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Bag’s Buddies honors beloved ex-Navy pilot, helps Virginia Beach youth get in the game
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (505+ words) So far, it’s been a good summer for some Virginia Beach kids who have enjoyed a basketball, pickleball and swim camp — all for free. In July, the children get to test their athletic skills at lacrosse and soccer camps, too....
Virginia Beach boys lacrosse players make all-state second team in Class 5
2+ week, 3+ day ago (444+ words) HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LACROSSE No players from Virginia Beach schools made the VHSL Class 5 all-state first team, but several made the second team. They were: Kellam senior Colten Goodwin on attack, Kellam senior midfielders Grey Schleicher and Elijah Lamb, and…...
Virginia Beach School Board reverses course on new policy limiting laptops for students, extends ban to first graders
3+ week, 10+ min ago (802+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — The School Board on Tuesday narrowly adopted a series of motions walking back a new policy that restricts the classroom laptop usage of the district’s youngest students before expanding the ban’s scope to entirely include first-graders. In a…...
Barricade situation over in Virginia Beach; vehicle had anti-police message painted on it
3+ week, 2+ day ago (139+ words) A barricade situation has ended in Virginia Beach after a person barricaded themselves inside a vehicle on London Bridge Road near Strawbridge Marketplace, a shopping center that includes multiple restaurants and other businesses. Police used gas to force the person…...
Virginia Beach School Board limits laptop usage for youngest students
3+ week, 2+ 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…...
Who are the best all-time Major League Baseball players from Virginia? Some 757 stars are worthy choices.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (126+ words) Al Bumbry (Fredericksburg, center field): A baseball and basketball star for Virginia State, the Vietnam veteran hit leadoff for the Baltimore Orioles, who won the World Series in 1983. The lefty... Daily Horoscope for June 21, 2026 Daily Horoscope for June 20, 2026 Virginia lawmakers…...
Virginia budget leaders reach ‘agreement in principle’ for deal
3+ week, 5+ day 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…...
Virginia Beach will tap tourism tax fund to pay Atlantic Park debt
3+ week, 6+ day 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…...
Virginia Tech signs Oklahoma State guard out of transfer portal
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (460+ words) The Virginia Tech men’s basketball program announced the signing of 6-1 guard Jaylen Curry from the transfer portal on Tuesday. The Charlotte, North Carolina, native averaged 10.1 points, 3.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game for Oklahoma State last season. He scored in double…...
UVA, Virginia Tech, Liberty, VCU baseball make NCAA Tournament
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (955+ words) Blanked last season for the first time in seven years, college baseball teams from Virginia have returned to prominence in the NCAA Tournament. Virginia, Virginia Tech, Liberty and VCU earned bids to the 64-team bracket unveiled Monday. The only states…...