The Virginian-Pilot

Welcome to the Great Dismal Swamp? The city of Chesapeake is evaluating a plot of land for a visitors center to draw more attention to the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia and North Carolina.

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s pick for chief of police has withdrawn from consideration.

A video rental store that is believed to be among one of the last of its size on the East Coast is set to close in Virginia.

A member of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 has been charged with soliciting nude photos of women while pretending to be someone else through text messages.

A Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit by activists which sought to force the city of Norfolk to move its 112-year-old Confederate monument.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he could soon be rolling out a plan for free community college tuition.

The National Rifle Association will hold a town hall meeting in Virginia Beach about a month after it experienced 2019’s deadliest mass shooting.

A hotel’s insurance company has sued a high school student it claims caused more than $690,000 in damage by activating a sprinkler inside one of its rooms

Former Washington Redskins defensive back Curtis Jordan has been found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend at her Virginia Beach home.

Virginia’s state-run liquor stores will begin opening two hours earlier on Sundays this summer, the Virginian-Pilot reported.

Authorities in Virginia are continuing to jail or fine people based on an old and obscure law that’s known as the “habitual drunkard” statute.

On Wednesday night, Virginia’s General Assembly agreed to a budget amendment which ended the state’s practice of suspending the driver’s licenses of people with unpaid court fees. Many argue that practice made it hard for people to repay their debts. However, as News4’s Drew Wilder reports, this “vicious cycle” might be relitigated next year.

Residents of Portsmouth, Virginia, are asking what exactly led to the resignation of the city’s former police chief, who says racist and sexist attitudes forced her departure.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s medical school has won a national award for fostering diversity as it weathers the scandal ignited by a racist photograph from its 1984 yearbook.

A former “American Idol” and “Fear Factor” contestant who was arrested last year in Virginia with nearly 2 pounds (0.9 kilograms) of fentanyl will be allowed to live with her parents in New Jersey while awaiting trial.

A recently unsealed court document says a former contestant on both “American Idol” and “Fear Factor” worked as a courier for a drug ring and was trying to deliver nearly 2 pounds (830 grams) of fentanyl when she was arrested last year.

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has filed for divorce from his wife of 42 years.

A boy shot in the upper body in Portsmouth, Virginia, died of his injuries, police said.

The Virginia Lottery says it’s taking action to identify or stop potential fraud among ticket retailers.

Mating season for deer has begun. That means the animals are on the move, and drivers face a higher risk of striking them.