With Republicans holding a veto-proof majority in the legislature, Cooper's spending plan will likely have minimal influence on the final GOP budget adopted in the coming months.

Another attempt to impose tighter regulations on the menhaden fishery in Virginia was defeated Tuesday and interested parties again called for the state to study the menhaden population.

Restaurants in Hampton Roads will participate in the national Dine Out for Life fundraiser to raise money for LGBT Life Center on April 25.

African American oystermen created a flourishing economy in the community of Hobson for over a century. The only clear sign of this history is a highway marker, but a seventh-generation resident is fighting for more.