Senior editor

Jeffrey Reece

Jeff Reece is a senior editor in charge of the teams that cover Portsmouth and Norfolk, breaking news, features and consumer news. He has been a journalist for over 25 years. He has a weakness for cold beer, good movies and bad TV.

Live updates: Virginia Beach mass shooting independent report released

June 8, 2023 at 3:59 p.m.

An independent report into the Virginia Beach mass shooting was released Wednesday night, about 51/2 months after 12 people were killed and four were injured May 31 at the Municipal...

27 great happy hour deals in Norfolk

June 8, 2023 at 4:29 p.m.

This roundup is part of a summer 2019 happy hour guide to Hampton Roads, publishing June 30 in the print editions of The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press. Deals at over...

What do those labels on stories mean? Let us explain

June 8, 2023 at 4:31 p.m.

When Virginian-Pilot reporters and editors post articles on our website, we sometimes attach labels to those stories – exclusive, breaking, analysis – and we've never really explained what those labels...

Tim Kaine seems poised to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate, according to national media

June 8, 2023 at 4:32 p.m.

It seems national media sees Virginia's U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine as the frontrunner to become Hillary Clinton's running mate. NBC News' First Read today wondered whether Clinton's interview with Charlie...

Trump blasts Virginia’s GOP for voter loyalty pledge

June 1, 2023 at 1:40 a.m.

GOP front-runner Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to rip the Republican Party of Virginia's demand that primary voters who vote on their ticket sign a loyalty pledge. In...

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