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Sam's Texas Sub Shop to close by the end of August
NORFOLK, Va. — A popular Norfolk restaurant will soon shut down for good. Sam's Texas Sub Shop plans to close permanently by the end of August. "Please continue to support our neighbors at Cogan's Pizza, Hank's Filling Station and Craft as well as all of our local businesses in the area or wherever you live," the owners posted on social media announcing the closure. "It's tough for many these days."
Beach native Carson DeMartini ready to hear name called at MLB Draft
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — After three years of baseball at Virginia Tech, Carson DeMartini is ready to take his game to next level. The Virginia Beach native, who hit 46 home runs and had 164 RBI in his time in Blacksburg, is projected as a top-100 pick in the Major League Baseball draft, which […]
Artificial Intelligence is changing how the city of Portsmouth recycles
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The future of recycling has arrived in Portsmouth. For the last month, a brand-new plant has been sorting trash using first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence technology. “We’re very proud of what we are showing in Portsmouth,” said Matanya Horowitz, founder and CEO of AMP. Horowitz is...
Investigators uncover alleged theft ring targeting Walmarts, Sam’s Clubs in at least 10 states
Yorktown, Va. (WTVR) Seven people are in Virginia police custody accused of being part of a sophisticated theft ring targeting retail stores like Walmart and Sam’s Club. Police say the group went from store to store stealing televisions, which they then sold online. “A huge operation for them,” said...
Pastor banned from airline after he ‘hit epileptic wife in the head’ when she received first-class upgrade and he didn’t
A VIRGINIA pastor was arrested after striking his wife on a plane. On July 2, Roger Allan Holmberg, Sr., who previously served as a pastor at Grace Baptist Temple in Anchorage, and his wife, Patti, were on a flight from Washington to Alaska when the violent incident occurred. Holmberg reportedly hit his wife during the […]
Youngkin administration asks Virginia’s public colleges and universities to ensure investments are apolitical
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration asked leaders of Virginia’s public colleges and universities to make sure their school’s investments are free of “social, political, or ideological interests” in a letter obtained by 8News.
Actors Needed For Sports Rom-Com Series Set To Shoot In DMV Region
Set in Virginia, producers pitched the project "The Charity Case" as a "sports rom-com series about love, not romance," and now they are looking to fill out the cast. "A genius-level nine-year-old talks an ex-MMA fighter out of retirement for charitable reasons," according to the casting director. "Southpaw Sean Smith...
Nearly 1 in 3 central Virginians burdened by housing costs, according to Harvard study
Nearly one in three residents of the greater Richmond area are burdened by the cost of their housing, according to a study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Virginia prison leaders wrongly kept people past release dates, federal lawsuit alleges
Virginia’s Department of Corrections is facing a federal class-action lawsuit from a man who claims he was imprisoned more than a year past his expected release date because it incorrectly applied a law – a case his attorney says could impact hundreds.
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