The Virginian-Pilot

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Sam Scholl, and here are our top headlines for Thursday, August 6th. The U.S. Justice Department has filed a consent decree agreement in federal court with the Hampton Roads Regional Jail that, if approved, would force the jail to better care for its detainees, increase staffing and adhere to the Americans with Disabilities Act. The action comes after a lengthy investigation into the jail’s practices.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Sam Scholl, and here are our top headlines for Wednesday, August 5th. Tropical Storm Isaias pummeled Hampton Roads Tuesday morning with heavy winds and rain — officials and meteorologists believe tornadoes affected the region as well. More than 210,000 Dominion Energy customers in Hampton Roads were without power Tuesday evening. At times Tuesday, the total outages in the area neared 300,000. Dominion crews have begun making repairs and clearing fallen trees.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Mary Regalado, and here are our top headlines for Tuesday, August 4th. Hampton Roads remained under a tropical storm warning Monday night as Tropical Storm Isaias approached the North Carolina coast and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it made landfall there early Tuesday morning. The storm, which made landfall Sunday in eastern Florida, had maximum sustained winds of near 70 mph with higher gusts Monday afternoon.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Mary Regalado, and here are our top headlines for Monday, August 3rd. Meteorologists from the National Weather Service said Tropical Storm Isaias has weakened, but its trajectory has shifted west, increasing the likelihood it will affect central and eastern North Carolina and Hampton Roads. Isaias was along eastern Florida on Sunday afternoon and projected to make landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina then travel up the coast over the next few days.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Mary Regalado, and here are our top headlines for Friday, July 31st. The Isle of Wight county school board voted 3-2 on Thursday morning to become the first area school to decide to bring students back to class this fall. The vote bucks a growing trend in Hampton Roads — most districts have indicated they will start the year virtually.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Sam Scholl, and here are our top headlines for Thursday, July 30th. About 2.4 percent of adult Virginians have antibodies for the coronavirus, according to preliminary findings from a statewide study.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Sam Scholl, and here are our top headlines for Wednesday July 29th. A 10 p.m. alcohol sales cutoff, a mandatory midnight closing of restaurants and limits on the number of people gathering are among the restrictions Gov. Ralph Northam is implementing in Hampton Roads as a result of a spike in coronavirus cases.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Mary Regalado, and here are our top headlines for Tuesday, July 28th. Gov. Ralph Northam said Monday that Hampton Roads has become a hot spot in Virginia for coronavirus cases — and hinted that tougher restrictions are coming. Northam, who is set to deliver his latest coronavirus briefing Tuesday afternoon, made comments after a Monday press conference to launch “Rebuild Virginia” in Hampton’s downtown Phoebus.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Sam Scholl, and here are our top headlines for [day, date]. As Chesapeake Public Schools works to figure out what the fall will look like, some students said one component of the city’s reopening plan unfairly placed the burden on them to decide to return to the classroom — or risk losing out on their diplomas.

Good morning from The Virginian-Pilot. I'm Sam Scholl, and here are our top headlines for Friday, July 24th. The leader of Virginia Beach public schools is calling for the division’s nearly 70,000 students to start classes virtually this fall — and to continue online unless Hampton Roads’ starts seeing far fewer new COVID-19 cases.