1+ week, 2+ day ago   (512+ words) Two former governors — Democrat Doug Wilder and Republican Jim Gilmore — took what was billed as a look at Virginia’s democratic legacy and decided to attack Gov. Abigail Spanberger as out of touch on data centers. “I’ve not heard the governor…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (198+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — City planners are vetting land use impacts and potential zoning regulations for future data center projects in Virginia Beach. In the meantime, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to establish a 12-month moratorium on any new data…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (104+ words) Voters are picking a Democratic challengers for Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman, as well as a Republican who will face off against Mark Warner. Across Virginia, there are Democratic primaries in five of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts. There are Republican primaries…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1362+ words) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit a local veterinarian filed against former Virginia Beach police officials over the seizure of over $1 million from the vet nearly five years ago. The Virginia Beach Police seized Dr. Andrew Silverstone’s assets in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (313+ words) Virginia budget negotiators are nearing a deal to ensure that the state will have a new two-year spending plan in place on July 1, but they haven’t completed work on how they would tax data centers to generate additional money to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (671+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — To build two parking garages and improve streets in Atlantic Park, a public entity borrowed $53 million and agreed to pay off the loan with tax revenue generated from the project. The bill has come due, but the taxes…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (281+ words) Douglas Shepp McCain, the eldest child of the late Sen. John McCain and a former Navy officer who became an American Airlines captain, died suddenly May 20, People magazine reported. He was 66. His sister, Meghan McCain, announced the death Saturday in…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (689+ words) Virginia voters narrowly approved a Democrat-backed redistricting plan last week, granting Democrats a sizeable boost in their attempt to take four additional U.S. House seats in the midterm elections. It’s one of several legal challenges in which Republicans are primarily arguing…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (390+ words) The number of hate crimes reported in Virginia rose by 15% between 2023 and ’24. At the same time, across the country, there was a slight decrease of 1.5%. This caught the attention of Randall Nied, a sophomore at Cape Henry Collegiate. After the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (551+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Just over 12 hours after City Council approved an all ages Oceanfront curfew set to begin Friday, a Virginia Beach attorney filed a temporary restraining order in Virginia Beach Circuit Court to prevent enforcement. “This is a huge overreaction…...