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U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner answer questions during the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce 2nd annual U.S. Senatorial Forum Luncheon at the Founders Inn in Virginia Beach on Aug 17, 2015. U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner answer questions during the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce 2nd annual U.S. Senatorial Forum Luncheon at the Founders Inn in Virginia Beach on Aug 17, 2015.
The USS Gunston Hall is preparing to pick up Marines in North Carolina before deploying to Central and South America for several months to work with allies in the region. The Navy said the dock landing ship is scheduled to leave Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story on Monday.
Virginia Beach's fire chief is apologizing for a "misstep" that led to firefighters possibly being exposed to asbestos during a training exercise. "We will make sure we don't have something like this happen again," Fire Chief David Hutcheson told City Council members Tuesday afternoon.
Prosecutors say a Virginia man jailed on accusations of threatening to shoot a U.S. congressman over marijuana policy had also threatened to kill a mayor over deteriorating road conditions. A spokeswoman for Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms confirmed to The Virginian-Pilot that Sessoms was aware of a threat made by 69-year-old Wallace Grove Godwin against Sessoms.
New delegates from left: Kathy Tran, D-Fairfax, and her daughter, Elise, 11 months, Wendy Gooditis, D-Clarke, Kelly Convirs-Fowler, D-Virginia Beach, Debra Rodman, D-Henrico, Schuyler VanValkenburg, D-Henrico, Lee Carter, D-Manassas, Karrie Delaney, D-Fairfax, Hala Ayala, D-Prince William, Dawn Adams, D-Richmond, Jennifer Carroll Foy, D-Prince William and Elizabeth Guzman, D-Prince William, pose after being sworn in as members of Virginia House of Delegates at the state Capitol in Richmond, Jan. 10, the first day of the 2018 legislative session.
A recent survey showed shoaling in the inlet. Shoaling is the rise of sand at the bottom which makes the inlet more shallow, keeping larger boats from getting through.
Danica Roem, a Democrat who is running for Virginia's House of Delegates against GOP incumbent Robert Marshall, casts her vote at Buckhall Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Manassas, Va. If Roem wins she would be the first openly transgender person elected and seated in a state legislature in the United States.
A.J. Scherman, 37, left, works with fellow apprentice Ryan Buzzy on a robotics control computer at a chainsaw assembly line at a Stihl Inc. production plant in Virginia Beach, Va.. May 25, 2017.
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State Sen. Frank Wagner cited his business experience and military background in making a case for why he should be the Republican Party nominee for Virginia governor.
Virginia suffered only a glancing blow from Hurricane Matthew last month when unprecedented amounts of rain fell, but on Wednesday officials estimated flood damage to be hundreds of millions of dollars, making it the costliest storm since Hurricane Isabel in 2003. Emergency management officials are now renewing calls for residents to get flood insurance, saying a vast majority of homeowners in areas vulnerable to major hurricane storm surge lack coverage.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a $2.5 million jury verdict awarded to the family of a man who was burned alive by a defective Ryobi ride-on lawn mower, according to Shapiro, Appleton & Duffan, the firm representing the plaintiff. The affirmance is a victory not only for the Wright family, but for consumers of all products who are entitled to be notified when a manufacturer or distributor becomes aware of a deadly or dangerous product defect.
The Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia, takes control of the three F-16 fighter jets launched from Langley Air Force Base September 11, 2001 ), even though, according to air traffic controllers at the facility, it should not be communicating with the fighters. The Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility, known as "Giant Killer," is the Navy air traffic control agency that handles all over-water military operations.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said, ''There are no more decent, devoted and selfless people than our Christian brothers and sisters'' a rally at Regent University, Saturday. Rough Cut .
So began the homestretch to Election Day, as both candidates on Tuesday put national security squarely at the center of the 2016 campaign in the belief that it gives them the advantage. Trump began by unveiling a list of 88 retired military leaders endorsing his candidacy, including four four-star generals and 14 three-star flag officers.
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., listens as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally at Florida International University Panther Arena in Miami, Saturday, July 23, 2016. Clinton has chosen Kaine to be her running mate.
A veterans medical center is seen in San Diego on May 2, 2016. A proposal that a Washington lawmaker made on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, is calling for the nation's veterans hospitals to be transferred from the Department of Veterans Affairs to a charitable nonprofit corporation.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gazes at the audience following a standing ovation during his speech at Westin Town Center in Virginia Beach, Va., on Monday, July 11, 2016. Trump outlined a 10 point plan to help veterans and talked for the first time publicly on tragic events in Dallas.