FBI searches lawmaker’s office
PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's hometown office and her neighboring cannabis shop Wednesday, bringing into public view...
May 7, 2026Open source
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Louise Lucas Issues Statement After FBI Search, and What's Noteworthy Is What She Left Out
AP Photo/Steve Helber Though the news broke on Wednesday morning of the FBI conducting a search of the Portsmouth office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tem...
May 7, 2026Open source
FBI raids Sen. Louise Lucas’ Portsmouth office, cannabis business
Federal agents on Wednesday morning raided the Portsmouth office of state Sen. Louise Lucas, one of Virginia’s most powerful Democratic lawmakers, with mul...
May 6, 2026Open source
FBI Raids Office of Top Trump Critic in Criminal Probe
Agents were at the office of Democratic Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L Louise Lucas.
May 6, 2026Open source
BREAKING: After 10D-1R Map Is Passed by Voters, Trump/Patel FBI Raids the Portsmouth Office of VA Sen. Loui...
Cross posted from Blue Virginia “How did Fox News get someone live on the scene of a raid in Portsmouth? Do you all have an office in Portsmouth?
May 6, 2026Open source
FBI raids Portsmouth office of Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas
Federal officials are raiding Democratic Senator L. Louise Lucas's Portsmouth office, with details still emerging.
May 6, 2026Open source
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Norrell is gallery’s artist of the month
Joe Norrell was born in Yokosuka, Japan and grew up in Norfolk, Va. From an early age, he was attracted to wildlife and would sketch what he saw.
Jul 2, 2026Open source
Terrifying moment woman is nearly killed inside 7ft sinkhole until brave officer runs to rescue
A 7ft sinkhole opened in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, last Tuesday afternoon as the east coast city was being battered by torrential rain.
Jul 1, 2026Open source
Virginia officer and bystanders team up to rescue woman trapped in sinkhole
NORFOLK, Va. (WTKR) — A Norfolk police officer and a group of strangers worked together on Tuesday to rescue a woman trapped inside her car after a water m...
Jun 28, 2026Open source
USS Gerald R. Ford returns home after record 326-day deployment
The USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Norfolk, Virginia, on May 16 after completing a record-breaking 326-day deployment.
May 17, 2026Open source
After years of effort, Chesapeake Bay-specific menhaden population study gets funding
With new state dollars granted by the Virginia General Assembly by way of a budget amendment from Gov. Abigail Spanberger, scientists and lawmakers plan to e...
Jul 6, 2026Open source
More Living Shorelines Could Come to States Bordering Chesapeake Bay if the Region’s Senators Get Their Way
Norfolk, Virginia, has remained the poster child for cities facing land subsidence and flooding in the country, struggling through an onslaught of storm surg...
Jul 1, 2026Open source
Calvert County Man Faces Virginia Felony Charges After Airport Device Search
A 28-year-old Chesapeake Beach man faces Virginia felony charges after CBP officers found child sexual abuse material and bestiality material on his phone at...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Statement by Monty Deihl, Ocean Harvesters CEO, on Governor Spanberger's Amendments Restoring Funding for V...
REEDVILLE, VA / ACCESS Newswire / June 26, 2026 / "We are extremely pleased that Gov. Abigail Spanberger has announced her intention to send budget language...
Jun 27, 2026Open source
Chesapeake crab population rallies a bit from long-term slump
Last winter's dredge survey by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science found the Bay’s crabs, especia...
May 30, 2026Open source
LS GreenLink Begins Vertical Construction on Virginia’s Tallest Building at its Manufacturing and Pier Co...
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, U.S. Congressman Bobby Scott, Chesapeake Mayor Rick West, Bon-Kyu Koo (President & CEO, LS Cabl...
May 5, 2026Open source
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Culinary Team: The only corn to eat
My friend Hallie Greenwald volunteered to ride the school bus with me on my first day of school in West Virginia to make sure I found my way home. I lived on...
Jul 26, 2026Open source
Sen. Louise Lucas used $300,000 in campaign funds for legal defense, reports show
New campaign finance reports show Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas used $300,000 in campaign funds to contribute to her legal defense fund and the law firm she hir...
Jul 26, 2026Open source
Green Hypocrisy. The Case of Virginia Rejoining RGGI
Virginia debates rejoining RGGI to balance energy costs and reduce carbon emissions effectively.
Jul 26, 2026Open source
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Culinary Team: The only corn to eat
My friend Hallie Greenwald volunteered to ride the school bus with me on my first day of school in West Virginia to make sure I found my way home. I lived on...
Jul 26, 2026Open source
Sen. Louise Lucas used $300,000 in campaign funds for legal defense, reports show
New campaign finance reports show Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas used $300,000 in campaign funds to contribute to her legal defense fund and the law firm she hir...
Jul 26, 2026Open source
Green Hypocrisy. The Case of Virginia Rejoining RGGI
Virginia debates rejoining RGGI to balance energy costs and reduce carbon emissions effectively.
Jul 26, 2026Open source
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