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News 3’s Kurt Williams hosts the Healthy Dude podcast with Dr. Chike Abana to share key prostate cancer facts — noting that up to 80% of patients show no symptoms and urging men to get tested.

Virginia Beach officials approved Globalinx’s design review for its data center expansion at Corporate Landing Business Park.

The expansion will support enhanced data services & foster local tech growth.

The U.S. Navy is spending over $18 million to upgrade sailor housing at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek; the work includes installing new HVAC systems (vital for better living conditions) and other facility improvements.

Construction will finish by January 2027.

Hampton University’s men’s lacrosse team prepared Saturday for the first annual Mark Goyet Memorial Games, a tournament honoring a local Marine hero and fundraiser for school scholarships (with all admission proceeds supporting students).

The event begins today at the Sportsplex.

The westbound lanes of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel close today at 9 p.m. for repaving work and will reopen at 5 a.m. Monday, Oct.

12; drivers should plan to use alternate routes like the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel or James River Bridge.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools are working to cut $350K in unpaid meal debt as rising prices squeeze families.

The district has sent account reminders and launched a donation website with All For Lunch (which raised over $12K) to keep school meals available.

Local students Destiny Jones and Emmanuel Scott earned their trip to Bangkok for Operation Smile's International Student Leadership Conference — funded by scholarships and community fundraising — and returned with new perspectives as they prepare to mentor future recipients when the program expands.

Residents and businesses in Shadowlawn celebrated Saturday as the project on Winston-Salem Avenue ended after over two years of construction; the improvements—wider sidewalks, better stormwater drainage, and enhanced connectivity between the resort area and marina—promise safer pedestrian access and new local ventures.