The Virginian-Pilot

The Virginian-Pilot, often referred to simply as The Pilot, is the primary daily newspaper serving the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. As the largest daily publication in the state, it caters to the five cities of South Hampton Roads and several smaller communities in southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina. Founded in 1865 at the end of the American Civil War, it remained a family-run business until it was sold to Tribune Publishing in 2018. Currently, The Virginian-Pilot is under the ownership of Tribune Publishing, which was acquired by Alden Global Capital in May 2021. Alden manages its media assets through Digital First Media.

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Immigration enforcement at heart of divisive Chesapeake sheriff’s race

23 hours 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.
Grafton outlasts Tabb in duel decided on bad-hop hit, earns state tournament berth

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

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2 beloved Hampton Roads radio veterans who died days apart remembered

3 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

3 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.
Photos: Kellam girls and boys lacrosse defeat Cox to claim Class 5 Region A championships

3 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.
Hampton rally beats Jamestown, nets first baseball state tournament berth in 35 years

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

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New Kent raises real estate tax rate by a penny, nixes new elementary school

4 days ago | pilotonline.com | David Macaulay

NEW KENT — New Kent’s Board of Supervisors voted for a $136.5 million budget that prioritizes a new courthouse at the expense of an elementary school and averts an advertised 3-cent real estate tax increase. Instead, the board supported a real estate increase of 1 cent per $100 in value, leaving members to choose whether to prioritize the building of a new courthouse or an elementary school.
New Kent deputies make series of arrests in alleged pursuits

4 days ago | pilotonline.com | David Macaulay

NEW KENT — New Kent deputies have arrested another motorist accused of driving fmore than 100 mph on Interstate 64 following a pursuit that went through West Point, King and Queen County and Gloucester County. Deputies from the New Kent County Sheriff’s Office took Brent A. Worley, 37, of Chesterfield County into custody early Sunday morning after a high-speed pursuit that started on I-64 eastbound near the 215-mile marker, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
New Kent High’s DECA club completes banner year

4 days ago | pilotonline.com | David Macaulay

NEW KENT — New Kent High School’s marketing students recently completed an “extraordinary year” that culminated with the school attending the DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando for the first time. The milestone followed a successful showing at the Virginia DECA State Leadership Conference in March in Virginia Beach.
Virginia Beach police officer charged with driving under the influence

4 days ago | pilotonline.com | Jane Harper

VIRGINIA BEACH — A city police officer was charged Sunday with drunken driving and refusing to take a breath test after getting involved in an early morning crash, according to police. Officers were alerted around 3:45 a.m. to an accident in the 2300 block of Huckleberry Trail, according to Virginia Beach police spokesman Ricky LaBlue. The residential street is off Nimmo Parkway, in the Princess Anne area.