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VB Schools say they won’t encourage or discourage students from taking part in an upcoming national student walkout to protest gun violence.

Valentines Day is a day full of romance and spoiling your partner with guilty pleasures. But according to cardiologists at Mayo Clinic, some of those guilty pleasures don’t have to make you feel quite so guilty. “We do know that real dark chocolate has some protective effects on the heart and that it’s not harmful,” […]

The newest season of "Orange is the New Black," both Scooby-Doo movies and "Happy Gilmore" are headed to Netflix in July.

From baseball legend Hank Aaron to former Sen. Bob Dole, we remember the notable figures from sports, politics, music and more that we lost in 2021.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine plans to hold a round table discussion in Richmond Monday morning on how to improve school safety.

There is a chance for showers for just about each day. Meanwhile temps will keep bouncing.

Lots of clouds today with some warming. Nice weather tomorrow with highs in the 70s.

One of the cuter events that I’ve gotten to write about this week was the Puppy Bowl. Being a sports novice myself, I was happy to write about a Super Bowl event that I could relate to. Clicking through all 39 puppies, learning their names, finding out what the event was all about and pulling […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Terrence McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays “Love! Valour! Compassion!” and “Master Class” and the musicals “Ragtime” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” has died of complications from the coronavirus. He was 81. McNally died Tuesday at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in […]

Students are taking hold of the gun debate in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott took the checkered flag at annual qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway.

Only gold will do for the United States at the Pyeongchang Games with the Americans mired in a 20-year title drought.

There are nearly 3,000 names etched in bronze on the Sept. 11 Memorial.

Heather Staible, Contributing Writer Roses, carnations and tulips are usual Valentine’s Day floral fare, but garlic and grass are two of the lesser-known offerings. During the Victorian era, flowers were used as means to communicate with suitors. Love, kindness and interest were conveyed in a bouquet of flowers, pinned to a woman’s clothing or held […]

(NewsUSA) – As Valentine’s Day inches nearer, many are looking for a sweet treat that will complement the perfect dinner party and bring out the spirit of this “holiday of love.” Incorporating raspberries into your menu not only adds a little nutrition to the year’s sweetest holiday but raspberries are considered a “heart healthy” fruit […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the Sesame Workshop. The Sesame Workshop said in a statement that the legendary puppeteer lived for some time […]

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) – He’s 28, which is awfully old for a figure skater in the Olympics. That might have been the storyline on Adam Rippon at this Olympics, and it’s not a bad hook. The last time a figure skater so old made his Olympic debut was 1936, when NBC was just a […]

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the two-term United Nations secretary-general who brokered a historic cease-fire between Iran and Iraq in 1988 and who in later life came out of retirement to help re-establish democracy in his Peruvian homeland, died Wednesday. He was 100. His son, Francisco Pérez de Cuéllar, said his father […]

The armed officer on duty at the Florida school where a shooter killed 17 people never went inside to engage the gunman, officials say.

Fun fact – Norway’s curling team brought 11 different pairs of pants to the PyeongChang Games. A new design for each game, with two extra in case the team made it to the semifinals and medal rounds. Norway has become known over the years for their bright and colorful pants, which are probably more popular than […]

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the two-term United Nations secretary-general who brokered a historic cease-fire between Iran and Iraq in 1988 and who in later life came out of retirement to help re-establish democracy in his Peruvian homeland, has died. He was 100. His son, Francisco Pérez de Cuéllar, said his father […]

In the wake of a deadly shooting at a Florida high school, 10 On Your Side’s Andy Fox sat down with local high school students.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul DeJong, Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals are powering toward the top of the NL Central. DeJong hit a career-high three home runs, connecting during a nine-run second inning as the Cardinals walloped the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-8 on Wednesday night. DeJong, Andrew Knizner and Goldschmidt each hit two-run homers in […]

Happy Valentine’s Day from PyeongChang.  Tonight the men’s downhill competition is set to get underway after it was postponed because of high winds Feb. 10, while Mikaela Shiffrin is set to finally make her PyeongChang debut in the women’s giant slalom after that event was also postponed. The curling men’s and women’s tournament continues with […]

Local transportation leaders voted in favor of the planned expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel at a meeting on Thursday. 

The following live blog will be continuously updated throughout a 10-day BorderReport.com Tour. A team of journalists will travel more than 1,700 miles across four states telling impactful and unique stories along the US-Mexico border. The tour started Sunday, September 22 in San Diego and will end Tuesday, October 1 in Brownsville, Texas. Tuesday 10:15 […]

Bill Buckner was an All-Star and batting champion, a gritty gamer who was welcome on any team. A reliable fielder, too. But a little grounder forever changed his legacy. Buckner, who made one of the biggest blunders in baseball history when he let Mookie Wilson’s trickler roll through his legs in the 1986 World Series, […]

A man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend by injecting her with cyanide has been sentenced to life in prison.

Joseph Merlino, who is accused of injecting his ex-girlfriend with cyanide on Valentine’s Day 2017, hasn't eaten for the past 57 days. 

A man has been convicted nearly two years after a man was shot to death on Avenue H in Norfolk. 

The jury selection process took all day Tuesday. After going through the first round of 30 potential jurors, 17 more had to be brought in.

Jurors have recommended life in prison for a man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend.

The restaurant says the burger is part of a Valentine’s Day special.

"Why are ye fearful. O ye of little faith?" Those were dad's favorite words from the Bible — words he used on his young son's insecurities that crossed his daily path.

Lindsey Vonn is single on Valentine’s Day, and she turned to her one-million Twitter followers to try to find love.  “Anyone else out there single and want to be my valentine?” was posted to her verified social media account with the hashtag “worth a shot.” Vonn has received thousands of responses, and she Retweeted some […]

Virginia recorded the highest number of fatal motorcycle crashes over the past decade during 2017.

Julia Mancuso and her husband travel to Seoul for Valentine’s Day. They plan on visiting a local palace during their stay, but they’ll have to dress the part before doing so.

If you visit your local Hooters restaurant you will be able to shred a photo of your ex in exchange for wings.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates are making their second trip to the Olympics together, but with some new labels for each other both on and off the ice. On the ice, Chock and Bates added a U.S. national championship title to their resume in 2015. They earned national silver medals in 2016 and 2017, and […]

A student allegedly made comments interpreted as possible terrorist threats when comparing the square root math symbol to a gun.

Fourteen animal shelters in Hampton Roads will join forces to educate the area about the high volume of homeless animals seeking their forever homes.

It’s a love story At the Olympics, love is seen in all sorts. The most common type is the love of family and friends. But, there are also four married couples competing in PyeongChang. Add to that the well-documented less-permanent type of love. There’s love for everyone. What’s better than competing in the Olympics? Getting to […]

Not every Olympian can afford to make their sport a career. Many hold down full-time jobs before and after the games.

U.S. pairs figure skaters Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim took the ice on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 15 in South Korea), but they had something else on their minds. After their free skate, the husband and wife shared that they were skating in memory of the 17 people killed in a school shooting on Feb. […]

The Norway men’s curling team skipped by Thomas Ulsrud is back for its third Olympic games. That means their attention grabbing pants have returned, as well. Prior to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Ulsrud’s team received plain, all-black uniform pants for the tournament from Norway’s national Olympic committee.  Christoffer Svae, who competed on Ulsrud’s squad, had […]

The company says it cannot hold bullets from weapons like an AR-15, but it can stop at least six rounds of a handgun.

It's a question we're asked when filling out paperwork at the DMV.

Dispatchers confirmed they received the first call at 2:50 p.m. about the incident near Portsmouth Boulevard and Des Moines Avenue.