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The Virginian-Pilot, Daily Press staff win dozens of journalism awards from annual contest

Virginia Media won 80 awards from the Virginia Press Association's news and advertising contest.

Kris Worrell, Editor-in-Chief, (center right), and Alan Levenstein, Vice President of Advertising, (center left), along with some of The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press staff take a group photo at the 2024 Virginia Press Association awards banquet in Richmond, Virginia, on April 12, 2025. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Construction continues in the St. Paul's area of Norfolk. Officials broke ground on the third phase of the 741-unit redevelopment project April 10, 2025. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)

Trump’s tariffs may impact next phase of Norfolk housing redevelopment, official says

FILE - A speaker addresses the Virginia Beach School Board at a meeting on May 9, 2023. The board recently voted to suspend DEI initiatives from its division, and educators, parents and school board members say they're unsure about how broad the impacts will be.

After voting to suspend DEI, Virginia Beach School Board leaves many frustrated, unsure

Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.

Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle and Keith Sweat to perform at Hampton Jazz and Music Festival

Clinicians throughout Hampton Roads are reporting insurance reimbursement payments from Tricare have been stalled for months, causing some patients to lose access to essential mental health care.

Critical veteran mental health care at risk due to Tricare payment issues, clinicians say

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FILE – The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are displayed at the Apple Fifth Avenue store, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

The Trump administration said it would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren't usually made in the U.S. It would also benefit big tech...

Politics

FILE – Elon Musk attends the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

Judge relaxes ban on DOGE access to sensitive US Treasury information

A New York judge has relaxed a ban put on the Department of Government Efficiency preventing it from accessing sensitive Treasury Department information related to millions of Americans.

Local News

The Internet Archive shows Old Dominion University’s equity webpage has undergone changes between Jan. and April of 2025. The school has removed some references to diversity, equity and inclusion. Two screen shots off of the ODU webpages overlaid on to one another showing the changes. April 11, 2025. (Staff / The Virginian-Pilot)

Some Hampton Roads universities are quietly removing DEI references

In the months since the Department of Education directed colleges and universities to dismantle DEI programming or risk losing federal funding, some local universities have removed references to diversity, equity and inclusion from their websites.