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Youngkin signs Flock surveillance bill into law, creating new regulations for police
The new law sets the stage for a battle in the 2026 legislative session over whether the Flock cameras should be expanded to ...
Guitars to turntables, light jazz to country rock: Hampton Roads talent creates rich music scene
Hampton Roads may not be a music mecca like Los Angeles, New York or Nashville, and artists’ views on the local environment differ, but ultimately, they agree the region’s diversity of genres and ...
Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus
A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.
ODU, Norfolk State post conference baseball victories
ODU starter Dylan Brown (3-2) gave up all four runs in six innings and had seven strikeouts. The teams will conclude the ...
Column: Dominion’s gas addiction is proving costly for Virginians
The Virginia Clean Economy Act maps out a better, healthier future that should be honored, the Sierra Club’s Connor Kish ...
Chayce McDermott combines with two relievers on 2-hitter as Tides roll again
In his second rehabilitation start as he recovers from a lat strain, McDermott tossed four scoreless innings and the Tides’ ...
Column: I’m a Republican, but N.C. court vote challenges must end
It’s been nearly six months since North Carolinians cast their ballots, but one race refuses to end. Jefferson Griffin, the ...
Column: I care for people with disabilities. Washington is turning its back on us.
Cutting $880 billion from Medicaid will send a devastating message to every person with a disability, the Hope House ...
Letters for May 4: Compressor station should stay out of urban area
Letter writers discuss Virginia Natural Gas project in Chesapeake, homeless shelter in Newport News and the branches of U.S.
The Dome in Virginia Beach opens Sunday, with 30 national acts booked into October
The Dome officially opens this weekend, with a community preview night and Three Dog Night, and then Melissa Etheridge. The ...
Two Hampton Roads products fare well in WNBA preseason debuts
In other region/state news, Christopher Newport’s men’s and women’s tennis teams both advanced to the finals of the ...
Holocaust survivor Dr. Roger Loria to share his story in Norfolk
Dr. Roger Loria was born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1940 and will share his story of survival at 7 p.m. Thursdayat the MacArthur Memorial Visitor Center, 150 Bank St.