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Gavin Stone @gavinstone_

Reporter @VirginianPilot | Co-chair @TidewaterGuild | Former editor @RCDailyJournal and Anson Record Email: gavin.stone@virginiamedia.com

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Leadership of Norfolk teachers' union ousted, president accused of misappropriating funds pilotonline.com/2026/05/22/n…

Leadership of Norfolk teachers’ union ousted, president accused of misappropriating funds

National union leadership allege the Norfolk Federation of Teachers’ former president misused over $100,000 worth of member funds and violated democratic protocol.

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Judge dismisses cases against former Richneck assistant principal pilotonline.com/2026/05/21/j…

Judge dismisses all charges against former Richneck assistant principal

A judge on Thursday granted a motion to dismiss the criminal case against a former Richneck Elementary School assistant principal.

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Developing story: Dominion Energy to be acquired by Florida-based NextEra Energy pilotonline.com/2026/05/18/d…

Dominion Energy to be acquired by Florida-based NextEra Energy

The combined company would operate under the NextEra Energy name. The merger would create one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in the world.

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Data center facility gets $800,000 from Virginia Beach for expansion pilotonline.com/2026/05/12/s…

Data center facility gets $800,000 from Virginia Beach for expansion

The Virginia Beach Development Authority on Tuesday approved $800,000 for Globalinx’s expansion in Corporate Landing Business Park off Dam Neck Road.

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For first time, ODU ROTC cadets discuss classroom shooting pilotonline.com/2026/04/08/o…

For the first time, ODU ROTC cadets recount classroom shooting that killed their instructor,...

The U.S. Army Cadet Command released a video Wednesday night of cadets in the Monarch Battalion sharing their accounts of the moments when a gunman opened fire inside of their classroom, killing...

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Hampton Roads now has the deepest port on the East Coast pilotonline.com/2026/03/26/t…

Hampton Roads now has the deepest port on the East Coast

The effort to deepen the Norfolk Harbor and Thimble Shoals Channel was completed on Feb. 28, making the Port of Virginia the deepest on the East Coast and allowing for the largest ships in the world...

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Breaking: Active threat reported at ODU: 'Run, hide, fight' pilotonline.com/2026/03/12/o…

Man killed in ODU shooting identified as head of university’s Army ROTC

Lt. Col. Brandon Shah completed tours of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan and was awarded a host of commendations, including two Bronze Stars.

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Former President Obama throws support behind Virginia Democrats' redistricting effort pilotonline.com/2026/03/05/o…

Former President Obama throws support behind Virginia Democrats’ redistricting effort

Obama is featured in a video paid for by Virginia for Fair Elections calling out Republican-led states that have “taken the unprecedented step” of redrawing congressional maps.

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East Beach transformation: Local favorites slated to open in renovated Shore Drive spot pilotonline.com/2026/03/03/e…

East Beach transformation: Local favorites slated to open in renovated Shore Drive spot

The newly renovated East Beach Square will add Frank and Patty’s, The Bakehouse and Lolly’s Creamery, along with The Back Nine Golf and Fit Body Boot Camp, to the retail center in the coming months,...

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William & Mary on Pentagon's list of 'toxic indoctrination' colleges, losing its support pilotonline.com/2026/03/03/w…

William & Mary on Pentagon’s list of ‘toxic indoctrination’ colleges, losing its support

The College of William & Mary has joined a growing list of prestigious universities that have been lambasted by military leadership in a recent Pentagon effort to divert federal resources from...

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Suspect who shot well-known real estate agent Judy Boone moved security cameras to avoid detection, lawyer says pilotonline.com/2026/01/16/j…

Judy Boone shooter moved security cameras to avoid detection, lawyer says

The family of real estate agent Judy Boone is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for any information leading to the arrest of the person who shot her on New Year’s Eve.

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Dominion wind farm work can continue, judge rules, in another blow to Trump pilotonline.com/2026/01/16/d…

Dominion wind farm work can continue, judge rules, in another blow to Trump

U.S. District Judge Jamar Walker granted a preliminary injunction Friday to Dominion Energy after finding the Trump administration’s December work stoppage on the company’s offshore wind project...

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I just signed a petition: Stand with NewsGuild-CWA journalists and demand news, not slop!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…

Stand with NewsGuild-CWA journalists and demand news, not slop!

Unionized journalists across North America have come together to sound the alarm: Media companies are implementing artificial intelligence in ways that damage the credibility of the journalism on...

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More than 600 Flock camera locations in Hampton Roads are public for the first time. See the map. pilotonline.com/2025/11/22/f…

More than 600 Flock camera locations in Hampton Roads are public for the first time. See the map.

A Norfolk federal judge released the locations of more than 600 Flock Safety surveillance cameras in Hampton Roads — the first time such a compilation has been made public.

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The debate that didn't happen, and what it tells us about AI in Virginia politics pilotonline.com/2025/10/22/t…

The debate that didn’t happen, and what it tells us about AI in Virginia politics

The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, John Reid, staged a debate with AI reading lines his campaign wrote for his opponent, Ghazala Hashmi. Is AI here to stay in Virginia politics?

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Resources for military personnel, federal workers affected by the government shutdown pilotonline.com/2025/10/15/r…

Resources for military personnel, federal workers affected by the government shutdown

Over a million active duty military personnel may soon go without pay. Here are some resources offered to them and other federal workers to help get through the shutdown.

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Photos: See dogs surf at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront

These wet dogs not only caught the waves, but also raised awareness for animal adoptions and shelters.

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Looking for a new place to eat, shop or hang out in Hampton Roads? Check out the latest openings and closings here: pilotonline.com/2025/08/04/t…
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Targeted shooting after funeral zipped through Norfolk church with young children inside pilotonline.com/2025/06/29/s…

Targeted shooting after funeral zipped through Norfolk church with young children inside

At least one bullet from a Friday shooting outside Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral entered the wall of the church, disrupting a summer day camp.

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