1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (261+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Two new programs will replace the classes that have for decades trained high school students to become first responders. The school district’s public safety classes will be replaced by specific firefighting and law enforcement pathways beginning fall 2027. Sara…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1594+ words) Virginia job seekers now have a right to know what a position pays before applying online under a new state law aimed at giving workers more leverage in hiring and salary negotiations. The new law, which took effect July 1, requires…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (426+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — A new policy reducing technology’s reach in the classrooms of Virginia Beach’s youngest learners marks a turning point for the methods of instruction to students in an increasingly electronic reality. The policy additionally calls for an annual review…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (395+ words) Since the first data center project was announced in Mecklenburg County in 2010, union workers have helped build these facilities and the energy infrastructure powering them. For many rural communities, projects of this scale are among the few capable of bringing…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (354+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia families continue to deal with the overall shortage and high costs of formal childcare. But through state funding, the YMCA of South Hampton Roads aims to address the challenge by adding 235 childcare seats at three new learning…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (669+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH – The school board is considering a sharp limit to how much its youngest students use computers in the classroom. The board debated a proposed policy amendment at length Tuesday night. It would bar pre-K through first grade students…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (573+ words) The Virginia Beach-based foundation services company, founded 10 years ago, plans to hire 5,000 more employees — including nearly 1,000 in leadership roles — over the next five years. Groundworks founder and executive chairman Matt Malone said the industry is going to need to bring…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (611+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Educators and environmentalists hope a new outdoor classroom at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge will spark more appreciation for the region’s ecology. The classroom, which opened last month, is expected to host thousands of elementary school students over…...

4+ mon, 3+ week 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....

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1285+ words) Norfolk State University’s Now Is Our Time campaign raised $147 million, exceeding its original $90 million goal. View the latest business news in Hampton Roads. L.G. Shaw III has joined the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame’s board of directors. Shaw, a…...