Chesapeake News

NORFOLK, Va. - A state assessment of how best to serve Hampton Roads with high-speed rail appears to put advocates of a southern route at a disadvantage.

Priority Auto Group is expanding its footprint in the Richmond market by buying Kia and Nissan franchises in Colonial Heights.

A City Council vote to appoint three people to the city's Planning Commission created a stir Tuesday night.

What is it? The General Assembly passed the bill in 1998 to provide relief for the first $20,000 of value for qualified vehicles.

For several weeks, WAVY.com has been following Lauren Johnson, the 12 year-old Chesapeake girl who started sneezing in upwards of 12,000 times per day after suffering from a bad cold.

Loading... 1 of 3 Brenda Bigelow, center, speaks to the "It Factor Job Club" in Chesapeake.

Loading... 1 of 6 Rick Schumann outside his home in Hampton with a photo of his son son, Darrell, who died with 30 Marines in a helicopter crash over Iraq in January, 2005.

A year ago, Kristen Perry spent Thanksgiving more anxious than grateful. Sitting at her family's dining-room table in Chesapeake, she fought back tears as loved ones offered prayers for her safety.

The annual Urbanna Christmas Tour will be Saturday, December 5, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with some locations open again on Sunday, December 6, from noon to 4:30 p.m. The 2009 tour will again feature a a oedesigner showcasea home, a oeWalesa,a just outside of Urbanna on Old Virginia Street.

Virginia health officials on Friday announced confirmation of two more swine-flu-related deaths, one of which was a Virginia Beach man.

Natalie Kernan Brooks, 58, of Bowie, Md., and Rehoboth Beach, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009.

Click a thumbnail to view the full-size image. Buy Pilot photos here. Loading... Close Gallery Click for full view Susan Settersten chats with Hank Elling, who co-owns Sage Organics with his wife Candice in the Taylor Road Shoppes.

Loading... Click for full view Steve Albertson of Chesapeake stands with his 9-pound, 10-ounce largemouth bass caught in the Northwest River, in an area where the fish only occasionally top 5 pounds.

Locals are celebrating Veterans Day in every city, and in many different ways so join the festivities and celebrate our military service members, both past and present.

The only time 12-year-old Lauren Johnson stops sneezing is when she finally falls asleep each night.

Voters in Lawrence County, Ohio said yes to three of four levies on the ballot Tuesday.

Dominion's EnergyShare program is accepting applications from people who need financial help to stay warm during the winter.

Two advocacy groups for disabled people filed suit this week asking the court to stop the state's plan to rebuild the Southeastern Virginia Training Center in Chesapeake.

Loading... CHESAPEAKE Ending months of discord between South Hampton Roads and the Peninsula, regional leaders on Friday agreed to push for bringing much-coveted high-speed trains to Southside Virginia.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and Florida Public Utilities Company announced today the completion of their planned merger, effective yesterday, October 28, 2009.