News Center Stay up-to-date on the latest news from the City of Virginia Beach. SearchSearch by Date RangeStart End View News by Category All NewsAgricultureBudget & Management ServicesCity AttorneyCity AuditorCity ClerkCity ManagerCity TreasurerCommissioner of the RevenueCommonwealth's AttorneyCommunications OfficeConvention and Visitors BureauCourtsCultural AffairsEconomic DevelopmentEmergency Communications & Citizen ServicesEmergency ManagementEmergency Medical ServicesFinanceFireHousing & Neighborhood PreservationHuman Resources (City)Human ServicesInformation TechnologyParks & RecreationPlanningPolicePublic HealthPublic LibrariesPublic UtilitiesPublic WorksReal Estate AssessorStrategic Growth AreaVirginia Aquarium & Marine Science CenterVirginia Beach CourtsVolunteer ResourcesVoter Registration & Elections Page Content Utility Project to Affect Gunn Hall Drive Starting July 5Thursday, June 30, 2022A sanitary sewer rehabilitation project will require the closure of a portion of Gunn Hall Drive starting Tuesday, July 5.To safely facilitate this work, Gunn Hall Drive will be closed between General Booth Boulevard and Upton Drive on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advance … Commonwealth v. Shaheed Abdullah White; Twenty Years to Serve for Rape of Unconscious FemaleWednesday, June 29, 2022Virginia Beach, Va. – Colin D. Stolle, Commonwealth's Attorney for the city of Virginia Beach, announced that Shaheed Abdullah White, age 28, was sentenced today for Rape – Through Mental Incapacity/Helplessness. Circuit Court Judge Kevin M. Duffan sentenced White to f … UPDATE: Swimming Advisory Lifted for Sandbridge Beach between Chubb Lane and Porters Island RoadWednesday, June 29, 2022The Virginia Beach Health Department has lifted the swimming and wading advisory issued yesterday, Wednesday, June 29 for a section of Sandbridge Beach between Chubb Lane and Porters Island Road.After re-sampling showed that the bacteria level in the water was once again sa … Virginia Beach Fire Department Reminds Citizens Fireworks are ILLEGAL in Virginia BeachWednesday, June 29, 2022VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (June 29, 2022) — July Fourth means family picnics, outdoor fun, and night skies full of fireworks, but most residents and visitors are unaware of the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, the Code of Virginia, and the Virginia Beach City Code Section … Contact InformationCommunications Office(757) 385-4679news@vbgov.com(757) 427-5978 More News Releases Can't find what you are looking for? View a complete list of Virginia Beach news releases.