4+ day, 4+ min ago  (504+ words) Shoes created through a collaboration between Williamsburg retailers, artists, educators and historical organizations were supposed to be on national display Friday as the Miss America "Show Us Your Shoes" parade helped kick off Independence Day weekend festivities in Philadelphia. However,…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (511+ words) For decades, public health campaigns have warned citizens about the dangers of smoking " yet in Virginia, smoke remained a hazard inside operating rooms until recently. Surgical smoke is generated when electrosurgical pencils or lasers are used to cut tissue and…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (297+ words) The two separate lawsuits filed by the Justice Department in federal court say the laws violate the Second Amendment. "The Constitution is not a suggestion, and the Second Amendment is not a second-class right," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (142+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " A man died after a shooting on Sunday evening, police said. Virginia Beach police received a report of a shooting in the 2100 block of West Kendall Circle. This block has single-family homes and is near First Landing State…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (183+ words) The Hampton Roads Black Food Festival returns for a second year to Mount Trashmore on Saturday. Tree Kelty, the organizer and the owner of Black on Black Market in Norfolk, said in an email that about 5, 000 to 7, 000 people attended last…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (698+ words) The improvement, she said, is the result of simply asking why things were being done the way they were. On top of a 56% drop in assaults between January and May compared with the same time last year, Spanberger said use-of-force…...

2+ week, 1+ day 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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1321+ words) Only eight Saturdays remain without college football, and half of them will be occupied by the World Cup. This includes two round-of-16 matches July 4 " good luck to soccer eclipsing Nathan's hot dog eating contest on Independence Day " and two quarterfinals…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (147+ words) Virginia Beach police have arrested and charged the suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred June 10 on Florentine Way, according to a release from VBPD. At 6: 33 p. m. that day, police received reports of a shooting in the 5100 block of Florentine Way....

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (465+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " Hyleta Floyd and her family were the first ones to move into Mariner's Row, the newly redeveloped military housing development. And they couldn't be any happier to call it " and their new four-bedroom, 2-bath residence " home. "It's peaceful…...