In Virginia, the law lets police and prosecutors decide on whether to release criminal investigative files, and law enforcement agencies have overwhelmingly chosen to withhold these records. That would end if the bill becomes law.

While the amount of people who feared they’d become homeless exploded in 2020, the number of people who were actually homeless in Virginia Beach dropped.

Residents have reported receiving phishing messages that direct the recipients to fake COVID-19 vaccination registration websites in an attempt to steal personal or financial information.

A former city lobbyist made plans to join a lobbying firm whose contract he oversaw for the city -- and identified himself as a company representative before he left the city job.

Over the past several weeks, Hampton Roads residents have driven to rural towns in North Carolina where vaccination clinics have given them shots, no questions asked. The clinics have vaccinated Virginians on a first-come, first-served basis and without considering age or profession.

Public officials needed to maintain continuity of government, including judges and public-facing judicial workers, are eligible for the vaccine under Phase 1b, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

A massive operation is underway to vaccinate people at the Virginia Beach's Convention Center. On Monday and Wednesday, hundreds of masked people spaced six feet apart in the lobby waiting to enter to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Supporters of a bill say it would boost turnout and lower cost. Chesapeake Mayor Rick West said cities should decide for themselves.

Del. Nancy Guy (D-Virginia Beach) said she plans to abandon the bill she sponsored for the city that would have created the authority after she heard concerns from the resort community and Republican Del. Barry Knight, who also represents the city.