The Virginian-Pilot Williamsburg & James City County

Busch Gardens Williamsburg's newest roller coaster, the DarKoaster, opens Friday, May 19, bringing the park's coaster count to 10. The first all-indoor "straddle coaster" offers a 2,454-foot, two-minute-long ride and has a 36 mph max speed, making it more accessible for families than many of the park's "extreme thrill" coasters.

DarKoaster — the park’s first all-indoor coaster — will open to all park visitors on May 19.

State police said the vehicle did not stop after striking Andrew Davis, 64, who was walking his dog in the 4800 block of Fenton Mill Road.

According to an update from Sgt. Michelle Anaya, spokesperson for state police, 80-year-old Mish Kara was driving on I-64 eastbound when she rear-ended a tractor trailer.

Noah Katz began the baseball Umpire Channel the week he graduated from Jamestown High in June, and it has attracted 35,000 followers and generated 10 million views on his social media accounts — most of them on TikTok.

Donna Facer launched her first virtual reality and technology store at Williamsburg Premium Outlets in April 2019. Her second location at Norfolk Premium Outlets opened in the summer of 2022.

Owner Howard Hankins and his team are ready to launch The Ruines at Hankins Folly, an ambitious new project that seeks to revamp the heads as part of a multifaceted tourist attraction.

Larger-than-life busts of presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush currently sit idle on Howard Hankins' property in James City County, Va. Hankins', who owns a concrete recycling plant, has had the heads since 2012 when he was tasked with destroying them after Presidents Park in Williamsburg closed. The heads will soon make up "The Ruines at Hankins Folly" and will be displayed in their current state as Kintsugi, a Japanese art concept that highlights imperfections.

A juvenile detention center in Chesapeake will soon no longer take in minors from several cities and counties in the region.

If you are heading out on St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve got eight favorite eats and drinks of the moment throughout Hampton Roads.

If you are heading out on St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve got eight favorite eats and drinks of the moment, including two in Chesapeake.

We got you covered until March. Find food and drink events to add to your calendar.

Three James Madison University students were killed when their vehicle left a road and struck a tree in West Virginia, authorities said Friday.

Three James Madison University students were killed when their vehicle left a road and struck a tree in West Virginia, authorities said Friday.

Dominion Energy announced Wednesday that both the Surry and North Anna nuclear power stations will now send alerts directly to cell phones, similar to what is done for Amber Alerts and alerts for severe weather.

The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Sen. Jeremy McPike, has said he filed the measure in response to a controversy last year involving the Virginia Tourism Corp.’s use of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s political ad-maker to produce a video that featured the governor.

The shooting happened early Wednesday in Williamsburg. James City County police officer Michael Trenton Rusk is accused of shooting another off-duty officer multiple times.

On Wednesday morning, a pedestrian walking along the roadway in the 5000 block of Olive Drive spotted the body of Black male in the pond, police said in a release.

Captain Tommy Potter, with the Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Department, said Aonesty Selby and Andarius McClelland were in an “on-again-off-again” relationship but got in an argument about their relationship, during which McClelland shot Selby.

The Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office took Andarius McClelland into custody with help from the Newport News Police Department, according to a news release. McClelland, of Newport News, is charged with second-degree murder and use or display of a firearm in committing a felony.

The death of Aonesty Selby, a Williamsburg teenager whose body was found Friday night in Isle of Wight County, has been ruled a homicide.

The body of a missing 18-year-old woman was found on Friday, according to the Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office.

Dine out for breakfast, lunch and dinner during Restaurant Week throughout January and early February in Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Williamsburg and Virginia Beach.

Kick off the new year with all-you-can-eat shrimp, bourbon, Laos street food and more.

Winterfest on the Wisconsin and light displays at the Norfolk Botanical Garden will remain open.