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Coverage here follows city government, Norfolk Public Schools, the naval base, business and public safety in Norfolk, home to the world's largest naval base. Reporting reaches neighborhoods across the city and the wider Hampton Roads region.


Travel

Live Poll

Do new nonstop flight routes provide meaningful economic benefits to your local community?

Air Travel

United Airlines to Launch Nonstop Norfolk-San Francisco Flights

The new year-round service marks Norfolk International Airport's first nonstop route to the West Coast.

United Airlines to Launch Nonstop Norfolk-San Francisco Flights

Politics

Live Poll

Should the US keep spending more on its military overseas deployments?

Military

Destroyer Circles Africa to Avoid Red Sea Threats

USS McFaul returned to Norfolk after an 11-month Middle East deployment, sailing around the Cape of Good Hope instead of the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint.

Destroyer Circles Africa to Avoid Red Sea Threats

Crime

Financial Crime

Esthetician Pleads Guilty in Laser Treatment Fraud

Hayley Nicole Atwood admitted falsely posing as a master esthetician while clients suffered burns and scarring from laser procedures.


Weather and Disaster

Live Poll

Have you taken steps to prepare your home for flooding or heavy rain this season?

Current Conditions

Norfolk Airport Logs Record 6.31 Inches of Rain

A slow-moving cold front and training thunderstorms drove record November 6 rainfall and flooding across Hampton Roads.

Norfolk Airport Logs Record 6.31 Inches of Rain

Sports

Basketball

Old Dominion Tops Western Michigan 61-49

Zacch Wiggins led Old Dominion with 25 points as the Monarchs opened the season with a win over Western Michigan.

Old Dominion Tops Western Michigan 61-49

Statewide reporting here centers on city council decisions, the Norfolk independent city courts and Norfolk Public Schools alongside the naval, healthcare and port employers that define the regional economy. From Ghent and Downtown Norfolk to Freemason, Berkley and Larchmont, neighborhood coverage extends into Chesapeake City, Portsmouth City, Virginia Beach City and Hampton City where stories cross the line. The naval base ties federal defense spending, housing demand and infrastructure decisions to military posture and budget cycles in ways that run through nearly every major debate at city hall. Sea-level rise, development along the waterfront and school district resources are the recurring threads in local government reporting.


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