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Virginia Beach City Manager Selects New Director for Office of Performance and Accountability
After a nationwide search, City Manager Patrick Duhaney has selected Thepiolus “Phil” Aspiras, Ph.D., as director of the City’s Office of Performance and Accountability (OPA) effective Aug. 29. With more than 15 years’ experience in leadership, strategic planning and performance management, Aspiras most recently served as a...
Lawsuit against Bon Secours involving OBGYN convicted of fraud for bogus procedures
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A Portsmouth woman’s $5 million lawsuit against Bon Secours Healthcare System is set for trial in October, claiming that the OBGYN who operated on her should not have been credentialed at the provider’s Harbour View Surgery Center and Maryview Hospital. Javaid Perwaiz was convicted of healthcare fraud in federal court in […]
Non-profit seeks unwanted jewelry for makeover event
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Radical Jewelry Makeover (RJM) is returning to central Virginia! RJM and three local universities - Longwood University, Old Dominion University (ODU), and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), are seeking donations of old unwanted jewelry for the community jewelry mining project happening in Richmond, Farmville, and Norfolk this Fall.
32nd Annual SML Antique and Classic Boat Show
On Saturday September 14, 2024, please plan to attend the Smith Mountain Lake Antique and Classic Boat Society 32nd Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show. This free event will be held from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Goodhue Boat Company – Blackwater in Moneta, Virginia. There will be over 40 beautiful antique wood, aluminum, […]
Fact Check: Were militia groups in Charlottesville better equipped than Virginia State Police?
In response to violence in Charlottesville, Va., Gov. Terry McAuliffe praised law enforcement’s work, but also said that some demonstrators were better equipped than the State Police. White nationalists and militia members, as well as people who opposed them, gathered on Aug. 12 in different parts of Charlottesville and...
Teacher describes ‘chaotic’ day that led to conviction of Spotsylvania behavioral interventionist
Before Brandi Clark began a career with Spotsylvania County Public Schools in 2021, she worked with young children in California, Oregon and Colorado. She was a kindergarten teacher at Cedar Forest Elementary School from 2021-24 but declined to sign another contract with Spotsylvania schools at the end of last year.
Cool things happening on the Shore this weekend
VFW Post 2296 in Tasley, Va. will have a Breakfast, Saturday, August 24, 2024 starting at 8 AM. Menu: Scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, fried potatoes, sausage and biscuits, scrapple, orange juice and coffee. A minimum donation of $10.00 per person is requested. All are welcome to attend. Come join us for good food and good company. Open to the public.
After latest OBX house collapse, 8 are still deemed unsafe for occupancy in Rodanthe
RODANTHE, N.C. — After a second house collapse this year in the Rodanthe community of North Carolina's Outer Banks, 13News Now has learned eight properties there are still deemed "unsafe for occupancy." The eight other properties are mainly located on Kohler Court and East Ocean Drive. A ninth property...
Revival Services At Chesapeake Christian Center
Community members are invited to "Freedom" revival services at Chesapeake Christian Center (located at 206 Weston Woods Drive Pasadena) on September 27 at 7:00pm, September 28 at 6:00pm, and September 29 at 8:30am and 10:15am. On Friday night, Chesapeake Christian Center will host the Rev. Lorenzo Sewell, a pastor from...
BayPort Foundation Introduces the Heldreth and Wright Scholarships to Benefit Virginia Peninsula Community College and Apprentice School Students
The BayPort Foundation has introduced two new scholarships: the Julie Heldreth Memorial Scholarship and the Wright Family Scholarship. Both scholarships are family gifts to the BayPort Foundation Legacy Giving Program, which honors those who share BayPort's commitment and philanthropic efforts. The Julie Heldreth Memorial Scholarship is a $2,000 one-time scholarship...
Sports Car Maker To Build Left Hand EVs in Virginia
RBW Sports & Classics, a manufacturer of hand-built electric classic sports cars, will invest $8 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Danville, Virginia. The new facility will produce the company’s first left-hand drive RBW EV Roadster and GT models for the U.S. market. The project will create 144 new jobs.
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