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Course records fall at Snowy Owl 10 Miler trib.al/ywRQq4h
Course records fall at Snowy Owl 10 Miler
Men’s and women’s course records fell at the fifth annual Snowy Owl 10 Miler at York River State Park.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Course records fall at Snowy Owl 10 Miler trib.al/ywRQq4h
Virginia Beach reality show personality is at it again, competing on new season of ‘Beast Games’ trib.al/3lYu8ds
Virginia Beach reality show personality is at it again, competing on new season of ‘Beast Games’
Jessi DiPette, a reality show personality from Virginia Beach, is a contestant on the new season of “Beast Games,” released this week on Prime Video.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Virginia Beach reality show personality is at it again, competing on new season of ‘Beast Games’ trib.al/3lYu8ds
US forces intercept fifth oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, US military says trib.al/tPAsdfx
US forces intercept fifth oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, US military says
The pre-dawn action was carried out by U.S. Marines and the Navy, taking part in the monthslong buildup of forces in the Caribbean.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
US forces intercept fifth oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, US military says trib.al/tPAsdfx
My Greener Future: Should you stay, switch or change careers? trib.al/cJIFFAI
My Greener Future: Should you stay, switch or change careers?
If you want to change jobs, you need to establish your goal, what you’re willing to do and determine whether you can achieve each step to get there.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
My Greener Future: Should you stay, switch or change careers? trib.al/cJIFFAI
Blood-covered man walking road had a shotgun hidden in guitar case, NC cops say trib.al/hULxS5N
Blood-covered man walking road had a shotgun hidden in guitar case, NC cops say
A blood-covered man found hiding a shotgun in a guitar case has been linked to a brutal stabbing that occurred minutes earlier, according to investigators in western North Carolina.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Blood-covered man walking road had a shotgun hidden in guitar case, NC cops say trib.al/hULxS5N
David Teel: ‘Follow the money’ to trace ACC basketball’s improvement trib.al/FR14VdH
David Teel: ‘Follow the money’ to trace ACC basketball’s improvement
Every ACC team except Florida State, Georgia Tech and Boston College has beaten at least one opponent from the Big East, Big Ten, Big 12 or SEC.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
David Teel: ‘Follow the money’ to trace ACC basketball’s improvement trib.al/FR14VdH
Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace trib.al/yJnqPST
Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace
Officials say next week Trump is expected to announce the Board of Peace which he has said he will head.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace trib.al/yJnqPST
Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good trib.al/Jta9MHX
Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good
A new shooting by federal agents in Portland, Oregon, is eliciting more scrutiny of enforcement operations throughout the U.S.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good trib.al/Jta9MHX
ODU men end slide, start well in triumph at Coastal Carolina trib.al/SwzaHpy
ODU men end slide at 4, start well in triumph at Coastal Carolina
Behind Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year Robert Davis Jr.’s season-high 29 points, the Monarchs prevailed. Hampton lost despite Michael Eley’s 43 points, one of the highest totals i…
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January 9, 2026 at 5:30 AM
ODU men end slide, start well in triumph at Coastal Carolina trib.al/SwzaHpy
No. 11 Nansemond River boys escape with win over No. 10 Catholic trib.al/uXGhypt
No. 11 Nansemond River boys escape with win over No. 10 Catholic
Accustomed to close games, the Warriors (8-3) hold off the Crusaders.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
No. 11 Nansemond River boys escape with win over No. 10 Catholic trib.al/uXGhypt
High school scoreboard: No. 5 Woodside, No. 11 Nansemond River boys prevail in basketball trib.al/RBcDpWc
High school scoreboard: No. 5 Woodside, No. 11 Nansemond River boys prevail in basketball
Boys basketball 757Teamz Top 15 #5 Woodside 58, Phoebus 34 Jayden Detrick had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolverines in a Peninsula District victory. Trent Smalling added 14 points. #11 Nanse…
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January 9, 2026 at 3:31 AM
High school scoreboard: No. 5 Woodside, No. 11 Nansemond River boys prevail in basketball trib.al/RBcDpWc
Norfolk State women open MEAC slate with split, showing both promise and growing pains trib.al/k6imgQr
Norfolk State women open MEAC slate with split, showing both promise and growing pains
The Spartans erased a 12-point deficit in the third quarter but couldn’t finish late against UMES.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Norfolk State women open MEAC slate with split, showing both promise and growing pains trib.al/k6imgQr
Unemployment holds steady at 3.5% in Virginia, still up from 2024 trib.al/z9YACwf
Unemployment holds steady at 3.5% in Virginia, still up from 2024
Virginia has lost 22,400 federal government jobs since the end of last year, but the state’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.5% in November after rising for seven consecutive months earlie…
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January 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Unemployment holds steady at 3.5% in Virginia, still up from 2024 trib.al/z9YACwf
Virginia is gearing up for a legal retail cannabis market. Is it ready to handle drugged driving? trib.al/YXpU28j
Virginia is gearing up for a legal retail cannabis market. Is it ready to handle drugged driving?
