A Virginia State Police trooper’s car was hit by another Thursday night, but the trooper was not injured.    

CHESAPEAKE The School Board approved a $387.5 million operating budget Thursday, making few changes from what was sent to the City Council earlier this year. The 2013-14 budget is about $10.7 million more than the current budget, but nearly $1 million less than what the board requested from the city.

VIRGINIA BEACH Two men were shot early Thursday outside the Bayside Inn at 2104 Pleasure House Road. Around 1 a.m., a man approached a group, police wrote in a news release. He walked away after making small talk about a competition happening inside. The man approached again and made more small talk, then pulled out a gun and began firing, striking the first victim.

PORTSMOUTH A 49-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to malicious wounding and other charges for the March 17 stabbing and attempted robbery of his next-door neighbor. James Artis Jr. faces up to life in prison for his crime. His sentencing is scheduled July 18.

Courts and municipal offices Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach City offices and courts will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Financial institutions Most banks and credit unions will be closed Monday. Contact specific institutions. Garbage collection Chesapeake, Suffolk, Norfolk and Virginia Beach No changes to trash pickup.

Announcing her candidacy for re-election to the Falls Church School Board last week, current board chair Susan Kearney issued the following statement: “Falls Church City’s schools are considered by many as the best in the D.C. area and state of Virginia, and deservedly so. While our accomplishments are many, there [...]

In announcing her candidacy for the Falls Church City Council this week, F.C. community and school activist Marybeth Connelly issued the following statement: “Shortly after my husband and I bought our first house in Falls Church in 1995, we walked from our cozy cape to the Falls Church Memorial Day [...]

In announcing his candidacy to seek election to the Falls Church City Council this year, former Councilman Dan Sze issued the following statement: “I’m running for City of Falls Church Council in the November 2013 Elections. I am running because I am passionate about preserving, enhancing and celebrating what’s special [...]

Former Falls Church City Councilman Lawrence Webb announced this week he intends to run for a slot on the F.C. School Board this November. Webb is currently actively circulating petitions to qualify for the ballot before the June 11 deadline. The following is a statement issued by Webb this week [...]

A tornado was spotted in Seaford on Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.    

A woman who was shot in Portsmouth early Wednesday morning is one of three people charged in a robbery earlier this month.    

GRAPEVINE, Texas, May 23 (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America approved a proposal on Thursday to end a ban on openly gay scouts that has been in place throughout the organization's 103-year history, the group said in a statement.    

A multi-vehicle accident on I-64 eastbound at mile marker 238 before Camp Peary is backing up traffic seven miles to Croaker Road at exit 231, with the left lane blocked to traffic.    

All 35 Virginia State Parks will host special programs and events Saturday, June 8, as part of the fifth annual National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day), to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun.