Catholic defeated Norfolk Collegiate 63-54 during a game at Catholic High School in Virginia Beach on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

The Virginia House of Delegates passed three state constitutional amendments Tuesday that would enshrine in state law reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and automatic restoration of voting rights for people who had completed felony sentences. It's the first step in a two-year process to amend the state Constitution.

Family day home providers are a vital part of Virginias early education system and deserve robust support, professor Elizabeth Palley and doctoral student Stephanie Calabrese write in a guest column.

Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first full day as West Virginia's chief executive Tuesday, including one enabling families to receive religious exemptions from required school vaccinations - a massive departure for a state with one of the strictest vaccine policies in the nation.

The Virginia House of Delegates passed resolutions on Tuesday enshrining rights to abortion, voting and marriage equality in a critical step for Democrats hoping to amend the state's constitution next year.

In other region/state news, the University of Virginia will honor former basketball coach Tony Bennett during a home game against Georgia Tech on Feb. 8.

The new attack submarine was designed to seek and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships, conduct intelligence and surveillance tasks, engage in mine warfare and other battle operations, according to the Navy.

Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) was officially sworn into his seat on Monday, putting Republicans closer to having their full 53-member majority. Justice was sworn in by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chambers pro tempore and was joined by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.). He delayed his swearing in until West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrissey (R)...

Norfolk police announced charges in connection to a deadly shooting in Ocean View in August last year.

The Chesapeake rivals wrestled to their division finals after winter weather forced the Virginia Duals to redo its brackets with fewer teams.

A popular Virginia gay bar became the target of an arson attack early Thursday morning. Freddies Beach Bar, a long-time LGBTQ-owned

The way Tom Caldwell figures it, his own government wanted him to die.He said he was tortured during his intake at the Central Virginia Regional Jail after being arrested in a...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has selected Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) to serve as chair of the House Rules Committee, installing the veteran lawmaker at the helm of the panel that will play a key role in legislating throughout the 119th Congress. Johnson selected Foxx to lead the committee over Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), whom many...

Vick's contract obtained by The Virginian-Pilot through a Freedom of Information Act request includes performance bonuses for Mid-Eastern Athletic Association regular-season championships ($10,000), Football Championship Subdivision playoff victories ($15,000) and coach of the year honors ($2,500 to $5,000).

Trader Interactive, a digital marketing company, signed a lease for the entire 12,000-square-foot top floor at 222 Central Ave. in December. Armada Hoffler had worked from that space since the building opened in 2003.

There is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) bonanza taking place in America. To grow and thrive, AI needs data. Data centers need to be constructed to marshal this resource. Northern Virginia, for example, is becoming a parking lot for data centers. In turn, data centers need energy. The...

The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church happened around 1:10 a.m. on Saturday, according to police.