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Destroyer USS Gravely departs Yorktown to reinforce southern U.S. border

The USS Gravely departed from Yorktown on Saturday with a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment to assist with border security along the Gulf Coast.

The USS Gravely is photographed at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday, September 25, 2019.

The young spotted marine mammal was seen on the beach near 33rd Street Monday morning, then returned to the Atlantic the following day.

Juvenile gray seal spotted hanging out at the Oceanfront

Judges gavel in court room legal trial and law background

Sealing of criminal convictions — including some felonies — will be a first in Virginia

Norfolk officials want Tides fans to park and take free public transit, like light rail and the ferry, to the games this season as casino construction eats up onsite parking lots.

City of Norfolk asks Tides fans to take public transit to games due to loss of parking spaces

Portsmouth City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams said she plans to remain in her role through December unless the city council opts to replace her before then. She called the judicial appointment the "pinnacle step" in a litigator's career.

Portsmouth city attorney to serve as circuit court judge beginning in 2026

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