When you think of Sentara, you may focus on some of the big hospitals in the area, but there is an arm of this medical powerhouse that is laser focused on making sure community members in need are able to live healthy, full lives.
The Island Diver is a 55-foot steel hulled vessel and has been the talk of the Portsmouth waterfront, moving up and down the seawall over the past two weeks following a Sept. 6 fire.
More than seven million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, but experts are working hard to make sure fewer people suffer in the future. One local Alzheimer's expert, Dr. Hamid Okhravi of Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University, said the mood among his colleagues has improved in recent years as more strides have been made in detection and treatment.
Currituck County Middle School administration received a report Monday afternoon involving a student referencing a threat, but the school division said there was "no immediate threat to the safety" of the school community.