1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (131+ words) The Virginian-Pilot Sen. Louise Lucas used $300,000 in campaign funds for legal defense, reports show Colonial Williamsburg’s former CEO settles $25M lawsuit by William & Mary student he struck in crosswalk Newport News boy, 5, was unresponsive and ‘covered in bruises’ before his death,…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (213+ words) Five Peninsula pitchers combined to throw a nine-inning no-hitter Saturday night at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton as the Pilots defeated the Wilmington Sharks 5-2 before 3,450. Starter Luke Slack gave up both Wilmington runs in the third inning, striking out six…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (517+ words) The Virginian-Pilot General Daily Insight for July 26, 2026 A slower pace could reveal what pressure has been hiding. The Moon enters practical Capricorn this morning, pulling attention toward structure, responsibility, and the work that needs real support beneath it. Later, Saturn…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (544+ words) Twenty-two years ago, I wrote an opinion piece for these pages titled “Density Is Not a Four-Letter Word,” warning that when a community makes housing scarce, affordability eventually becomes a casualty. Today, that prediction has become a reality. According to…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (675+ words) Dozens of players from Virginia colleges and/or high schools, including many from Hampton Roads, are in NFL training camps this year. They’re just getting underway around the league. Here’s a look at them, in alphabetical order, with their jersey…...

6+ hour, 36+ min ago   (395+ words) Noah Maclauchlan, 18, of Chesterfield County took the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship with his sixth consecutive match-play victory at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In the first all-left-hander final in USGA history, he breezed past 2027 Florida State recruit Miles Russell…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (574+ words) NEWPORT NEWS — It’s sort of like a summer camp. Except it’s for a grade. Besides that, some students said it’s a good chance to “touch grass” during the otherwise lazy pause of the summer break. “I get my steps in,” said…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (214+ words) Re “Application for battery storage facility withdrawn” (A2, July 23): Public notice should mean a public hearing. Chesapeake has rightly emphasized transparency and greater public engagement in land-use decisions. But those goals are undermined when residents arrive prepared to speak at a…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (667+ words) The Virginian-Pilot As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, I think of a line from our national anthem’s fourth stanza: “Then conquer we must, when our cause is just.” It once meant military conquest. Today, I apply it to a modern battle:…...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago   (598+ words) For years, Pete Renzulli and Toby his boxer-Pyrenees-shepherd mix have enjoyed traveling daily to local parks in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, like Kempes Landing, Indian River and others, for morning walks. Recently, the acquisition of a Ural CT sidecar motorcycle…...