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Defending Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I champion Norfolk Academy hosts Virginia High School League Class 5 runner-up First Colonial on Thursday in the season opener for both squads.
The Bulldogs and Patriots play Thursday in the season opener for both teams, while No. 3 Nansemond River has a weekend full of tough matchups in the Beach Invitational at the Virginia Beach Regiona…
Devon Miller, an art teacher at First Colonial High School, will be showcasing her art skills again at the Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach.
In high school, Devon Miller displayed her art in the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival student art show. Now an art teacher at First Colonial High school, Miller will be showcasing her skills again …
Labor Day will start with mostly cloudy skies, scattered showers, and isolated storms. Rain will move out and clouds will clear out through the afternoon.
There's a national spotlight on the Boar’s Head plant in Jarratt, Virginia. And it's got locals worrying. From The New York Times:
The national spotlight on the Boar’s Head deli meat plant has created a sense of unease in Jarratt — roughly 10 miles north of Emporia — and larger neighboring towns, where residents said good-payi…
“I will not see you for an incredibly long time," Adele said.
After performing nonstop for nearly three years, Adele is making a big announcement.
Letters to the Editor: The SS United States ocean liner should be moved to Norfolk. Maybe right next to the Battleship Wisconsin?
Letter writers advocate for docking the SS United States next to the Battleship Wisconsin, urge the Senate to pass the Falun Gong Protection Act, and argue America is failing on many levels.
The demolition of the former Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center hospital complex will take awhile. Like, a really long while.
Construction crews have begun knocking down walls at the former DePaul hospital property in Norfolk with plans for an afterschool youth facility in the works.
“President Trump was invited by us, the Gold Star families, to attend the solemn ceremonies commemorating the three-year anniversary of our children’s deaths,” said the relatives’ joint statement. “He was there to honor their sacrifice, yet Vice President Harris has disgracefully twisted this sacred moment into a political ploy.”
Kamala Harris on Saturday accused Trump of staging a “political stunt” that “disrespected sacred ground” where many Afghanistan war dead are buried.
Dog owners, here's an event coming up in the Outer Banks.
The Coastal Humane Society invites all four-legged friends and their humans to attend its 5th Annual Soggy Dog Pool Party at the Outer Banks Family YMCA on Sept. 7.
Grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets after six more hostages were found dead in Gaza, chanting “Now! Now!” as they demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach a cease-fire with Hamas.
Israel on Sunday said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin who became one of the most well-known captives held by Hamas.
A "treasure" found under a road in North Carolina.
Crews with the N.C. Department of Transportation discovered the “extraordinary” culvert within the Bost Mill Historic District, which dates to 1810.
Today in history: A U.S.-French expedition located the wreckage of the Titanic on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean roughly 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.
A U.S.-French expedition located the wreckage of the Titanic on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean roughly 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.
Virginia's farmland is shrinking, being turned into housing or other development. In Virginia Beach, farmers are adapting.
A new generation of Virginia Beach farmers faced with rising operational costs are rethinking their goals and changing their business models. Many are trying new on-farm experiences including marke…
In one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most important ecosystems, an invader is thriving.
In 2004, scientists first noticed a mysterious algae-like substance in the Susquehanna Flats. Its footprint is increasing, but its impact is unclear.
Kamala Harris said former President Trump “disrespected sacred ground” in his recent appearance at Arlington National Cemetery.
Vice President Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump “disrespected sacred ground” in his recent appearance at Arlington National Cemetery.
This Colonial Williamsburg actor who portrays the Marquis de Lafayette is helping to undertake a 13-month, 200th-anniversary re-creation of Lafayette’s triumphant 1824 farewell tour of the United States. From The New York Times:
200 years after the Revolutionary hero’s tour, a CW reenactor retraces his steps. This year and next, Lafayette’s tour will be replicated across 24 states. Coming up: Yorktown, Williamsburg, …
ODU was ... so close.
The Gamecocks couldn’t exhale until ODU’s Grant Wilson threw an interception — his second of the game — with 1:29 to play.
He was one of the few prominent Republicans consistently keeping his distance from Donald Trump. But no more.
Cox’s turnabout bewildered political observers who, for the past decade, have watched him methodically build a persona as a moderate in the manner of Mitt Romney.
Not even a long weather delay could stop UVA on Saturday.
Led by Kobe Pace and Anthony Colandrea, the Cavaliers got off to an excellent start before storms prompted a pause to action at Scott Stadium.
Lake Mary of Florida shocked Taiwan in the Little League World Series. Coach Jonathan Anderson credited God and the prayer of two Chesapeake residents, Jeff Guill and Joe Smith, with helping them.
From Larry Rubama:
Lake Mary of Florida shocked Taiwan last Sunday in the Little League World Series, rallying for a 2-1 win in extra innings. Lake Mary coach Jonathan Anderson credited God and the prayer of two Ches…
A York County man who tends to focus on high-profile cases is suing Portsmouth’s top prosecutor in an open records dispute.
