VIRGINIA BEACH A 48-year-old mother from Rockville, Va., committed suicide on the boardwalk Wednesday night, police said today. She jumped from the 21-story Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront hotel at 3001 Atlantic Ave. at about 11 p.m., said Officer Margie Hobbs, a police spokeswoman. She had two children,…

A Newport News City Jail inmate died Thursday after having what appeared to be a seizure in the recreation yard. Tracy Vadel Richardson, 37, fell on the ground about 9:40 p.m. with seizure-like symptoms, according to a news release from the Newport News Sheriffrsquo;s Office. The facilityrsquo;s medical…

NORFOLK There are a couple thousand full-time teachers in Norfolkrsquo;s school district, but as of Thursday night Wendy Dingle is the only one you can call the Teacher of the Year.

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. City police arrested 22 suspects charged with 72 felony crimes, including five recent shootings, as part of a three-month long investigation that ended Friday.

PORTSMOUTH A man thought to be posing as a firefighter to gain entrance into at least one Highland-Biltmorenbsp;home turned out to be a sales trainee for a company that sells safety products such as fire extinguishers and wonrsquo;t be charged, fire officials said today.

VIRGINIA BEACH Police Officer Dolly Deans has 215 large-view peepholes, and she's racing to install them in doors all over the city. Her goal as senior coordinator for the Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit is to make the city's senior citizens safer.

By Rex Springston Richmond Times-Dispatch | MCT Regional Newsnbsp; Mining uranium can create health and economic problems, experts said yesterday. A company called Virginia Uranium Inc. wants to mine uranium in Pittsylvania County in south-central Virginia. The radioactive material fuels nuclear power…