Brendan Ponton

State lawmakers approved a budget Monday that adds Newport News and Hampton to the Safer Communities program, which funds community-based strategies to reduce gun violence.

Virginia lawmakers passed a budget raising the public marijuana smoking fine from $25 to $250, but advocates say the increase could harm low-income residents and worsen racial disparities.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Newport News building that sat vacant for years will soon become a commissary kitchen after the city council approved the project in a 5-2 vote.

A 19-year-old Virginia Beach woman was shot and killed Saturday in Norfolk. A community activist is calling for change amid rising gun violence.

NEWPORT NEWS — As the nation marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, the Hampton Roads region is reflecting on one of its most enduring

The free Stars in the Sky celebration at Victory Landing Park has been pushed back two hours because of high forecast temperatures. A cooling tent and water stations will be available.

A town hall is scheduled for July 28 at the Denbigh Community Center to address community concerns about the new building at Jefferson Lab in Newport News.

The parents of Brandon Caserta, a sailor who died by suicide at Naval Station Norfolk in 2018, are pushing for updates to the law bearing their son's name.

Raheem Askew, a former Newport News police officer, is charged with deprivation of rights under color of law after court documents say he raped a woman while in uniform.

Former NFL player Antoine Bethea's Newport News community center is receiving $2 million in federal funds to continue renovations, including repairs to an unusable pool.