The Virginian-Pilot

Virginia Beach leaders ‘blindsided’ by Something in the Water cancellation, want more proactive role in future

Mayor Bobby Dyer recommended that in order for the festival organizers to rebuild trust, they should commit to a long-term partnership, and that the city must take a more proactive role in the decision-making.

Pharrell Williams wears a custom Louis Vuitton jacket during at Something in the Water in Virginia Beach, Va. on Saturday, April 29, 2023. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian Photo)

The Chesapeake City Council voted 7-2 to approve a solar energy facility that will allow about 1,000 homes to have lower energy bills.

Chesapeake approves 41-acre solar project; farmers say it will provide ‘security’

The 2024 election guide contains Q&As with candidates running for mayor, city council, school board and in other special elections in Hampton Roads cities, as well as with candidates running for four congressional seats. The guide will be updated regularly with additional reporting on individual races and candidates.

757 Votes: The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press 2024 election guide

The ban will be in effect from bell-to-bell.

Virginia students banned from using cellphones during school day starting in January

Hampton Roads and eastern North Carolina are still under a coastal flood advisory as remnants of Potential Tropical Storm 8 move over the region.

Virginia braces for potential flooding, up to 4 inches of rain from tropical cyclone remnants

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Russia-linked actors are seeding disinformation about Harris as election nears, Microsoft says

The tech giant’s report details how Kremlin-aligned actors that at first struggled to adapt to President Joe Biden dropping out of the race have now gone full throttle in their covert influence efforts against Harris and Democrats.

Politics

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks into a microphone in front of an American flag

Harris condemns Trump rhetoric, says voters should make sure he ‘can’t have that microphone again’

Harris said the Republican attacks on the city and migrants there were “lies that are grounded in tropes that are age old.”

Local News

Rep. Bobby Scott faces challenger John Sitka in U.S. House District 3 race

Democratic incumbent Bobby Scott and Republican challenger John Sitka are competing to represent Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.