38+ min ago   (505+ words) Porous wind fences near Newport News coal terminals could help reduce air pollution for Southeast Community residents, according to a new study. However, the city currently has no definitive plans to build any. Dust Solutions Inc., which specializes in dust…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (511+ words) Portsmouth Police Chief Stephen Jenkins recently challenged all of us to think differently about public safety, saying, “We can’t arrest our way to safer communities.” Law enforcement plays a critical role in keeping our communities safe, but police officers cannot…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (263+ words) The cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach this week urged residents and businesses to reduce nonessential water use despite recent rain, saying their water reserves are low amid ongoing drought conditions. Norfolk’s Department of Utilities has moved the city to…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (131+ words) Norfolk’s Elizabeth River Ferry stop at Waterside Dock will not be serviced until further notice as the city continues construction in the area. Ferry service to Norfolk will instead board and disembark at Harbor Park, where passengers will be directed…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (534+ words) City leaders in Hampton will ask the state to allow the expansion of speed cameras into neighborhoods and to grant police new authority as a way to crack down on large, unpermitted events. The legislative priorities are among those included…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (413+ words) Three of the six teenagers accused of participating in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old in Portsmouth appeared in court Wednesday, facing robbery and shooting charges for the second time since December. The teens’ original charges — including aggravated murder, several…...

3+ day, 24+ min ago   (212+ words) Wholesale giant Costco will open its doors to a new Newport News location in November for customers to enjoy a signature $1.50 hot dog combo and a warehouse full of bulk items. The scheduled opening is months earlier than earlier city…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (174+ words) The Virginian-Pilot CHESAPEAKE — A large fire in the city’s Bowers Hill area continued burning for a second day Thursday. Chesapeake Fire Department units arrived just before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon following multiple calls reporting smoke and flames at a large…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (164+ words) NEWPORT NEWS — A man died and a woman was wounded in what police said is a domestic-related shooting early Thursday morning. At 1:55 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of 30th Street for a shooting, according to a release. That’s a…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1375+ words) Lloyd Moskowitz sat in his Brooklyn dispatch office 25 years ago listening to technicians with a cell service company update him on their repairs to a faulty 911 system over the weekend. It was after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. People were beginning to trickle…...