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Chesapeake, Va. – Under its new leadership team and new private equity owners, Family Dollar plans to refocus after spending 10 years as a division of Dollar Tree Inc. “We’re energized by the opportunity to stand on our own and reimagine what value means for families across America,” said Duncan MacNaughton, chairman...

The man arrested and charged in 2023 for the death of 18-year-old Aonesty Selby pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Wednesday, according to the Isle of Wight Circuit Clerk's Office.

The Newport News Sheriff's Office will hold a press conference Wednesday afternoon in reference to an attempted escape.

On June 23, 2025, the City of Portsmouth switched to a new billing system for Public Utilities. We understand this change didn’t go as smoothly as we had hoped, and we apologize for any confusion or delays it may have caused. Our team has been working diligently to resolve the issues.

A recent ransomware attack in Gloucester County, Va., has compromised residents’ personal information and officials are monitoring its aftermath amid a state and federal investigation. The county’s Information Technology Department (ITD) detected the incident “on or about April 22,” according to an online update July...

(Image credit: Ashley Cowan, HII) HII announced that Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from a construction facility to the floating dry dock, where it was launched and...

If the butterflies at the Norfolk Botanical Garden have heard the news that they’ve earned a major recognition, they’re doing a good job of keeping it to themselves. For the moment, they’re too busy courting, laying eggs, sipping nectar and dodging the occasional frog. But the native-species-only Butterfly House that...

More than 100 people have now died from the catastrophic flooding in Texas, and that number is rising. The massive search for missing people is continuing.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — While the temperature is up this summer, crime is down across Norfolk and, according to Police Chief Mark Talbot, it’s at its lowest level in the last five years. City leaders believe a community intervention program could be part of the reason for that. “We are moving in a positive direction,”...

Zuri Askew is a rising sophomore at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.