2025’s ‘best neighborhoods’: Virginia, Florida cities fill the list
The ‘Best Places to Live’ rankings take into account several factors, including the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics, and access to amenities. Florida and Virginia have the most neighborhoods on the list. If you’re looking for the best neighborhoods in America, you may...
Virginia jobless rate ticks up, and Youngkin, Earle-Sears, have no answers
The Youngkin administration is claiming that the state’s unemployment rate increased only a smidge in February, to 3.1 percent, which is a bit of fun with numbers on the part of the MAGAs, with tens of thousands of federal government layoffs still obviously not on the books yet in those numbers.
In just one week, 19 firearms and over 91 pounds of narcotics were seized...
RIC 8 News reported that Virginia State Police seized 19 firearms and over 91 pounds of narcotics in just one week as part of its continuing statewide investigation. The Virginia State Police and other law enforcement agencies are making tremendous progress in their mission to address crimes across the state in three...
Norfolk State keeps HC at home with contract extention
"With success comes suitors, but I'm happy to be a Spartan," said the three time MEAC Coach of the Year about his latest contract extension. The post Norfolk State keeps HC at home with contract extention appeared first on HBCU Gameday .
Hampton Roads cities keeping close watch on federal cuts as they roll out budgets
Several Hampton Roads cities have presented proposed spending plans for next fiscal year, and none to date include any preemptive cuts in anticipation of federal funding reductions. But city leaders say they are continuing to monitor any potential impacts that may trickle down to local government. Five Hampton Roads...
FAA reports near-miss at Reagan Washington National Airport involving Delta plane, Langley jet
A Delta plane and a U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon from Langley Air Force base in Hampton had a near collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and news reports.
A Portsmouth prosecutor returned to work after her law license was reinstated. Then it...
When Lori Ann Butts returned to prosecuting cases for the Portsmouth Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office late last year, the most recent suspension of her law license had ended and she was free to practice. Butts’ license had been suspended for 45 days, beginning Oct. 25, according to documents from the Virginia State...
Gunfire erupts in Hampton neighborhood, no injuries reported
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Residents in a Hampton neighborhood were startled by gunfire just after midnight Monday. Police responded to a shots-fired call near the intersection of Beach Road and Willow Road. A neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous, described the chaotic moment. “We thought it was just firecrackers,”...
YWR Wildboy Gets Deep with New Single “Gangsta Feelings”
Norfolk, Virginia’s own YWR Wildboy has been making waves in the rap scene, and his latest single, “Gangsta Feelings,” is a testament to his authenticity and depth as an artist. In a world where many assume success equates to happiness, Wildboy uses this track to peel back the layers of his reality, revealing the...
Va. woman pleads guilty to killing her mother in nursing home
NORFOLK, Va. (TCN) -- A woman entered a plea deal this week for strangling her mother to death allegedly with her son at a nursing home over the summer. Norfolk Circuit Court records show Heather Cummings pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the death of her mother Cleo Loizides on Thursday, March 27. Heather...