Between 2020 and 2024, 782 deceased drivers tested positive for alcohol levels above the legal driving limit and cannabinoids were found in the bloodstreams of 566 deceased drivers.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Virginia is gearing up for a legal retail cannabis market. Is it ready to handle drugged driving? trib.al/YXpU28j
North Carolina may lose $50M in federal funds over flawed immigrant trucker licenses trib.al/8xXXB1x
North Carolina may lose $50M in federal funds over flawed immigrant trucker licenses
North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren’t qualified to hold them after an audit uncovered p…
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January 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
North Carolina may lose $50M in federal funds over flawed immigrant trucker licenses trib.al/8xXXB1x
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say trib.al/EEl78rW
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, authorities said.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say trib.al/EEl78rW
Rodney Taylor departs as Menchville football coach after seven seasons trib.al/ED1SfhE
Rodney Taylor departs as Menchville football coach after seven seasons
Prior to his hire in 2019, Menchville football had experienced 25 years of futility and participation numbers were low.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Rodney Taylor departs as Menchville football coach after seven seasons trib.al/ED1SfhE
Editorial: Youngkin’s commitment to mental health reform delivered results trib.al/4WtMnF0
Editorial: Youngkin’s commitment to mental health reform delivered results
Virginia made considerable improvement to mental health services under Gov. Youngkin and must sustain that momentum for progress.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Editorial: Youngkin’s commitment to mental health reform delivered results trib.al/4WtMnF0
Column: We can’t innovate our way out of the climate crisis trib.al/fcXCrB6
Column: We can’t innovate our way out of the climate crisis
The need for climate literacy is among the most difficult — and surely the most important — leadership challenges of our time, Yale instructor Gautam Mukunda writes.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Column: We can’t innovate our way out of the climate crisis trib.al/fcXCrB6
Letters for Jan. 9: Trump’s foreign policy successes are anything but trib.al/NRtj7qT
Letters for Jan. 9: Trump’s foreign policy successes are anything but
Letter writers discuss U.S. foreign policy, health care costs and President Trump’s lack of guardrails.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Letters for Jan. 9: Trump’s foreign policy successes are anything but trib.al/NRtj7qT
Virginia Tech gains commitment from former Penn State LB trib.al/gforCCf
Virginia Tech gains commitment from former Penn State LB
Keon Wylie will join the many former Nittany Lions who plan to play for James Franklin with Virginia Tech.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Virginia Tech gains commitment from former Penn State LB trib.al/gforCCf
To curb spread of flu during nationwide surge, Hampton Roads hospitals require masks trib.al/PO0m6Qw
To curb spread of flu during nationwide surge, Hampton Roads hospitals require masks
Local health leaders are urging patients to take precautions as regional flu cases increase and crowd emergency rooms.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:08 PM
To curb spread of flu during nationwide surge, Hampton Roads hospitals require masks trib.al/PO0m6Qw
Norfolk man charged with child neglect after 3-year-old accidentally shoots himself trib.al/Vq8ZfCY
Norfolk man charged with child neglect after 3-year-old accidentally shoots himself
A 21-year-old man has been charged regarding a shooting that injured a toddler Wednesday morning.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Norfolk man charged with child neglect after 3-year-old accidentally shoots himself trib.al/Vq8ZfCY
Hampton Roads International Auto Show, dating to 1912, is on hiatus trib.al/lvoQlzT
Hampton Roads International Auto Show, dating to 1912, is on hiatus
The showcase — held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center since 2006 — is usually over the course of three days every January.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Hampton Roads International Auto Show, dating to 1912, is on hiatus trib.al/lvoQlzT
Some gifted dogs can learn new toy names by eavesdropping on owners trib.al/53MalbG
Some gifted dogs can learn new toy names by eavesdropping on owners
Now, new research is pushing the limits of what the dogs can do. Scientists already knew that these extraordinary pups could learn the names of their stuffed pizza and doughnut toys from playtime w…
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January 8, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Some gifted dogs can learn new toy names by eavesdropping on owners trib.al/53MalbG