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Norfolk residents eager for flood preparedness funds in newly-passed Virginia state budget
NORFOLK, Va. — The City of Norfolk is getting a boost from the state government to fight flooding. On Monday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a two-year state budget that includes funds for flood preparedness. This is good news for several residents in the Llewellyn neighborhood. “The damage to...
Norfolk, Portsmouth to get state funding for gun violence prevention
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth and Norfolk are set to get millions of dollars to combat gun violence, thanks to the newly signed state budget. The two cities were specifically named in the budget to receive at least $3 million. So far this year, the Portsmouth Police Department has investigated 21 homicides, and Norfolk has investigated 12.
Virginia US Sen. Warner warns against foreign adversaries interfering in 2024 election
NORFOLK, Va. — All eyes are on the 2024 election and lawmakers are already warning against cyber-attacks meant to influence the outcomes of U.S. elections, including one of Virginia's own. As the leading members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) listened...
Fewer kids in Virginia visiting the hospital for cannabis exposure, data shows
NORFOLK, Va. — When kids get ahold of their parents' weed, it can lead to visits to the emergency room. But a new state law appears to be helping with the issue. The law regulates the production, sale, and potency of THC in Virginia. Health experts say they’re now...
Naval Station Norfolk is being impacted by climate change, flooding; lawmakers are discussing initiatives
NORFOLK, Va. — Connecting the dots between climate change and national security, lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday about the impacts of sea level rise on military installations--including, Naval Station Norfolk. Naval Station Norfolk was built in 1917 along the Elizabeth River and Willoughby Bay, where the James River and Chesapeake...
Kempsville High School baseball team forfeits season amid racism found within program
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — School administrators with Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) confirmed Wednesday that an investigation into the boy's varsity baseball program at Kempsville High School uncovered evidence of racism, hate speech, and harassment. Those findings led to the suspension or forfeiture of the rest of the...
Body found after vehicle catches fire on Eastern Shore, VSP says
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. — Virginia State Police (VSP) is investigating after a body was found in a vehicle that caught fire on the Eastern Shore Wednesday morning. Just after 8:45 a.m., VSP was alerted to a vehicle fire in the 10100 block of Lankford Highway, just north of Birdnest Drive in Northampton County.
Discounted Lyft rides available in Hampton Roads during Memorial Day weekend
NORFOLK, Va. — Memorial Day is just around the corner, and Drive Safe Hampton Roads is once again partnering with Lyft to offer 757 Sober Rides during what it calls "the deadliest weekend to drive." From 5 p.m. Sunday, May 26 until 2 a.m. Monday, May 27, Lyft users...
VCU board opts out of requiring racial literacy course after Gov. Youngkin reviews DEI college courses
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) announced on its official news site that the Board of Visitors had voted on Friday to not require students to take a racial literacy course. The decision comes after Youngkin reviewed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) courses at VCU and George Mason University.
Chesapeake welcomes CoVa's 2024 Battle of the Burgers
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — It's time for burgers, beers and the battle of the year!. Chesapeake City Park welcomes the 5th annual CoVa Battle of the Burgers. This event, held in partnership with Coastal Virginia Magazine, brings some of the region's best burger restaurants and breweries together for guests to enjoy and vote on their favorites.
What's the difference between cicadas and locusts
VIRGINIA, USA — Cicadas are out in full force across parts of the South and Midwest, as the 13-year Brood XIX and the 17-year Brood XIII are emerging from the ground by the millions. From late April through June, scattered wooded and suburban areas will ring with cicadas’ distinctive...
Violence at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare prompts prevention fair
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A visit to the hospital might be one of the last places you’d expect to see violence, and hospital staff and patients aren’t immune. “A few years ago, we actually had a back-to-back bomb threat,” said Stella McClain, the director of workforce health and wellbeing at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. “One of the incidents, the same employee received that call.”
Hampton Roads got almost 2 inches of rain Tuesday into Wednesday night
NORFOLK, Va. — It took a while, but the rain finally got here Tuesday. It was heavy Tuesday night into the early hours this morning. Early Tuesday, radar composites showed showers over the region, but much of that was virga, or rain that falls but doesn't reach the ground.
Virginia Beach boy, 8, released from hospital after being hit by stray bullet
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Three months after Landyn Davis was struck in the head by a stray bullet and placed into a coma, the Virginia Beach 8-year-old has officially been released from the hospital. In a Facebook post late Tuesday night, Landyn's mother Emily Rigsby announced he was heading...
Hampton University hosting discussion on 70th anniversary of Supreme Court decision banning racial segregation in schools
HAMPTON, Va. — This week, Virginia leaders and educators will meet in Hampton to discuss the legacy of the historic ruling of Brown v. Board of Education. On May 17, 1954, a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court changed the landscape of education in the nation. With a unanimous decision, justices ruled separating children in public schools based on race is unconstitutional.
What predators do cicadas have? Here's what experts say.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cicadas are the talk of the town along with the peculiar sound they make. While they are here—it leaves one to wonder: how do cicadas know when to wake up every 17 years?. They have a circadian rhythm of course!—well not exactly. "One theory...
Which Hampton Roads cities are seeing increases in mental health-related custody orders
HAMPTON, Va. — Where many people see an empty shell of a building on Marcella Road, Hampton’s city leadership instead sees a fix to a growing dilemma. At the soon-to-be-built BJ Roberts Behavioral Health Center, more than one dozen beds and patient intake chairs are coming to temporarily house patients suffering through a mental health crisis in the region.
NC election results: Weatherman, Boliek win Republican primary runoff races
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Two months after Super Tuesday, two primary races in North Carolina are finally being decided in a runoff election. On Tuesday, voters chose the Republican nominees for lieutenant governor and state auditor because, in March, no candidate received more than 30% of the vote which is required to declare victory.
Newport News City Council approves FY 2025 budget
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News City Council unanimously passed the fiscal year 2025 budget Tuesday evening. $624.3 million of the $1.1 billion plan will go to the general fund, with $123.1 million going to schools and $118.3 million to public safety. That public safety funding is a highlight,...
Community remembers 16-year-old boy killed in Virginia Beach shooting
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Tuesday's rain didn’t stop loved ones from honoring 16-year-old Jordan Williams in the place he loved most, the basketball court. "My son had a heart of gold," said Ann-Marie Williams, Jordan's mother. "…Used to joke around all the time. Always just liked to have fun. Basketball was his favorite sport.”
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