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Virginia voters care about pollution. So why is the Chesapeake Bay dirty?

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A majority of Virginia voters are concerned about pollution, particularly plastics clogging waterways and runoff that contaminates waters, according to a recent survey by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Clean Virginia Waterways at Longwood University and OpinionWorks. Most voters also support legislation to cut pollution.

Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, deploys for 1st time

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The USS Gerald R. Ford pushed off the pier at Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday, embarking on its first deployment a day later than expected due to stormy weather.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

USS Gerald R. Ford to forgo traditional sendoff, braces for potential weather delays

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Navy will forgo a traditional, pier-side sendoff for the USS Gerald R. Ford due to severe weather forecast for Hampton Roads.

Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022

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Is worst yet to come? Hampton Roads under threat of major flooding event — 3 days after Ian

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A coastal flooding event unseen for a decade could inundate parts of Hampton Roads on Monday — three days after the remnants of Hurricane Ian swept through the region.

Tribune News Service · Oct 2, 2022

This Army veteran learned to love wine while stationed in Europe. Now she’s running her own tasting shop in Virginia Beach.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Tamara Hoggard stood behind a wooden bar this August afternoon, prepping for a party of 18 that would arrive at 4. Sunshine bounced off the blue-painted walls in her new shop, Tam’res Wine and Gourmet Shop, at the corner of Virginia Beach Boulevard and Newtown Road.

Tribune News Service · Sep 5, 2022

2 killed, 5 injured at Virginia house party in violent Norfolk weekend

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A hospital was overwhelmed. Emergency response teams were stretched thin. And a city is again grappling with gun violence after at least 14 people were shot in separate incidents overnight.

Tribune News Service · Sep 4, 2022

Critics say Virginia Republicans are using test scores to further politicize education

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It’s been a busy summer for Deborah DeJesus.

Tribune News Service · Aug 21, 2022

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Virginia regulators OK Dominion's planned offshore wind farm

State regulators have approved an application from Dominion Energy Virginia to build an enormous offshore wind farm off the coast of Virginia Beach and recover the cost from ratepayers

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Norfolk man exonerated 2 decades after conviction on testimony from coerced witness, disgraced police detective

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Norfolk man convicted of murder following a trial that hinged on testimony from a coerced witness and a disgraced former Norfolk police detective was exonerated this month.

Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022

More COVID treatment pills are being prescribed in richer Virginia ZIP codes and the state wants to know why

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — More than four times as many prescriptions for COVID-19 treatment pills were filled in richer Virginia ZIP codes than those with the lowest state income last month.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022

Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria to lead one of Jan. 6 panel's upcoming hearings

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Congresswoman Elaine Luria took an oath at 17 to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies — foreign and domestic.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

Trump Jr. "sacrificed privilege"

The statement was made Saturday during an appearance at the Reawaken America Tour in Virginia Beach

Salon · Jul 10, 2022

Where Virginia’s rules on abortion stand now that Roe v. Wade is gone

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Now that the Supreme Court has reversed Roe v. Wade, Virginia’s relatively lax regulations on abortion will be the final word on the matter in the state, at least for the time being.

Tribune News Service · Jun 24, 2022

Across the military, basic training is changing with a focus on mentorship, not yelling

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — More than 40 feet up the tower at Fort Jackson, Army recruit Robert Smith missed setting his feet on the 4-by-4 plank from which he was to start rappelling down.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2022

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Tribune News Service · May 26, 2022

Hundreds of dementia patients in Virginia are sent to state-run psychiatric hospitals that aren’t equipped for them

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — May Wells’ heart sank as she watched her husband leave their Williamsburg home in the back of a police car. Her husband, Ray, suffered from early onset Alzheimer’s disease, and his condition had deteriorated to the point that Wells called for help.

Tribune News Service · May 15, 2022

Old Dominion assistant professor who resigned amid backlash from pedophilia research has a new job at Johns Hopkins

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice whose pedophilia research created a stir at Old Dominion University landed a new job with Johns Hopkins University’s Moore Center for Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.

Tribune News Service · May 15, 2022

Cross-Atlantic rowing hopeful begins 4,000-mile journey from Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The clouds hanging over Hampton Roads for days had finally dissipated by the time Peter Harley launched his cross-Atlantic row Sunday morning.

Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022

Navy sailor found dead on board USS Bataan; investigation underway

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A young sailor on the Norfolk-based USS Bataan has died while on the ship, the Navy says.

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Tribune News Service · May 1, 2022

With 4,000 miles of open ocean ahead, rower plans to launch solo trip from Virginia Beach to France

Peter Harley has roughly 2.1 million oar strokes ahead of him. That amounts to 4,000 miles on the open ocean — or about 3-4 months of paddling the Atlantic.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022

Prosecutors recommend jail time for Virginia brothers involved in Capitol riot

NORFOLK, Va. — Federal prosecutors will seek jail time for two Virginia Beach brothers when they’re sentenced this week for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2022

Virginia Beach reflects 1 year after violent, ‘chaotic’ night at Oceanfront

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Raw with emotions and eager for solutions, community leaders, business owners and others gathered a year ago at the Oceanfront. It was the day after two people died and eight others were wounded in a spate of shootings that created pandemonium in the resort area.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2022

Far more Black women die during childbirth than white women. A Virginia lawmaker is trying to tackle the racial disparity

NORFOLK, Va. — Heather Wilson lost her daughter — and nearly her life — the first time she gave birth. The Virginia Beach, Virginia, resident developed a potentially fatal condition and her blood pressure skyrocketed during labor.

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2022

Virginia Beach school board member says educating children who didn’t grow up speaking English ‘not sustainable’

NORFOLK, Va. — Several of Victoria Manning’s fellow Virginia Beach School Board members and the superintendent criticized a post she made on social media that decried the cost and necessity of educating children who didn’t grow up speaking English.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022

Just what is a 'divisive concept'? Without real answers, educators are concerned about their implications on public education

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — When Conor Collins teaches his Advanced Placement U.S. History class, he asks students to think about some of the challenges Black people could have faced during Reconstruction after American enslavement was abolished.

Reason · Jan 28, 2022

Brickbat: Liar, Liar

The Virginia Beach, Virginia, police department used forged DNA reports linking people to crimes to get them to confess or to cooperate with investigators, according to a state investigation. In at least one case, a forged report from the Virginia Department of Forensic Science was introduced in court as evidence.…

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