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4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (512+ words) The gradual increase in unemployment to begin this year coincides with a decreasing labor force, driven by cuts in federal government employment and fewer jobs in professional and business services, which often reflect changes in federal jobs and contract spending....

12+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1153+ words) Emerson Konopasek of Norfolk High School attempts to dribble past Grand Island defenders Zuly Crispin Ramirez (left) and Caprice Richardson during Norfolk's home game Tuesday night. Cheyenne Olson of Norfolk High School reaches for the ball in front of Grand…...

11+ hour, 59+ min ago  (195+ words) By Adam Aton | 04/15/2026 06: 57 AM EDT Gov. Abigail Spanberger's emphasis on affordability is boosting a power source that's relatively cheap and quick to build. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), seen here delivering her State of the Commonwealth address in January, signed into…...

24+ min ago  (259+ words) Spanberger amended legislation recently passed by the General Assembly to begin legal sales of recreational marijuana in Virginia. The legislation now goes back to lawmakers to review the changes. -- Virginia's proposed recreational pot market would initially feature fewer retail locations…...

20+ hour, 56+ min ago  (550+ words) Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed Senate Bill (SB) 170 into law on April 13, 2026, after Virginia's General Assembly passed the bill on March 4, 2026. SB 170 amends " 40. 1-28. 7: 8 of the Code of Virginia by introducing new restrictions and requirements regarding covenants not to compete between…...

16+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1464+ words) Don't guess, vote yes," Virginia Beach NAACP member and voter Georgia Allen chanted in a crowd of voters Saturday near Virginia Beach's Mount Trashmore. Allen was one of dozens who attended a series of get-out-the-vote style rallies over the weekend…...

1+ day, 54+ min ago  (337+ words) NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) " Montel Eugene Sutton, 45, will serve five months in the Norfolk jail following a felony driving under the influence conviction, his third in 10 years. According to a release from. .. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) " Montel Eugene Sutton, 45, will serve five…...

19+ hour, 10+ min ago  (373+ words) NORFOLK, Va. " During a presentation at a Tuesday Work Session, Norfolk's city council learned the estimated cost of a massive flood resilience project ballooned from $2. 6 billion to $6. 1 billion. The new number was part of an update on the Coastal Storm…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (605+ words) (The Center Square) " Virginia's legislative session reached a key turning point late Monday as Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger finalized action on hundreds of bills, sending many back to lawmakers for a final decision later this month. Lawmakers will return April…...

18+ hour, 7+ min ago  (330+ words) (WFXR)- Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation that enters the Commonwealth into an interstate compact to give its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Virginia…...