
Attorney James Ellenson speaks to the media after Deja Taylor's plea hearing in Newport News. (Image: Laura Philion)
Mother of Richneck Elementary shooter pleads guilty to child neglect charge, firearm charge dropped Local News
Deja Taylor was charged for leaving a loaded gun accessible to a child. Her son used the firearm to shoot his teacher, Abby Zwerner, in January.
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Chesapeake won’t change its facility use policy, allowing community groups continued building access Local News
The issue came about after a meeting of the Afterschool Satan Club last school year, and threatened about 40 other community groups that use Chesapeake school buildings.
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Migration into flood-prone areas has skyrocketed but Hampton Roads bucks national trend, new analysis shows Local News
“People are leaving some places for other places they think are more affordable, but that might not hold true in the long run as the costs of climate change are borne out,” said Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather.
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Scott and Kaine celebrate federal funding for Chesapeake’s first inpatient behavioral health ward Local News
The city's first inpatient ward will hold 20 beds.
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Athletic clubs, Girl Scouts are worried a new Chesapeake schools use policy could push them out of affordable space Local News
Chesapeake school leaders considered several changes to its facilities use policy over the last few months in response to community feedback about the Afterschool Satan Club being allowed at an elementary school last school year.
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Inside the new “butterfly haven” at Virginia Living Museum, featuring endangered monarch butterfly Local News
There are more than a dozen native species, including black swallowtails, zebra swallowtails, white cabbages and spicebush swallowtails.
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Adm. Lisa Franchetti will take over as Acting CNO as the long-jam of Pentagon appointments continues.
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Vice Mayor Jimmy Gray called Chris Bowman’s behavior “unbecoming of a public official.”
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