The Virginian-Pilot

It was Christmas Eve in 2018 when Derrick Rountree got on his bike and headed to a convenience store in downtown Norfolk.

Norfolk Del. Jay Jones announced he will resign from his seat in the Virginia House of Delegates at the end of the year after winning reelection last month.

Chesapeake’s curbside recycling program will end next summer.

The Chesapeake School Board voted to rescind mask requirements for all students.

A former Virginia Beach teacher who claimed she was fired because of her race after teaching a racial stereotypes lesson to students has settled her lawsuit against the School Board.

The recycling industry has been undergoing seismic shifts since before the pandemic and there’s no end in sight.

The “pirate boat” sinking off the shore of First Landing State Park is finally gone.

The planned redevelopment of Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach is leaving small businesses scrambling to find new storefronts during a busy holiday shopping season.

A boat bedecked with a coded insult to President Joe Biden — “Let’s go, Brandon” — won the Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade contest Saturday night.

A Western Branch High grad and a NASA Langley research pilot are among 10 new astronauts selected by NASA as it looks ahead to the moon and Mars.