia's new congressional district map would put blue urban centers in northern Virginia with red rural areas far away to create 10 blue-leaning districts and leave only one Republican district in place. The current map has…...

20+ hour, 29+ min ago  (650+ words) Don Wisnieski, one of the Norfolk Freedom Point Memorial project's organizers, reflected on the effort behind the memorial and the vision that has carried it forward for nearly two decades. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Norfolk Freedom Point Memorial drew…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (501+ words) The Virginia State Capitol is located in downtown Richmond. The Virginia State Capitol is the second oldest working state capitol in the United States. It was finished in 1788, nine years after Maryland opened its capitol in Annapolis, 112 miles away from…...