2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (143+ words) A vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole near Norfolk City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, prompting the closure of an Interstate 264 West exit ramp, according to Norfolk police. Police said officers were notified around 3: 30 p. m. of a reported sinkhole near the base…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (264+ words) RICHMOND " Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved the Six-Year Improvement Program for the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. It will allocate $28. 5 billion to transportation projects over the next six fiscal years beginning'July 1, 2026, according…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (472+ words) NEW KENT " New Kent County plans to look at the possibility of using money raised by its speed cameras on the Interstate 64 work zone to give a tax rebate to residents who face a hike in the next financial year....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (394+ words) Next weekend will be historic for a number of reasons in Hampton Roads as two local annual celebrations coincide with a weekend of events to honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, as well as Juneteenth....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (321+ words) Passengers on all modes of public transit can now pay their fares without needing a daily or monthly pass following Hampton Roads Transit's implementation of Go Mobile. In addition to the $4. 50 daily cap for fares, Go Mobile users will only…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (535+ words) NORFOLK " City Council is considering a week of restrictions to downtown public property as part of a trio of festivals scheduled for the Juneteenth weekend, including banning bikes and scooters from part of downtown. Members plan to take up an…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (451+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " From bar-hopping, to dinner out, or just for a romantic jaunt around the Oceanfront, Pinky's wants to be your ride. "It's for people who are looking for an immersive, very beachy experience," said the 26-year-old entrepreneur. "It's a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (353+ words) Hampton Roads Transit's leaders approved a plan Thursday to make the region's bus service more efficient. The plan, known as the System Optimization Plan, will bring 15-minute service to 330, 000 more people during peak hours by increasing the number of routes…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (588+ words) JAMES CITY " Drivers and pedestrians around the community of Lightfoot are familiar with heavy traffic, and improvements proposed by the Virginia Department of Transportation could help ease some of those headaches if local policymakers sign off. In late April, VDOT…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (347+ words) Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing on ways to modernize the TSA nearly 25 years after it was created in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. But the morale of TSA officers who went without pay…...