Moody says a recount put Mark Whitaker 21 votes ahead for a Portsmouth council seat, after unofficial results had the vice mayor up by 63.

Janet Byrnes has 55% of the vote as union supporters rallied at the polls.

Outdoor Ventures says the city's new Holiday Trail of Lights breaks a 50-mile noncompete clause tied to its own Lumi SkyWalk.

The 10-year proposal would also expand pre-K access by fall 2028, even as Chesapeake’s enrollment growth stalls.

Spectrum blamed a power interruption for the Election Day scramble; all 49 Norfolk precincts still reported in by midday Wednesday.

Sam Harris joined the Army at 17 and nearly drowned in a 1988 training accident. This fall, he voted for the first time.

Jones took nearly 70% of the vote against Sharon Scott and Phillip Hamilton, while a school-tax referendum appeared headed for defeat.

A Lancaster County judge sided with gun-rights groups, extending a block on Virginia's AR-15 and magazine law to state agencies.

Hundreds of first-time voters helped pack the Convocation Center as Hampton University hosted its own precinct for the first time.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger joined Rep. Bobby Scott at Ironclad Distillery to push Amendment 3, as a GOP leader says he'd reject it over unresolved restitution questions.

City leaders say shops are dodging Hampton's distance rules by posing as convenience stores selling tobacco products.

A $6 million trail near Oceana could serve 300 student runners — but Virginia Beach board members are split on whether schools should foot half the bill.

Rivera, Gaines and Woll all argue it's time for change in Virginia's 3rd District — but Scott has a massive cash edge.