Chesapeake News

A week after making the assertion that "sodomy is not a civil right," Virginia Del.

GOP candidate Del. Bob Marshall , second from right, talks during the first of three debates, in April in Roanoake.

A friend who once lived in Norfolk was coming through the area earlier this month, daydreaming of the one munchie he would exit the interstate for, the one item he had yet to find in other parts of the country and was now craving: a Chesapeake burger.

GOP Senate candidate and Del. Robert G. Marshall, second from right, talks during the first of three debates.

NYC comptroller seeks changes to Chesapeake's board to rein in 'willful' McClendon - Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:51 PM 's board of directors to shareholders and its high levels of compensation, Institutional Shareholder Services has released a note suggesting that shareholders not vote for the two incumbent board members up for re-election at the ... (more)

Tidewater Inc. : Tidewater plans to begin a new program in which they will repurchase its common stock either in open-market or privately-negotiated transactions.

New road signs in Virginia will help drivers choose the quickest route to the Virginia Beach oceanfront and North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Thousands of Richmond-area residents lined Boulevard this morning to show their thanks to veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A 220-mile section of the James River is now a part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.

Chesapeake Energy increased the size of an unsecured loan being sold to institutional investors to $4 billion, from $3 billion, following strong demand from investors.

The S&P 500 fell for the third straight session as attempts to form a government in Greece fell apart, raising the possibility of a rejection of the bailout terms spelled out by the European Union for the fiscally troubled nation.

A Chesapeake Energy Corp. worker walks past stacks of drill pipe needed to tap oil and gas trapped deeply in rock like shale at a Chesapeake oil drilling site on the Eagle Ford shale near Crystal City, Texas, June 6, 2011.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation's most-traded bond plummeted 5% to 91.64c on the dollar after Chesapeake reported its new $3B short-term loan, which was meant to soothe investors' worries regarding its cash deficit.

Chesapeake Energy shares soared as much as 11 percent Monday after the company announced late last week it had entered into a $3 billion unsecured loan from Goldman Sachs and affiliates of Jefferies Group .

JPMorgan $2B loss spurs calls to toughen regulation House panel advances putting generic drugs on fast track Presidential candidates try to refocus on economy National briefs: Edwards judge denies dismissal Suspected White House shooter faces additional charges Speed blamed in Washington County accident that claimed three lives Cal U faculty says ... (more)

A riled-up Jamie Radtke provided most of the fireworks at tonight's second Republican U.S. Senate debate in Virginia Beach, relentlessly attacking former Gov.

Born March 9, 1956, in Huntington, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Earl R. and Jettie M. Terry Arix.

Amid investor concerns ranging from unauthorized jet travel to questions over company debt, shares of Chesapeake Energy closed at $17.18 on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.

On the commodities front,A Oil A declined to $96.54 a barrel. Precious metals also declined, withA Gold A falling to $1,591 an ounce whileA SilverA fell 0.18 to settle at $29.24. Chesapeake Energy A had another chapter of bad behavior by its former chairman Aubrey McClendon.

More headaches for Chesapeake Energy , as an investor lawsuit accuses the company of understating the cost of personal jet travel provided to top executives and directors by as much as $10 million per year.