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October 19, 2019 at 5:15 am

Exhibit on Jefferson’s architecture weaves in slavery’s role VIEW

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — As an architect, Thomas Jefferson envisioned buildings for a new republic — not old-world kings. The domes and columns in his...

September 20, 2019 at 8:54 am

‘What is that, man?’ Navy confirms videos of flying objects

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — In one of the videos, a small object streaks across the sky before the U.S. Navy fighter jet's tracking system locks...

September 13, 2019 at 11:10 am

Liberty students protest in wake of reports about Falwell VIEW

Students at Liberty University in Virginia gathered Friday to protest in the wake of news reports containing allegations that school president Jerry Falwell Jr. improperly...

September 7, 2019 at 2:07 am

Dorian topples crane, knocks out power in eastern Canada VIEW

TORONTO (AP) — Dorian arrived on Canada's Atlantic coast Saturday with heavy rain and powerful winds, toppling a construction crane in Halifax and knocking out...

Business

September 5, 2019 at 10:40 pm

Dorian’s floodwaters trap people in attics in North Carolina VIEW

ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. (AP) — A weakened Hurricane Dorian flooded homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday with a fury that took even storm-hardened...

Nation & World

August 29, 2019 at 3:21 pm

Feds: Drug ring had enough cheap fentanyl to kill 14 million

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Law enforcement officials in Virginia said Thursday that they've taken down a multi-state drug ring and seized enough cheap fentanyl from...

August 27, 2019 at 1:11 pm

Questions remain as probes dig into Virginia Beach shooting

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A firm conducting an independent probe into Virginia Beach's mass shooting said Tuesday that it's reviewed more than 300,000 emails,...

August 22, 2019 at 10:06 pm

Family of first enslaved Africans in America marks 400 years VIEW

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — A family that traces its bloodline to America's first enslaved Africans said Friday that their ancestors endured unimaginable toil and hardship...

August 21, 2019 at 10:33 pm

Virginia marks pivotal moment when African slaves arrived

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Four hundred years after American slavery and democratic self-rule were born almost simultaneously in what became the state of Virginia, ceremonies...

August 20, 2019 at 11:53 am

City sues to remove Confederate monument, citing free speech

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The city of Norfolk, Virginia, is claiming in a lawsuit that its free speech rights are being violated because a state...