Chesapeake VA

When my friend Jeri—a home cook whose kitchen wizardry could shame many restaurant chefs—started raving about a seafood joint tucked into a Virginia Beach strip mall, I knew I had to investigate. She gushed over the tempura-fried shrimp that dissolved on the tongue and the perfectly caramelized Brussels sprouts. “You...

NORFOLK, Va. — A fire broke out aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford on Thursday while the ship was operating in the Red Sea, according to U.S. Central Command. Officials said the fire started in the ship’s main laundry spaces. The incident was not related to combat operations and has since been contained.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A man was injured after a stabbing on Mt Vernon Avenue Friday evening, according to the Portsmouth Police Department. On March 13 at around 9:20 p.m., officers responded to a call in the 300 block of Mt Vernon Avenue in Portsmouth. When officers arrived, they found a man with a...

An Old Dominion University graduate has created a Change.org petition calling for the university to waive tuition fees for the ROTC cadets who stopped a campus shooter. Helen Sharpe launched the petition, which has already gained hundreds of signatures online. Sharpe says she wants to create awareness about the...

Cinema Cafe, a locally owned and independently operated dine-in cinema chain rooted in Virginia, proudly announces its 40th anniversary, marking four decades of serving guests “More Than A Movie.” Opened in 1986, Cinema Cafe has grown from a bold, two-screen concept into a cherished locals’ destination, now operating...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Richmond, Virginia – Commuters across Virginia could face rapidly changing conditions Monday as a powerful storm system pushes east, bringing the risk of tornadoes, damaging winds near 70 mph, and large...

The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved the Chesapeake Compressor Station on March 3 despite environmental justice concerns expressed over the past year. Virginia Natural Gas plans on building the Chesapeake Compressor Station, which will ensure the company’s northern customers will receive service in case...

As of 6:30 p.m. Friday, at least five colleges in Virginia have investigated bomb threats at on-campus libraries — while a sixth warned people away from its library for an unnamed “active threat.”. Evacuations have occurred at University of Virginia, Bridgewater College, George Mason University, Randolph–Macon...

NORFOLK, Va. — A Suffolk man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a bystander who tried to intervene in a domestic dispute last year in Norfolk. Prosecutors said 25-year-old Lamont Charles Whitaker shot and killed 23-year-old Miyett Antwione Little Jr. on the...

A Critically Missing Adult Alert has been issued for 54-year-old Sean Francis Regan. He was last seen on March 5 at 4:30 p.m. in the 7200 block of Granby St.