Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia)

Virginia Beach police arrested a local man last week in connection to sexual assault incidents that happened in the 1970s and 1980s. Robert Vance Gallup, 60, of Suffolk, was charged with three counts of forcible sodomy, three counts of taking indecent...

Wings stood off to one side. The propeller lay in a carton. But the main part of Carl Kesselring's pet project was clearly recognizable as an airplane in progress. "I don't have fear of getting in an airplane," he said, standing in a hangar in...

In 1961, when Mrs. Segar White Guy inherited her father’s 306-acre tract of unmanaged forestland in Sussex County, she made the long-term commitment to improve the quality of the woodland, according to a news release from the Virginia Department...

Foreclosure filings in Hampton Roads increased 5.93 percent in April compared to April last year, according to data released Thursday. That’s a total increase of 48 filings from the same month a year ago, but only a slight increase of 11 more...

The National Weather Service has issued a weather warning of showers and thunderstorms for the Peninsula Tuesday night and Wednesday, with heavy rain possible in some local areas. Cities impacted by the warning include Newport News, Hampton, York...

Two Annapolis sailors, Jeff Borland and Tim Williams, took advantage of favorable winds on their home Chesapeake Bay waters to take the lead in their classes Saturday at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Borland leads the nine-boat Etchells class...

Eight Hampton Roads businesses were listed among the top 50 fastest-growing companies in the state by the Virginia Chamber. The “Fantastic 50” awards were announced April 25 in Chantilly. New Day Office Products & Furnishings Inc. in...

Isle of Wight Academy moved up one spot to first in the latest Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III state poll. The Chargers (14-6) went 3-0 last week to overtake Southampton Academy for the top spot. Also in Division III,...

T:B:O, a Hampton Roads-based hip-hop gospel group, will be part of a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Newport News on Saturday. The group's short set will be included in a wide-ranging celebration held 6-9 p.m. at the Denbigh Community Center...

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Abingdon 57, Tazewell 49    Alleghany 44, Staunton River 35    Atlantic Shores Christian 32, Hampton Christian 19    Atlee 59, Lee-Davis 56    Bassett 31, Patrick County 27    Blacksburg 47, Christiansburg 41    Broad Run 53, Freedom...

It’s February, a month that brings to mind things like groundhogs and football championships, and later, in the middle of the month, matters of the heart. Regardless of the topic, my thoughts naturally turn to books, and how they might inspire us in...

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Atlantic Shores Christian 33, Stonebridge Christian 25    Atlee 56, Hanover 48    Bassett 60, Martinsville 29    Bayside 44, Frank Cox 34    Bethel 49, Hampton 35    Blacksburg 65, Pulaski County 47    Booker T. Washington 37,...