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Dozens of people turned out this week to speak in opposition to an After School Satan Club starting at Chesapeake's B.M. Williams Primary.

Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer wants to reflect on the “merits and pitfalls” of the city's new voting system.

Walmart donating Chesapeake merchandise

Virginia is taking steps to pull out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

A former sergeant with the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office is suing Sheriff Ken Stolle, alleging that he was fired for his political opinions.

An after-school 'Satan club' in Chesapeake is in limbo after its sponsor backed out.

A 41-foot sailboat with an elderly mariner on board washed ashore on the northern Outer Banks.

A Portsmouth deputy city manager hired last month, who had been charged with welfare fraud in Suffolk, no longer works for the city, according to a city spokesperson.

Santa Claus will swap his sleigh for a Navy helicopter on Saturday.

A Chesapeake Walmart employee who says she narrowly missed being shot has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company.

Changes are coming to Rudee Loop, and if you want to share your ideas about its future, now's the time.

Virginia Beach city leaders are trying to get in front of any further changes to the state's marijuana law.

Portsmouth City Manager Tonya Chapman is alleging that around $80,000 in COVID-19 relief money wasn't accounted for under her predecessor.

The first casino in Hampton Roads will open its doors to residents early next year.

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down a petition out of Hampton involving a warrantless police search of an abandoned cellphone.

The Virginia Department of Education apologized Thursday that the new draft social studies standards referred to the ancestors of the state's indigenous communities as “immigrants.”

VDOT is working to complete I-64 widening projects in Chesapeake before the year's end.

The first debate between Rep. Elaine Luria and her challenger state Sen. Jen Kiggans turned heated Wednesday.

The family of Viktoria Ljungman issued a statement thanking all of those who have sent messages of love and support following the 22-year-old flight instructor's death.

Democrat Elaine Luria and Republican challenger Jen Kiggans will face off during their first debate Wednesday in Virginia Beach.

Portsmouth announced new details regarding the dedication of the soon-to-be renamed street, “Missy Elliott Boulevard.”

One person died and two others were seriously injured Thursday after a small plane crashed at the Newport News airport.

Portsmouth officials are working with a North Carolina-based firm to design a new mixed-use district.

Hampton Roads will have more convenient access to vacation destinations in Florida for less than $100 starting in March.

The USS Gerald R. Ford is slated to finally deploy today.

A coastal flooding event unseen for a decade could inundate parts of Hampton Roads today.

The search for a civil service mariner has been suspended after he disappeared from a Norfolk-based cargo ship.

State of emergencies have been declared in Virginia and North Carolina as regions brace for remnants of Hurricane Ian throughout the weekend.

Hampton Roads could see 4-6 inches of rain as remnants of Ian move through the region.

High school students across the state are scheduled to stage walkouts today.

The city of Portsmouth has parted ways with three of its department heads.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore is warning visitors to stay away from a 2-mile stretch of beach in Rodanthe through Friday as Hurricane Fiona passes by offshore.

ODU police have identified a "person of interest" in the Virginia Tech football locker room theft.

Virginia's new transgender school policies clash with the 2020 Gavin Grimm decision, troubling civil rights groups.

Six more Republican officials withdrew support for a Chesapeake City Council candidate accused of elder abuse.

Scotty Quixx, a popular nightclub and restaurant on Granby Street, is facing closure by the city.

Virginia Beach is considering the creation of a cannabis task force before retail sales are legalized statewide.

Pharrell Williams' “Mighty Dream Forum” will be held Nov. 1-3 in Norfolk.

A Chesapeake City Council candidate is being sued by her great aunt for allegedly mistreating the elderly woman and her late husband.

The fate of a Norfolk nightclub will be decided by City Council this week.

The USS Harry S. Truman carrier — and the 5,000 sailors onboard — will return to Norfolk today.

When Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday, her ties to Virginia were remembered well.

A new plan is moving forward in Norfolk that would place a temporary casino in Harbor Park's parking lot.

A yearlong experiment to make Atlantic Avenue more pedestrian-friendly has come to an end.

Hampton Roads events attract money to restart the industry

Virginia Tech's visit to Norfolk on Friday night was a headache in more ways than one.