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Service dog provider Mutts with a Mission is low on its most valuable resource: puppy raisers

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Doug Monda’s hands trembled as he helped place a red, white and blue service dog vest on Ash, a yellow Labrador retriever. When Monda was done, Ash attentively sat at his feet, leaning slightly against his knees.

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Suspected Chinese spy balloon recovered from Atlantic by Virginia Beach-based sailors

NORFOLK, Va. — A team of sailors assigned to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek fished what is believed to be the high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon out of the Atlantic a day after it was shot down, officials confirmed Tuesday.

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3 Hampton Roads-based ships involved in recovering wreckage of suspected Chinese spy balloon

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A weeklong saga that had much of the country watching the skies for the small white speck — that federal officials believe was a Chinese spy balloon — ended with a “bang” delivered by a fighter jet stationed at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton.

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Family first? Parental leave for military members extended from 3 weeks to 3 months

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Staff Sgt. Kelton Millhouse steadied an office chair for his wife, Tech Sgt. Tameka Millhouse, who held her pregnant belly with one hand as she eased into the seat. The couple’s 3-year-old son, Kelton “Trey” Millhouse III, rolled a toy car across a conference table at…

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Lawmaker: Laptop of 2019 mass shooter is found

A Virginia state lawmaker says a personal laptop that belonged to a man who killed 12 people at a Virginia Beach municipal building has been found

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Walmart asks judge to dismiss Va. mass shooting lawsuits

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Walmart is asking a judge to dismiss lawsuits recently filed by three employees who claim they narrowly missed being shot when a supervisor opened fire inside a Chesapeake store last month, arguing the law requires them to lodge workers’ compensation complaints instead.

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Court asked to enforce $3M deal in police shooting lawsuit

Several parties to a wrongful death lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of a Black man on the Virginia Beach oceanfront last year have asked a judge to enforce a settlement agreement announced earlier this month

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$3M deal reached over police shooting of Pharrell’s cousin

A $3 million settlement has been reached between Virginia Beach and the family of a Black man who was shot by police during a chaotic night on the city's boardwalk

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Virginia AG blasts Virginia Beach mass shooting commission

Virginia’s Attorney General has lambasted a state commission that is investigating a 2019 mass shooting in Virginia Beach

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Numbers on panel examining Va. Beach mass shooting dwindle

Several members of a state commission tasked with conducting an independent investigation of a 2019 mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, have stepped down in recent months

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Virginia Beach native A.J. Forget, author of ‘The Buslife Kitchen,’ shares tips for cooking in a bus, van or RV

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Living in a small space seems daunting, let alone cooking in one.

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3 people, including Virginia Beach police officer, injured in shooting at shopping center

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach Police Department is investigating a shooting involving a police officer and two civilians Thursday afternoon in the parking lot of a shopping center on Newtown Road.

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Walmart employee sues for $50 million, says company knew about gunman’s troubling behavior

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Walmart employee who says she narrowly missed being shot as another employee opened fire inside a Chesapeake store last week filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company Tuesday, alleging it ignored her complaints about his troubling behavior in the months prior to the deadly…

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Walmart employee sues for $50 million, says company knew about gunman’s troubling behavior

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Walmart employee who says she narrowly missed being shot as a manager opened fire inside a Chesapeake store last week filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company Tuesday, alleging the company ignored her complaints about his troubling behavior in the months prior to the…

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Nansemond Indian Nation now owns part of their ancestral lands in Virginia

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — For the first time in centuries, the Nansemond Indian Nation owns a portion of the land where their ancestors once thrived.

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USS Normandy commanding officer fired during deployment

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Navy fired the commanding officer of a Norfolk-based warship Tuesday in the middle of its deployment amid a criminal investigation.

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It’s Pharrell’s party, so let the music play: Mighty Dream Forum to feature national, local talent

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Not all business conferences are created equally.

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The difference between Southern food and soul food? You can taste it.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — As slave ships crossed the Atlantic with their tragic cargo of bodies, they also carried okra, black-eyed peas, yams and rice. Africans who survived the journey planted their staples and eventually mixed them with maize and oysters from Indigenous people and sugar cane and swine from…

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Roommate wanted: Homeless people are pairing up as a way around the housing crisis

Given record high rents and low vacancy rates, housing providers are offering to match people up as roommates to get them off the streets. But it can be a tough sell for both renters and landlords.

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Fresh sailors usher in a new generation of warships on USS Gerald R. Ford

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Jondanae Garza was in elementary school when the first cut of steel for the USS Gerald R. Ford was made in 2005. Now 17 years later, she shares a milestone with the Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced warship — both are deploying for the first…

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Virginia voters care about pollution. So why is the Chesapeake Bay dirty?

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A majority of Virginia voters are concerned about pollution, particularly plastics clogging waterways and runoff that contaminates waters, according to a recent survey by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, Clean Virginia Waterways at Longwood University and OpinionWorks. Most voters also support legislation to cut pollution.

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USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, deploys for 1st time

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The USS Gerald R. Ford pushed off the pier at Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday, embarking on its first deployment a day later than expected due to stormy weather.

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USS Gerald R. Ford to forgo traditional sendoff, braces for potential weather delays

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Navy will forgo a traditional, pier-side sendoff for the USS Gerald R. Ford due to severe weather forecast for Hampton Roads.

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Is worst yet to come? Hampton Roads under threat of major flooding event — 3 days after Ian

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A coastal flooding event unseen for a decade could inundate parts of Hampton Roads on Monday — three days after the remnants of Hurricane Ian swept through the region.

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This Army veteran learned to love wine while stationed in Europe. Now she’s running her own tasting shop in Virginia Beach.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Tamara Hoggard stood behind a wooden bar this August afternoon, prepping for a party of 18 that would arrive at 4. Sunshine bounced off the blue-painted walls in her new shop, Tam’res Wine and Gourmet Shop, at the corner of Virginia Beach Boulevard and Newtown Road.

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