Inside Business

Inside Business is a weekly publication that caters to Norfolk, Virginia, and the Hampton Roads region. It covers news and topics relevant to the local business community. Previously called the Hampton Roads Business Journal, Inside Business is published by Pilot Targeted Media, which is part of Landmark Media Enterprises.

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Immigration enforcement at heart of divisive Chesapeake sheriff’s race

2 days ago | pilotonline.com | Natalie Anderson

CHESAPEAKE — One of the region’s most divisive races in this election cycle is between two Republicans vying to be Chesapeake’s fourth elected sheriff. At the heart of the division in the race is the city’s immigration enforcement and cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Sheriff Dave Rosado said the city is following all ICE best practices and has even expanded its partnership.
Virginia Beach police say the man shot by officers pointed a replica gun at them

2 days ago | pilotonline.com | Gavin Stone

The man a Virginia Beach police officer shot on Wednesday pointed a replica handgun at officers police said. Officers responded to the 4600 block of Honeygrove Road following a report of a suspicious individual at 8:41 a.m. The 911 caller stated that someone had pointed a gun at them, according to a news release. Officers found 18-year-old Shaun Marlar of Virginia Beach whom they believed was armed.
Investigation ongoing after shots fired on I-64 in Hampton

2 days ago | pilotonline.com | John Buzbee

HAMPTON — A shooting around just before midnight Wednesday night on Interstate 64 caused the closure of an exit ramp. Virginia State Police said the motorist of a gold-colored sedan shot at another vehicle traveling eastbound on I-64, near the on and off ramps of Mercury Boulevard. The 263 exit ramp toward the James River Bridge was thus closed temporarily for an investigation of the scene. State police said no injuries were reported.
Swimming advisory issued for portion of Buckroe Beach in Hampton

3 days ago | pilotonline.com | Gavin Stone

The Hampton Health District warned against swimming near the James T. Wilson Fishing Pier in Buckroe Beach South after detecting unsafe levels of bacteria in the water on Tuesday. The water at the end of South Resort Boulevard contained enterococci bacteria that exceeded state water quality standards, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The warning will be lifted when the bacteria returns to a safe level.
1 shot by Virginia Beach officer, police say

3 days ago | pilotonline.com | Gavin Stone

A person was hospitalized after being shot by Virginia Beach police Wednesday morning. Police said they responded to the 4600 block of Honeygrove Road, which is near the road’s intersection with Independence Boulevard and just south of Haygood Road, following a report of a suspicious individual at 8:41 a.m. Officers engaged a person at the scene and an officer shot the person in question, according to a police spokesperson. It’s unclear what led up to the shooting.
Grafton outlasts Tabb in duel decided on bad-hop hit, earns state tournament berth

4 days ago | pilotonline.com | Marty O'Brien

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2 beloved Hampton Roads radio veterans who died days apart remembered

4 days ago | pilotonline.com | Sandra J. Pennecke

Two beloved radio veterans heard on Hampton Roads airwaves for years have gone silent. Mark “McKay” Cunningham, 55, died after a battle with leukemia on May 25, just a couple days before Robert “Jeff” Moreau, 67, died on May 27. Listeners knew Cunningham as Mark McKay, who spent close to 20 years — from 1999 to 2019 — hosting both morning and afternoon shows as a DJ, music director and assistant program director for Max Media’s 97.3 The Eagle. He rose to program director in 2012.
Hampton Roads real estate agents to host TV show segments

4 days ago | pilotonline.com | Sandra J. Pennecke

When Tiffany Lolonda Thomas works to sell a house in Hampton Roads, she also highlights the community. “Houses are everywhere, but we don’t talk about the hearts of the people that are really in those communities doing extraordinary things,” she said. Thomas, a real estate agent since 2016, was selected to appear as one of the hosts of The American Dream TV network’s newest “Selling Virginia” episodes. Her first segment will air on June 14.
Tractor-trailer wrecked off Interstate 64 in Newport News causes major delays, authorities say

4 days ago | pilotonline.com | John Buzbee

NEWPORT NEWS — An overturned tractor-trailer crash caused eastbound Interstate 64 lanes to shut down early Tuesday morning and though all lanes have since reopened, Virginia State Police later said, major delays are expected. Traffic was backed up by about two miles, according to data from the Virginia Department of Transportation at around 7:30 a.m.Authorities said the crash happened at 3:34 a.m., at around the 257 mile marker, between Oyster Point Road and J. Clyde Morris Boulevard.
Photos: Kellam girls and boys lacrosse defeat Cox to claim Class 5 Region A championships

5 days ago | pilotonline.com | Kendall Warner

• None Kellam’s Madison Cox (5) winds up for a shot on goal during the Class 5 Region A championship game against Cox at Floyd E. Kellam High School in Virginia Beach on Monday, June 2, 2025. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)• None Cox’s Curtis Bartholomew (4) travels with the ball during the Class 5 Region A championship game against Kellam at Floyd E. Kellam High School in Virginia Beach on Monday, June 2, 2025. The shot on goal was good.