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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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.
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2 days ago |
pilotonline.com | Marty O'Brien
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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.
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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.
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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.
The Virginian-Pilot journalists
Brian Colligan
Colin Warren-Hicks
David Hall
David Macaulay
Denise M. Watson
Eliza Noe
Eric Hodies
Gavin Stone
Jami Frankenberry
Jane Harper
Jeff Reece
Kate Seltzer
Kendall Warner
Kris Worrell
L. Todd Spencer
Larry Rubama
Lee Belote
Macy Friend
Natalie Anderson
Sandra J. Pennecke
Sonny Dearth
Stacy Parker
Stephanie Oberlander-Kalis
Stephen M. Katz
Tara Bozick
Trevor Metcalfe
Wilford Kale
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