3-year-old dies after responders found her in the water at a Chesapeake park
Emergency responders pulled a 3-year-old girl from the water around 11:20 a.m. She was found in "medical distress," Chesapeake police say.
Former Navy SEAL now serving up craft ice cream in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Navy SEAL and ice cream maker aren’t two job titles you typically hear in the same sentence, but they’re both on Chris Fettes’ resume. "I only did this on one or two of all of my deployments," the veteran explained. "I took a little ice cream machine with me and if I had opportunities to get...
Bulk of Chesapeake’s Greenbrier Mall sold at auction
Greenbrier Mall has sold at auction. While all involved parties are not providing details, a listing on RealInsight Marketplace, an online auction platform for commercial real estate, shows the three-day auction — which ran from Feb. 24 through Feb. 26 — has ended and the property has been sold. The regional mall on...
No one physically harmed in Virginia Army ammunition plant explosion
Radford, Va. (AP) — No one was injured in an explosion early Friday at a U.S. Army ammunition plant in southwestern Virginia, authorities said. The explosion happened at about 12:30 a.m. in the ammunition production area of the plant, which produces superior-performing propellants, energetics and munitions,...
Virginia woman getting ready to celebrate 100th birthday: ‘I have really enjoyed life’
Virginia woman getting ready to celebrate 100th birthday: ‘I have really enjoyed life’. Can one stairwell help solve Virginia’s housing crisis? Lawmakers think so. Can one stairwell help solve Virginia’s housing crisis? Lawmakers think so. Virginia’s next building code update isn’t until 2027, but lawmakers are...
‘This is horrible for Virginia families’: Immigration advocates call on Youngkin to reverse executive...
Virginia immigration advocates have responded to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's recent executive order directing state police and corrections officers to participate in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts.
The Massive Dollar Store In Virginia That’ll Make Your Bargain-Hunting Dreams Come True
In the shadow of the Appalachian Mountains sits a yellow-signed temple of thrift that transforms ordinary shopping trips into treasure hunts. Dollar General in Bristol isn’t just a store—it’s a cultural phenomenon where Virginians stretch dollars into miracles. Let me tell you something about bargain hunting that...
2 men charged with kidnapping, human trafficking after North Carolina AMBER Alert
HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Two men are charged after a reported missing teen in eastern North Carolina prompted an AMBER Alert. WTVD, an ABC affiliate, reports that 32-year-old Elihue Martin Mahler of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and 24-year-old Austyn Lee Cole of Kitty Hawk face charges of felony human trafficking...
Former officer who killed shoplifting suspect to be sentenced
A former northern Virginia police officer will be sentenced Friday, two years after fatally shooting a shoplifting suspect outside a busy shopping mall in Fairfax County.
Memorial service information for fallen VBPD officers
Memorial services for Virginia Beach Police officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese will be held Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1.
