Virginia Beach News

Staff photo by Evan Lewis Courtnay Midkiff, 23, of Virginia Beach, Va., jokes with his friend Nick Jett on Friday morning.

Businesses are hoping that better weather and forgiving attitudes will bring tourists to the Oceanfront this Memorial Day weekend.

The former chief executive of a failed U.S. bank in Norfolk, Virginia, and three others were convicted Friday on bank fraud conspiracy and other charges for concealing loan losses in a scheme that contributed to he bank's 2011 collapse.

Two days after speaking at a similar event over 300 miles away, North Carolina assistant coaches were the featured speakers at the Nansemond Suffolk Academy Football Clinic on Thursday night.

Lisabeth Albitz stands next to her wall of Star Trek memorabilia, accumulated during more than 40 years of being a science fiction fan.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Jahvoni Simmons was one of the top performers at this past weekend's Blue Chip Challenge.

Three Republican candidates for a House of Delegates seat faced a room full of Ruritans Monday night, fielding questions about transportation, education and ethics.

In an unsolicited proposal sent to Virginia Beach in April, a group led by former HRT chief Philip Shucet, left, proposed designing and building a 5.2-mile light-rail extension into the city by the end of 2016 for $235 million.

Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. , the holding company for The Bank of Hampton Roads and Shore Bank, today announced that John Maloney has joined BHR as a Vice President and Customer Relationship Manager, based in the Hilltop Financial Center in Virginia Beach.

The Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority is meeting Thursday. The agenda includes a discussion of an agreement to protect the rare North Atlantic right whale, which migrates off the coast, and efforts to map the ocean floor where windmills would rise from the depths of the Atlantic.

Officers were dispatched shortly after 1 a.m. when someone reported a shooting at the Bayside Inn, a restaurant and lounge located at 2104 Pleasurehouse Road.

U.S. Army Pfc. Corey Shelton, of Virginia Beach, Va., uses a wooden stick to drive flags into the grass on Boston Common in advance of the Memorial Day weekend in Boston.

Several months ago, Casey Haas drove his food truck past Mill Point Park in downtown Hampton and noticed something had changed.

American Legion Post 110 in Virginia Beach, Va., presented American Legion ROTC Gold Medals to two NJROTC cadets at Landstown High School on May 15, 2013.

The Wake County school system says its top candidates include Ann Clark, the deputy superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

From the North Carolina's Outer Banks to Virginia Beach, Ocean City and Rehoboth Beach, soon many people will pop open the beach umbrellas, leave their footprints in the sand and dash into the chilly waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

Capt. Mark Weisgerber will relieve Capt. Paul Gronemeyer as the wing's commander on Wednesday.

There are many folks in the region that are asking when we are going to dry out.

The Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority is meeting Thursday. The agenda includes a discussion of an agreement to protect the rare North Atlantic right whale, which migrates off the coast, and efforts to map the ocean floor where windmills would rise from the depths of the Atlantic.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Tyler Powell has been one of the hottest prospects in the Mid-Atlantic over the past few weeks.