Education | Chesapeake, Portsmouth to hire more school resource officers with state funds By Natalie Anderson August 14, 2024 at 4:43 p.m. In addition to basic law enforcement training, school resource officers will be trained to respond...
City Politics | Chesapeake farmland industrial megasite project receives $35 million in funding to get ‘shovel-ready’ By Natalie Anderson August 11, 2024 at 1:10 p.m. Chesapeake Economic Development Director Steven Wright called the project "transformational" for the city. He said...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY City Politics | Chesapeake council files lawsuit against member Don Carey over election dispute By Natalie Anderson August 6, 2024 at 5:55 p.m. The lawsuit, filed in Chesapeake Circuit Court on July 31, is a writ of mandamus,...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Crime and Public Safety | Man who was ordered deported 6 years ago now charged in crash that killed ODU student By Peter Dujardin August 12, 2024 at 1:59 p.m. Elvis Cruz-Ferrera is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Interstate 664 crash that killed 19-year-old...
Olympics | Chesapeake’s Grant Holloway advances to the Olympic 110-meter hurdles semifinals By Larry Rubama August 4, 2024 at 12:42 p.m. Chesapeake's Grant Holloway, a Grassfield High graduate, easily won his first-round heat in the 110-meter...
Virginia Politics | Should council members resign to run for mayor? The rules vary in Hampton Roads. By Natalie Anderson July 30, 2024 at 5:55 p.m. An ongoing legal question is highlighting the unique position Chesapeake finds itself in as it's...
Crime and Public Safety | Teenager dies in Chesapeake shooting By Eliza Noe July 23, 2024 at 7:38 a.m. Police in Chesapeake are investigating the fatal shooting of a teenager in the 2000 block...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY City Politics | Looming question over Chesapeake council member’s seat leads to rift between members By Natalie Anderson July 21, 2024 at 12:41 p.m. A judge will be asked to decide whether council member Don Carey is required to...
City Politics | Chesapeake defers vote on nearly 1,300-unit development in Grassfield area By Natalie Anderson July 18, 2024 at 2:47 p.m. The project, called Springton at Grassfield, proposes a variety of housing options, including 528 multi-family...
City Politics | Question about candidate in Chesapeake mayoral race will head to court By Natalie Anderson July 11, 2024 at 5:06 p.m. The Chesapeake City Council will ask a Circuit Court judge to compel sitting council member Don...