Hampton Roads

William White says he and his fellow members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen fought two battles during World War II: one against America's enemies and another against racism. White is sure he and his mates helped win the former on the battlefield, while he...

A Virginia Beach-based Navy SEAL died Wednesday in a training accident at Fort Knox, Ky., the Navy announced Friday. Petty Officer Third Class Jonathan H. Kaloust, 23, was killed when his Humvee overturned, according to a press release. Seven other...

Aneesh Chopra, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, became the first down ticket candidate to began airing a television ad this week. The 33-second ad titled "Escalator" shows Chopra staying in place as he climbs up a down...

Boys soccer: In the Bay Rivers District quarterfinals Friday, the top four seeds won, setting up Tuesday’s semifinals at Wanner Stadium. Brandon Jordan scored twice in the second half to lift No. 3 seed Jamestown past Smithfield 3-1 at Wanner...

Baseball Virginia Independent Schools semifinals (at Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights): Division III: No. 3 Fuqua 5, No. 2 Southampton Ac. 2 Division II: No. 3 Greenbrier Christian 3, No. 2 Steward 1 Division I: Trinity Episcopal d. Flint Hill  ...

Almost every Saturday morning from March to mid-May, sailboats can be seen racing through the water at the Norfolk Yacht Club. Jumping from one side of the boat to the other, and ducking as the sails swing over their heads, high school students do their...

People, especially shoppers, do not like change. That's the message that hundreds of Hampton Roads shoppers have been sending to Farm Fresh after the grocery chain changed its weekly advertisement. In April, Farm Fresh switched to a smaller weekly...

Virginia's unemployment rate hit a 54-month low of 5.2 percent for April, according to numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. The commonwealth's unemployment rate is 2.3 percentage points lower than the national average of 7.5...

An official announcement is still a few days away, but Bay Days organizers say they are looking at a musical lineup filled with a variety of accomplished local and regional players, from Norfolk's Mike Aiken Band to Smithfield's Bria Kelly. The...

Strawberry blooms are turning into berries a bit late this year, local farmers say. After a cold winter and chilly spring, most pick-your-own strawberry fields opened two or three weeks later than usual. "They were really slow getting started. I mean,...

One in 110 children is now diagnosed as having an autism spectrum disorder. The numbers have grown to the point where "everyone knows someone affected" by the neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by communication problems and repetitive behaviors,...

COLLEGES Baseball Georgia State at William and Mary (doubleheader), 2 p.m. Old Dominion at Wofford, 6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament elimination games (at Norfolk State’s Miller Field): Norfolk State vs. N.C. Central, 10 a.m. N.C. A&T...