Chesapeake VA

The race for Virginia governor is heating up as both candidates work to win over voters across Hampton Roads.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — As Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro trotted out to speak to voters Sunday at a community center in this city in southeastern Virginia, the crowd roared and clapped every time he referred to the person he was there to support: Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee for governor.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wakefield, VA – The National Weather Service in Wakefield is monitoring a developing coastal low-pressure system that will impact eastern Virginia, northeast North Carolina, and the southern Chesapeake Bay...

Authorities said Jose Castro-Rivera, 24, was killed in Virginia.

Interested in adopting a pet — or just looking at some adorable pets near you up for adoption? There are dozens of endearing pets up for adoption at animal shelters in and around chesapeake..

Norfolk Public Schools' preschool programs earned ratings of Meeting or Exceeding Expectations from the Virginia Department of Education, with Granby Elementary and Chesterfield Academy earning the highest designation of "Exceeds Expectations".

Winston Favor, a curatorial assistant at Mariner’s Museum and Park in Newport News, is still urging the public to help him identify thousands of individuals who appear in photos that were taken in the 1930s in Newport News. Favor is currently wrapping up part two of the Ellis Parker...

A CSX freight train carrying coal derailed in New Kent County, Virginia, causing Amtrak to cancel service between Richmond and Newport News until further notice.

I drove to Virginia Beach to see if a humble seafood shack could really outshine Maryland on crab cakes. Margie & Ray’s Crabhouse sits low to the ground, with sun-faded signs and a steady line of locals who look like they know what’s good. I listened, ordered, and took notes like my next meal depended on it. If you...

I first stumbled into Doumar’s on a sticky August afternoon, chasing rumors of a waffle cone machine older than my grandparents. Turns out those rumors were true. Tucked along Monticello Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia, sits a red-roofed drive-in that has been rolling cones by hand since before air conditioning was...