VB City Council to deliberate future of Something in the Water festival It is one of the biggest concert events in our region, drawing in tens of thousands of fans each year — but in 2024, it instead drew in disappointment. 11/11/2024 - 11:42 pm | View Link
Close Encounters: Unusual shorebirds spotted in Virginia Beach A praying mantis sits on the wheel of a garbage can waiting for the next meal in Morgans Walke in Virginia Beach. (Courtesy of Jean Broughton) Alexis Rabon sent photos of dolphins leaping out of the ... 11/11/2024 - 3:00 am | View Link
New Oceanfront entertainment venue The Dome takes shape in Virginia Beach Williams also is working with the city to finalize plans for another Something in the Water music festival April 26-27 at the Oceanfront. Virginia Beach owns the entertainment venue, which will be ... 11/8/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in 3 Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans in one of seven victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota defeated ... 11/5/2024 - 7:40 am | View Link
Swimmer dies after being pulled from water in Palm Beach County A swimmer has died after being pulled from the water north of the Boynton Beach Inlet Sunday. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says the Manalapan Police Department received a 911 call reporting ... 11/4/2024 - 1:38 am | View Link
Florida’s high housing costs can be burdensome for many families. Fortunately, some tax savings are on the way. Your Homestead Exemption just received a cost-of-living increase beginning in 2025.
The general election ballot had six proposed state constitutional amendments. For an amendment to pass, at least 60% of Floridians voting must approve the proposed amendment.
Dear Eric: I frequently have gatherings at my house, most recently debate-watch parties. Close friends gather, have cocktails and eat snacks.
The most recent time, I decided to go for the cozy vibe and have a debate-watch pajama party. I just invited ladies.
Then a guy I dearly love asked if he could come.
By LISA MASCARO, Associated Press Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns to a changed Washington as President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-right agenda is quickly taking shape, buoyed by eager Republican allies eyeing a full sweep of power on Capitol Hill while Democrats are sorting out what went wrong.
Even as final election results are still being tallied, the House and Senate leadership is pushing ahead toward a second-term Trump White House and what he’s called a “mandate” for governing, with mass deportations, industry deregulation and wholesale gutting of the federal government.
Trump is already testing the norms of governance during this presidential transition period — telling the Senate to forgo its advise-and-consent role and simply accept his Cabinet nominees — and he is staffing his administration and finding lawmakers willing to bend those civic traditions.
“Trump’s going to deliver his deportations, the drilling, the wall — it’s going to take all of us getting together,” said Rep.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is a talented chef. She has a job cooking for a family of four. They appreciate her food, are not too terribly picky, and pay better than her former thankless jobs in “hospitality.”
The problem is that their kitchen is simply one area of a large, open family space.
By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump’s first picks for immigration policy jobs spent the last four years angling for this moment.
Stephen Miller and Thomas Homan had critical roles in the first Trump administration and are unapologetic defenders of its policies, which included separating thousands of parents from their children at the border to deter illegal crossings.
Many of us have spent our lives pursuing our American dream. For me, this meant getting a college education, building a career and starting a family.
That probably doesn’t sound all that different from your dreams or those of people you know.
But for many LGBTQ+ people, achieving this dream remains out of reach.