From newsletters to alerts, here’s how to get the most out of your Virginian-Pilot subscription

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In your inbox

Virginian-Pilot editors put together free newsletters on a variety of topics:

• Breaking News Alerts — Get news updates as they happens with our free breaking news email alerts.
• Today’s Top Stories — Get the top stories from The Virginian-Pilot delivered to your inbox first thing in the morning, every day.
• Let’s Eat — We’re serving up restaurant reviews and news about the local food scene every week. Delivered on Wednesdays.
• Weekend Scoop — Check out the latest entertainment and arts news, then plan your weekend with a look ahead at what’s happening around Hampton Roads. Delivered on Fridays.
• Virginia Beach Today — The stories everyone is talking about, from the Oceanfront to Town Center. Delivered daily.
• Chesapeake Insider — What’s going on around town, from news about City Council to your favorite restaurants. Delivered on Fridays.
• North Carolina week — The stories that matter about the Outer Banks and northeastern North Carolina. Delivered on Thursdays.
• Viewpoints — The week’s top opinion content and an opportunity to participate in a weekly question on a topic that affects our region.

Sign up for as many newsletters and email alerts as you’d like here.

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On your phone

Download our app (available here for iOS and here for Android/Google Play) and allow notifications if you’d like to receive updates from us on your phone. With different settings for news, crime, sports, dining and events, you can customize which type of notifications you receive.

1. Tap the gear icon in the upper left corner of the app
2. Select “Edit Notifications”
3. Choose which topics you’re interested in

We’ll let you know when there’s big breaking news happening, and also share our editors’ top picks so you see the best of what The Virginian-Pilot has to offer.

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On social media

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On Instagram

If you don’t want to miss a thing, here’s how to make sure you see our posts first in your Facebook newsfeed:

1. Navigate to The Pilot’s Facebook page
2. Click on “Following” at the top (you might have to first click on “...” if you’re on a mobile device)
3. Select “See First”

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On PilotOnline.com

Our editors update PilotOnline.com throughout the day to make sure you can always find the news you need to be informed and entertained. Head to PilotOnline.com any time for the latest news from the across Hampton Roads.

Read our ePilot, a digital replica of the day’s print newspaper you can read on your computer, tablet or phone, and can be delivered to your inbox daily.

Sign up for desktop notifications by following this guide.

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On your smart speaker

Every weekday, you can hear about The Pilot’s top stories on your Alexa and Google Home devices, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Each briefing includes three to five stories, chosen by our editors to give you what you need to start the day.

Here’s how you can get access to our news on your Amazon Alexa, Google or other audio devices.

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Setting up your account

If you’re a print subscriber, make sure you activate your digital access to take advantage of everything listed here. You can do that here.

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