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James City County police plan to add speed cameras at additional schools

The cameras are part of the county's automated speed enforcement program, which is intended improve safety in school zones by detecting speed violations.

Two additional speed cameras are planned to be implemented at Matoaka Elementary and Jamestown High schools this fall. Pictured is the school zone for DJ Montague Elementary School, one of seven schools with speed cameras currently in use. (James W. Robinson/The Virginia Gazette)

The York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office is launching a first-responder drone program similar to the one already in operation by James City County. Pictured is Sgt. Tiara Suggs, who heads up the JCC Police Department's drone program. (Sam Schaffer/The Virginia Gazette File)

York-Poquoson sheriff’s office prepares to launch first-responder drones

Gilbert Domally stars as Simba, the son of the Lion King Mufasa, in Disney's North American tour, now at Norfolk's Chrysler Hall. (Evan Zimmerman/Courtesy Disney)

Review: ‘The Lion King’ rules at Chrysler Hall with creative costumes, talented actors

FILE – A middle school student unlocks a Yondr pouch on an unlocking base at Bayside Academy while others wait in line for their turn to unlock their pouch at the end of the school day Aug. 16, 2024, in San Mateo, Calif. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Here are the main takeaways from the largest study on school cellphone bans

Jack Li watches his friends play Mahjong at the gaming center, Setting Sun, in Virginia Beach on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, evening. (Stephen M. Katz / The Virginian-Pilot)

Spreading culture through game: Setting Sun brings mahjong to Hampton Roads

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Former Gov. Bob McDonnell marries Virginia Beach real estate developer
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell marries Virginia Beach real estate developer
The latest business openings and closings in Hampton Roads
The latest business openings and closings in Hampton Roads
York-Poquoson sheriff’s office prepares to launch first-responder drones
York-Poquoson sheriff's office prepares to launch first-responder drones
Secret Service says suspect opened fire on them and was shot in exchange near Washington Monument
Secret Service says suspect opened fire on them and was shot in exchange near Washington Monument
James City County police plan to add speed cameras at additional schools
James City County police plan to add speed cameras at additional schools
Amid costly mechanical issues, New Kent agrees to purchase new fire trucks
Amid costly mechanical issues, New Kent agrees to purchase new fire trucks
Spreading culture through game: Setting Sun brings mahjong to Hampton Roads
Spreading culture through game: Setting Sun brings mahjong to Hampton Roads
Nurse gets 7 years for actions leading to Navy special warfare crewman’s 2022 death
Nurse gets 7 years for actions leading to Navy special warfare crewman’s 2022 death
New Kent hires new county attorney, who made history as Williamsburg council’s youngest member
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Jim Ducibella, an acclaimed writer and treasured friend, dies at 73: ‘He was impossible not to like’
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Crime and Public Safety

Defendant Tanner Horner enters the courtroom for closing arguments during the punishment phase of his capital murder trial Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center in Fort Worth, Texas. (Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP)

Former FedEx driver sentenced to death for killing 7-year-old girl after delivery at her Texas home

By JAMIE STENGLE DALLAS (AP) — A former FedEx driver was sentenced to death on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl he took from her Texas home while delivering a Christmas gift. Jurors in a Fort...

Police ID 25-year-old killed in Chesapeake triple shooting
5-year-old found alive 30 hours after Colorado crash kills 2 adults
Decades-old cell block renovated into new medical clinic, offering on-site services to Norfolk’s hundreds of inmates

Local News

A Boeing PT-17 Stearman biplane is one of the WWII planes that attendees of this Saturday's Warplane Expo can ride in. (Courtesy/Capital Wing, Commemorative Air Force)

This weekend’s Warbird Expo in Williamsburg offers a chance to fly in a WWII plane

Rides in a WWII-era plane can be purchased ahead of Saturday's event at the Waltrip Williamsburg Executive Airport.

Holiday drone light show being planned at Mount Trashmore
Wind down with these wine events in Virginia Beach and Norfolk
New Realm to brew, distribute 2 Bold Mariner beers after closure

Politics

FILE – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Md., Aug. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FDA announces its first OK of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift under Trump

The new e-cigarettes authorized Tuesday come in mango, blueberry and two varieties of menthol.

Immigration street sweeps led to more ‘collateral’ arrests of noncriminals
Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban
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Photos: Nansemond-Suffolk tops Norfolk Collegiate, 17–4, in TCIS quarterfinal

Nansemond-Suffolk defeated Norfolk Collegiate 17–4 in the TCIS girls lacrosse quarterfinals on May 5, 2026, in Norfolk, Virginia.
Photos: Kellam boys and girls soccer visit Cox
Photos: ODU football spring game
Photos: 2026 Virginia International Tattoo
Photos: Norfolk State football spring game
Photos: Tides fall to Jumbo Shrimp 7-1 in 11 innings
Photos: Admirals defeat Thunder in Overtime

Good Friday around the world, in photos
Photos: Monarch Battalion Unit Memorial in honor of Lt. Col. Brandon Shah
Photos: Kellam plays at Menchville
Photos: Cape Henry defeats Cox in boys lacrosse
Photos: USS George H.W. Bush departs for deployment

Military

A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

What to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire wavers

The UAE says it has come under attack for the first time since the ceasefire.

What to know about the US military presence in Europe as Trump seeks drawdown of thousands of troops
Wittman hosts roundtable with Navy official, defense industry leaders
US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months, fulfilling Trump’s threat

Immigration

The Chicago Tribune staff celebrates winning the Local Reporting Pulitzer Prize

Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, Southern California News Group named finalist

The win marks the Tribune’s 29th Pulitzer Prize in its 179-year history.

Judge protects Yemeni refugees, slams Trump administration’s push to end special status
Long DACA renewal wait times leave some ‘Dreamers’ without status, a job and fearing detainment
After major enforcement operations, the Trump administration recalibrates its immigration crackdown

Opinion

Cartoon by Phil Hands for May 6, 2026.

Cartoon: Fossil Fuels

Cartoon by Phil Hands for May 6, 2026.

Editorial: Money from state fund will help revitalize port communities
Cartoon: Fed Independence
Column: Water safety is critical as families head to pools, beaches

National Politics

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as President Donald Trump listens before the signing of a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Presidential Physical Fitness Award is back as Trump revives annual fitness test in US schools

Details of the revived test have yet to be released.

GOP bill would fund $1B in White House security upgrades for Trump’s ballroom
Zambia blasts the US over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for critical minerals
Education Department opens probe into Smith College for admitting trans women

Election

The Supreme Court of Virginia is seen April 5 in downtown Richmond. (John Buzbee/The Virginian-Pilot)

Virginia Supreme Court considers legality of redistricting election

The Supreme Court of Virginia heard arguments Monday in a case that challenges the legality...

Multiple lawsuits challenge Virginia’s redistricting election. Here’s where each case stands.
Judge blocks certification of Virginia redistricting referendum, Attorney General asks for stay
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Things To Do

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