VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia Beach’s comprehensive plan contains hundreds of pages of technical jargon, visionary ideals and pretty pictures from the past and present. It’s meant to provide planners and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

RICHMOND — The Virginia Press Association today recognized The Independent News with six awards for reporting, photography and column writing from this past year, the Virginia Beach community ...

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 — 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 — 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.

Workers on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, disassemble the giant bleachers that had been used during the inauguration of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at the State Capitol in Richmond, Va. [John-Henry ...

Ed. — The following are responses to questions posed by The Independent News to candidates in the election for the District 2 seat on the Virginia Beach School Board. Answers to our questions in this ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — There are three main reasons behind my philosophy about our need to think about sustainability when we farm and garden — and use our power as consumers to support responsible food ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — The following information was provided by state and city elections officials. Here is a schedule of in-person voting locations in Virginia Beach and general information for voters: ...