Overview
- Newport News City Council approved a rezoning that allows an Allen Iverson-backed development of 120 affordable family apartments in Denbigh to proceed after months of debate.
- City plans to widen the access road and add a turn lane on Fort Eustis Boulevard to address traffic concerns raised by nearby residents.
- Hampton City Council unanimously voted to establish a polling precinct at Hampton University’s Convocation Center, with the change now awaiting authorization from the Virginia Attorney General.
- Students previously relied on shuttles to Phoebus High School to vote, a setup that produced long lines and caused some to miss classes and dining hours, according to student testimony.
- President Donald Trump said the United States seized an oil tanker off Venezuela in a Coast Guard-led operation supported by the Navy, with boarding by helicopter from the USS Gerald R. Ford, as officials cautioned that details remain limited.