Several of Josh Stanfield’s open records requests have gone to court. He tends to focus on high-profile cases — a meals-tax scandal in Richmond, casino controversies in Richmond and Norfolk a…
Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has a history of inflammatory comments that his opponent, Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, has said makes him too extreme to lead North Carolina.
North Carolina conservatives who gathered recently over coffee and pancakes at the Olympic Family Restaurant to support Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson knew about some of the controversial things…
Mystery solved.
The source of a letter — written in 1945 by a serviceman stationed in Hampton Roads — has been identified.
No, the bottle didn’t float aimlessly for 80 years before being found on a Florida beach.
Mike Meyer’s father kept about 50 letters he’d received during World War II as keepsakes until the day he died. After reading and re-reading the letters, Meyer decided to share them with the world and send them adrift.
Then came Hurricane Debby.
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(Photo courtesy of Suzanne Flament-Smith)
The exhibit uses photos, historical text, posters, T-shirts and personal anecdotes to illustrate surfing's history and popularity in this little corner of the world.
“Where the Waves Break: Surfing in Northeastern North Carolina” puts two misconceptions to rest: Surfing is just about tan men and women riding boards in the ocean and the sport is a “West Coast th…
Tous les Jours, a French-Asian bakery café, features about 300 artisan pastries, gourmet cakes and desserts plus a variety of coffees, teas and blended beverages.
Tous les Jours, founded in 1997 in South Korea, entered the U.S. market in 2004 and is expanding across the country.
Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned, officials said.
Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
A lawsuit filed in Chesapeake Circuit Court this week marks the second legal action taken amid an ongoing dispute over council member Don Carey’s candidacy for the Nov. 5 mayoral race.
A lawsuit filed in Chesapeake Circuit Court this week marks the second legal action taken amid an ongoing dispute over council member Don Carey’s candidacy for the Nov. 5 mayoral race.
We're on the map!
With most states reliably red or blue, the path to the presidency runs through seven states.
Mystery solved: A Florida man put a 1945 letter written by a Little Creek serviceman into a bottle and set it adrift, sparking curiosity across the country.
The man who put a letter written in 1945 by a serviceman stationed at Little Creek into bottle and set it adrift told The Pilot: “I didn’t think it was that big a deal.”
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Pro-Palestine protestors relocated from the Great Lawn at Christopher Newport University to Warwick Boulevard after being told they would be arrested if they demonstrated on campus. They join the chorus of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the country this week as tensions over the United States’ ongoing role in Israel’s assault on Gaza intensified. (🎥: Eliza Noe/The Virginian-Pilot)
The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Stranding Response team works to drag a whale out of the ocean Sunday after it washed up at the Oceanfront in Virginia Beach. About 200 people were lined along the beach at 25th Street to watch the recovery efforts. https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/03/03/whale-washes-up-at-virginia-beach-oceanfront/ (📹: Eliza Noe/The Virginian-Pilot)
Residents and employees from Atlantic Shores Retirement Community in Virginia Beach showed off their moves during ODU's “Ice Cream & Cake” dance during the Monarchs' game last night. (📹: Harry Minium/ODU Athletics) Read the story: https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/25/virginia-beach-retirement-community-seniors-perform-ice-cream-and-cake-at-odu-basketball-game/
Firefighters are adding another ladder to fight a blaze that broke out at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The fire has injured a firefighter, shut down a section of the Atlantic Avenue corridor and is sending smoke wafting through a large part of the resort area. (📹: Eliza Noe/The Virginian-Pilot)
Retired Master Chief Gerald "Jerry" Gandy served as captain of a river patrol boat in the Vietnam War for about 10 months before an injury ended his time there. The attack that injured Gandy also killed a Vietnamese soldier on the boat.
Sunday is the third and final day of the Something in the Water festival. The festival made the decision to delay the day's activities around 11 a.m. Here are some sights and sounds from the Virginia Beach Oceanfront inside the festival grounds at the 8th Street entrance and overlooking Pacific Avenue from the 9th Street garage. (🎥:Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot)
Drones put on a show at the Oceanfront. 👀 (🎥: Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)
It is Day 1 of the Something in the Water festival, which has been delayed "until further notice" because of the weather. Here is what the Virginia Beach Oceanfront looks like at 10th Street. (🎥: Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot)
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Last night, supporters of a resolution designating Suffolk as a Second Amendment sanctuary spoke before the Suffolk City Council.
A video from Virginian-Pilot photographer Steve Earley who is aboard the Schooner Virginia racing in the 30th annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race.
Herbert Culbertson reflects on the final moments with his friend Deuce, an 11-year-old pit bull that was shot and killed during an early-morning burglary on Monday in Virginia Beach. (Video by Kaitlin McKeown/Staff)
For the first time ever, a woman will captain the Elizabeth River Ferries. "There's more pressure, more expectations, but I feel up to the challenge."
Today, hundreds gathered for a vigil in Virginia Beach.
Video released by the U.S. Navy on Thursday shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transiting the Suez Canal. The Lincoln, along with embarked Carrier Air Wing 7, left Norfolk on April 1 for a regularly scheduled deployment that is expected to end with a homeport shift to San Diego.
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