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Live shark encounter thrills audience at State Fair of West Virginia
Fairlea, W.Va. (WVVA) - The State Fair of West Virginia is home to many attractions with some of them being available to the public at no extra charge. One of those is the live shark encounter located near gate four. The show educates the audience about nurse sharks, specifically two...
Winchester Police have a person of interest in a recent shots fired incident
The WPD opened the investigation after reports of shots fired in the 100 block of West Leicester Street around 3 a.m. It was learned that a black Ford F150 pickup may have been involved. Investigators with assistance from other jurisdictions worked throughout the weekend to track the vehicle. The suspected...
Virginia man dead following listeria outbreak
VIRGINIA, USA — A man has died following the recent listeria outbreak, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reported. VDH has identified him as a 65-year-old from Virginia's Eastern Health District. Boar's Head, a famous lunch meat company, recalled 71 of its meat products due to the listeria outbreak.
DC 911’s call center to offer $800 bonus to employees who show up for work
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C.’s Office of Unified Communications (OUC) will offer 911 dispatchers who show up for all scheduled shifts each month an $800 bonus, D.C. councilmember Brooke Pinto’s office confirmed Tuesday. Staffing shortages have plagued the OUC for years, and back in July of this year, only eight shifts of 66 met […]
Duo arrested after woman with warrant found with drugs at Bedford Rutter’s
BEDFORD, Pa. (WTAJ) — A man and woman were arrested after the woman, known to have an arrest warrant, was spotted at a Rutter’s by state troopers, court documents show. Megan Ann Kleinertz and Cody Allen Kurtz, both 34 and from Everett, are facing drug charges after state troopers said they spotted Kleinertz’s vehicle at […]
Hagerstown Airport gears up for expanded service
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — The airport in Hagerstown is expanding its passenger service. Allegiant Air has released its schedule for the fall and spring of 2025. There will be flights to Tampa and St. Petersburg and Clearwater twice a week and flights to Orlando and Sanford will be available three times a week. […]
No, Pennsylvania state vehicle inspections are not stopping in 2025 | VERIFY
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Editor's note: The above video is from April 2024. Social media posts have recently circulated online, claiming Pennsylvania is ending annual vehicle inspections on January 1, 2025. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) most recent Vehicle Safety Inspection Program Effectiveness Study, vehicle safety inspections...
Home Contractor In Virginia Claims $2.2M Lottery Jackpot After String Of Bad Luck
If at first you don't succeed...A contractor in Virginia is smiling his way to the bank after winning more than $2 million playing a Lottery game online.Woodbridge resident Brent Butler told Lottery officials he was ready to give up after having little luck playing games, though he decided to give …
Winsome Sears deeply ‘upset’ over Walz combat claim: ‘You never were in war’
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) criticized Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) for his past comments on his National Guard service, arguing Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 running mate has “never” faced combat in war. A 2018 clip of Walz shared by the Harris campaign showed the governor speaking against gun violence and stating that “weapons of […]
Man handcuffed, raped and beat house cleaner for ‘several hours’, Charles County Sheriff’s Office says
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A Charles County man was charged for handcuffing, raping and beating a woman for several hours last week, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to a home in the 7300 block of Tottenham Drive in White Plains at 7:25 p.m. on Aug. […]
I-66 commuters beware of state police’s Operation DISS-rupt Aug. 16-17
All 76 miles of I-66 from Front Royal to Beltway being heavily monitored. CULPEPER, Aug. 13 — The Virginia State Police Culpeper and Fairfax Divisions will be conducting Operation DISS-rupt on all 76 miles of Interstate 66 in Virginia on August 16-17, 2024. The traffic enforcement and educational safety initiative focuses on distracted driving, Impaired driving, speed compliance and seat belt safety. Preliminary data from Jan. 1, 2024, to August 1, 2024, shows 477 persons have died in traffic crashes on Virginia roadways. In 2023, 471 persons died during the same time period.
News Maker Nicholas Sabo on recent accomplishment at WRA OKV
The Winchester Regional Airport (WRA) OKV has secured a contract and received a prestigious award. We spoke to the Executive Director of the Airport Nicholas Sabo about these accomplishments in our latest news maker. News makers are sponsored by Warren County. Experience Warren County Where History, Nature, and Family Come...
In Wheeling, residents are worried about children, inflation and jobs
In a series of conversations and interviews this month in Wheeling, voters said they feel like politicians aren’t responding to urgent, unaddressed problems in West Virginia. This is part of Mountain State Spotlight’s ongoing effort to talk with residents in all of West Virginia’s 55 counties in the run-up to the 2024 election. We’re asking […] In Wheeling, residents are worried about children, inflation and jobs appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
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