How to Subscribe to The Virginian-Pilot Newsletters

The Virginian-Pilot offers email newsletter signups through its website, pilotonline.com. You can reach the signup page directly at the newsletters subscription link, or look for the "Sign up for email newsletters" prompt that appears on the homepage. The site also carries "subscribe" and "premium" signals, meaning some content sits behind a paid subscription rather than being free — so treat the newsletter signup and the paid news subscription as two separate things.

Where to find the newsletter signup

• Direct link: The site hosts a dedicated page at pilotonline.com/2023/06/08/subscribe-to-our-newsletters-2/, titled "Subscribe to our newsletters."
• On the homepage: A "Sign up for email newsletters" call-to-action appears alongside the main news sections, so you can reach the same signup without knowing the URL.
• Payment platform: Apple Pay is listed among the site's payment options, which is relevant if you go on to a paid subscription rather than just a free newsletter.

What you'll find on the site

The Virginian-Pilot is the local news source for southeastern Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, and the wider Hampton Roads region. Its homepage is organized into sections you can browse before or after subscribing:

Recent headlines illustrate the mix: local power outages in Norfolk, a Virginia Beach zoning change, high school sports scoreboards, and editorial and letters content. Sports coverage includes regional college teams, and the site also carries business, entertainment, and "things to do" reporting.

Free signup vs. paid subscription

These are distinct:

• Newsletter signup — the "Sign up for email newsletters" prompt and the dedicated newsletters page are the route to email delivery.
• Paid access — the presence of "subscribe" and "premium" language, plus Apple Pay as a payment method, indicates that some articles require a paid subscription. The site does not state on the pages reviewed here which specific articles are gated or what a subscription costs, so check the subscription page itself for current terms.

Practical steps

1. Go to pilotonline.com.
2. Either use the "Sign up for email newsletters" link on the homepage or navigate to the newsletters page directly.
3. Enter your email address and select the newsletters you want.
4. If you hit a premium article and want full access, follow the "subscribe" prompt and complete checkout — Apple Pay is one accepted method.

If your goal is simply to keep up with Hampton Roads news by email, the newsletter signup is the entry point. If you need unlimited article access, you'll need the paid subscription on top of it.