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'Excessive Heat' warning put out for the area Friday. Here's how hot it will feel.
PETERSBURG – If you do not have to go outside Friday, then don’t. The National Weather Service office in Wakefield has issued an “Excessive Heat Warning” between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Friday. That means we can expect “dangerously hot conditions,” NWS said, with heat-index values around 111 degrees for the Tri-City and...
Peachtree 9s All Stars Defeat Rockville for District Title
The Peachtree 9-Year-Old Baseball All Stars showed their strength in the batters’ box scoring 13 runs to Rockville’s 3 in six innings June 15. Parker Lambert scored three hits in three at-bats in the first, fourth and sixth innings, and had one RBI. Shayn Steppe led in RBIs with two hits scoring three runs. Will Byrd scored two RBIs on two hits.
Charlottesville PD: Woman, 81, shot to death in suicide pact as husband survives
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Authorities said an elderly woman was killed Thursday and her husband injured in what appears to have been a suicide pact, the Charlottesville Police Department said. At about 1:30 p.m., police responded to 301 Monte Vista Ave. for a welfare check. At the scene, officers met with...
Shenandoah Park Murders Solved, Questions Remain
When Kathryn Miles came to Crozet last year to talk about her most recent book, Trailed, she explained how she came to write it, what she learned, and why the double homicide of two young women skilled in wilderness survival had yet to be solved, partly because of the recalcitrance of the authorities involved in the case over a span of almost 30 years.
Fairfax jobless rate up month-over-month, down year-over-year
Both Arlington and Fairfax counties posted slight month-over-month unemployment upticks in new data, but May’s figures remain below those of a year earlier. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the new data July 3. Figures show:. • With 645,896 in the workforce and 15,177 seeking jobs, Fairfax’s unemployment...
Recent SF Giants trade acquisition earns well-deserved promotion to Triple-A
Infield prospect Christian Koss impressed during his brief time with the Richmond Flying Squirrels. On Wednesday, the Giants moved him up to Sacramento, per the team's transaction log. Recent SF Giants trade acquisition earns well-deserved promotion to Triple-A The Giants made a couple of other moves in Richmond as well....
1 dead after 2 pedestrians struck in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Police are investigating after a car struck two pedestrians in Richmond overnight. Authorities were called to the 4900 block of Snead Road just before 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 6. Upon arrival, officers found one male and one female who had been hit by a car while...
Players to Watch: ECNL Girls 2024 National Finals
The ECNL Girls will wrap up their 2023-2024 season with their National Finals, which will take place July 11-14 in Richmond, Virginia. (Event Homepage) This year’s ECNL National Finals will feature 40 teams from across the league’s U13-U17 age groups. The U18/U19 Championship was decided at the National Playoffs in Seattle with San Diego Surf winning top honors.
Power restored to thousands across Southside and Roanoke areas, some outages remain
(WSET) — UPDATE: As of 11:00 p.m. Friday, a majority of outages have been repaired. There are still a few hundred without power in the Roanoke County and Southside areas. Thousands of people across Central Virginia, mostly located across the Southside and in Roanoke. The outages take place as...
Area VSU Alumni Association honored with multiple awards
Recently, the Virginia State University Alumni Association Greater Triangle Area Chapter (NC), with a current membership of 195, won awards in every category for 2023-2024 as the VSUAA presented its Annual Awards. Warren County is among the counties covered by the Greater Triangle Area Chapter. Below is a list of...
Del Taco opens first restaurant in Virginia, US
US-based Mexican quick service restaurant chain Del Taco has debuted its Virginia restaurant at Chesapeake. Located at 1507 Sam’s Circle, the new store is part of a multi-unit deal aimed at broadening Del Taco’s presence on the US East Coast. The Chesapeake restaurant offers the brand’s signature menu...
U.S. agency ranks Virginia hospitals
Once a year, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services or CMS posts hospital ratings on its website. Only 13% of them qualify for five stars based on a number of factors. “Mortality, safety, re-admissions, patient experience, and then timely or effective care – things like access and cost."
Vehicle stolen in Fairfax County carjacking crashes in Central Virginia; 2 boys inside it
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Police said an officer in Central Virginia who saw a car moving erratically found out that it was stolen from Northern Virginia hours earlier. The Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) said the officer saw the car on Seminole Trail around 7:40 a.m. on Friday. The officer ran the […]
State blames staffing shortage for Surry farmer’s water woes
When the 40-year-old well that’s provided drip irrigation to Surry County farmer Michael Drewry’s blueberry orchard began pumping out nothing but silt in February, Drewry contacted the Virginia Department of Health in hopes of securing a permit to drill a new one. State law mandates no one construct, rehabilitate or abandon a private well without […]
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