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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Our very own Mount Trashmore was created 50 years ago as the first landfill turned into a recreational area in the U.S. It’s hard today to imagine the location – basically, where I-264 meets South ...

The new Virginia Senate District 19 includes parts of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach and is considered a strong Republican district, according to a district analysis by the Virginia Public Access ...

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 — The City Council will host a meeting this week about a proposal to bring wind energy ashore through cables leading to a public parking lot in Sandbridge, which could lead to ...

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 ...

This rendering shows a proposed span across Ashville Bridge Creek as part of the Nimmo Parkway extension between Lago Mar and Sandbridge in Virginia Beach. [City of Virginia Beach] BY JOHN-HENRY ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Fourteen neighborhoods representing about 3,100 homes have rallied behind the Villages at West Neck’s campaign to persuade the Virginia Beach City Council to vote against an ...

[Rick Friday/For The Independent News] THE INDEPENDENT NEWS Ed. — The following are responses to questions posed by The Independent News to candidates in the election for the District 2 seat on the ...