COURTHOUSE — People showed up in droves on Tuesday, Oct. 17, for a long last round in a fight some figured they wouldn’t win. They packed City Hall all the same. For the first time at the new building ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Before another brush fire can break out, Indian River Plantation and West Neck Village neighborhood associations may look into having the former golf course in the middle of their ...

What are your specific qualifications for this office? I am a Hampton Roads native, married with four children, and operate a small business. The #1 qualification should be someone that has a track ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Move over King Charles III. Virginia Beach has a new king. William “Bill” Lascara, a shareholder and attorney with Pender & Coward, became the 49th king of the Virginia Beach Neptune ...

COURTHOUSE — Aldo DiBelardino, a candidate for Virginia Beach sheriff, was arrested today at the judicial center and charged with trespassing, according to city police and the sheriff’s office.

The Lynnhaven oyster is available in local restaurants, markets and direct to consumers thanks to oystermen such as John Nagle of Great Neck Oysters. Here, one of the oysters raised and harvested by ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — The Independent News submitted questions to candidates for Virginia General Assembly races involving districts within or including parts of Virginia Beach, as well as local seats on ...

COURTHOUSE — Ashton Holliday-Goulart brings a keen interest in native plants and a desire to work with home gardeners to her new position as the horticulture extension agent in Virginia Beach.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia Beach rarely hosts a movie premiere, so an opportunity for a film buff to preview The Color Purple is an early Christmas present. And local organizations that do good work ...

RED MILL — A little taste of the Caribbean is tucked away among a local shopping center in southern Virginia Beach. The Caribbean, that is, with a Sandbridge twist and a menu featuring locally sourced ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Sixty years ago, Princess Anne County merged with the city of Virginia Beach. The consolidation of the primarily agricultural county with the much smaller resort city was not without ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Four people are running to join the City Council in the upcoming District 8 special election. They are Cody Conner, Stacy Cummings, Phillip Hines and Leland Jones, and all are first ...