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Arkansas man who went missing with dog off Outer Banks was terminally ill, family says

Chris Palmer, 39, may have chosen an uncertain fate in the Atlantic Ocean rather than face “the treatments ahead,” his father, Bren Palmer, wrote in a Jan. 24 Facebook post.

An Arkansas man and his German shepherd went missing after his truck was found stuck on the beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, according to the National Park Service. A search was launched Jan. 20, but the family requested all search efforts cease after discovering Chris Palmer was facing a terminal illness, Palmer's father wrote in a Jan. 24 Facebook post. (Courtesy/Cape Hatteras National Seashore)

A couple of kids stand atop a dune near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on Saturday night, Jan. 25, 2026, to enjoy the snowfall. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)

Snow moves on, but ‘one of the coldest stretches’ coming for Hampton Roads

Volunteers from Amazon and the Port of Virginia supported the Chesapeake Bay Foundation by helping build concrete oyster reef balls that will be deployed this year and in 2027 as part of a oyster restoration project. (Courtesy/Chesapeake Bay Foundation)

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Pat and Amy Myers opened BrickinBad next to Bayside Artisan Shoppes in Virginia Beach. The Lego collectors' hub carries thousands of new and used Lego sets, parts and figures. (Lee Belote/For Inside Business)

BrickinBad caters to Lego enthusiasts with bins of pieces in Virginia Beach

Sean Bourgeois of Virginia Beach loads his cart with 50-pound bags of ice melt on Wednesday in preparation for the winter storm at Taylor’s Do It Center in Virginia Beach. (Peter Casey / The Virginian-Pilot)

Hampton Roads closings, cancellations and more for Monday

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Local News

The atrium at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Feb. 4, 2025. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

What’s next for MOCA property? Virginia Beach considers next steps after reviewing 9 proposals.

The Virginia Beach City Council abruptly paused its search for a tenant to repurpose the former Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art property after reviewing nine proposals that didn't address a key concern — maintenance costs.

Crime and Public Safety

Generic stock image of police car lights shot September 8, 2020.

Pedestrian, 39, dies after hit-and-run on I-264, police say

A 39-year-old man, who has not been identified, died after police said he was hit by a vehicle Saturday morning.

Politics

FILE – Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China’s Jiangxi province on Dec. 30, 2010. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

Trump administration invests in another US rare earth miner to loosen China’s grip on supply

China processes more than 90% of the world’s critical minerals and has used its dominance in the market to gain leverage in the trade war with Washington.