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Writing is a tough business. After an author writes that perfect book and manages to sell it to a publisher , the hard work begins: He or she must become a name amidst the thousands who have done the same.

Superintendent Samuel King is rapidly moving forward with an ambitious plan to transform the school division by converting 10 existing schools into public charters and creating an open campus high school.

Pulaski's former building inspector, who was terminated in April, has filed a Writ of Mandamus in Pulaski County Circuit Court seeking to force the town to reinstate him with full benefits.

Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores on Long Island and in Virginia were charged today in a scheme to exploit immigrants from Pakistan, including some business-owners who used Social Security numbers of children and dead people on the workers' paystubs.

The crew of the dredge Meritt, based out of Wilmington, N.C., will dredge about 20,000 cubic yards of material, which will be placed directly north of the entrance channel and inlet jetties.

David Darden, CEO of Raleigh General Hospital for the second time, back now since May, found out early in his career in health care administration that he'd be planting stakes in places like Virginia, Florida, North Carolina and New Mexico.

Eurasia recently reopened after an expansion that includes more seating, a private dining space and a wine room.

Larry Pleasants, photographed in his Virginia Beach home on June 15, 2013, is an Army veteran who retired in May from the National Guard after more than two decades of service.

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Anchor Janet Roach and special projects producer Charlie Hatfield were awarded an Emmy for their 2012 presidential election coverage.

Barbara Myers of Virginia Beach participated in the Boardwalk Art Show for the first time last year and won an award.

This story is a sample from the Virginia Beach Beacon, which is included in The Virginian-Pilot every Sunday and Thursday in Virginia Beach.

William C. "Bill" Mims had business to attend to Saturday, but he made sure to take time for a leisurely stroll.

On one of the lightest days of the year, people gathered to remember one of America's darkest-the tragedy at Sandy Hook.

Deep Creek High School senior Cassidy Harwood, center, is getting help from her mother, Kay Harwood, second from left; sister Allison Harwood, right; and sister Bonnie Harwood, left, Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013 in Chesapeake.

The Virginia Beach SPCA is competing in a national competition to save more animals.

Have you come across a surprise or puzzle in nature? Do you have a tidbit of local lore? Share your stories and sightings with columnist Mary Reid Barrow.

The growing threat that rising sea levels pose to the Virginia coast has been well known for years, but one of the authors of a report on recurrent flooding says the state still isn't making any concerted efforts to adapt to the effects of climate change.

As Kaitlin Wakefield flipped through Hickory High School 's yearbook, she looked for the picture of Ethan Schumacher, a classmate who had committed suicide in December.

Ohio artist Molly Strader helps a customer in her booth at the Boardwalk Art Show in Virginia Beach on June 14, 2013.