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Nansemond Indian Nation, Portsmouth Mayor Shannon Glover Officiate Grand Opening of Health Clinic for the Underserved
Fishing Point Healthcare’s first Hampton Roads clinic provides Medicaid patients & Indigenous Americans a comprehensive one-stop health care experience. Our mission is to be a guiding beacon of health where the currents of compassion, empathy and expertise converge.”. — David "Black Feather" Darling. PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, July 19,...
After VMSDEP repeal, military families call on lawmakers to end the practice of ‘legislating through the budget’
After months of intense debate, Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed a bill repealing recently made changes to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP). Although they are happy with the repeal, military families now have their sights set on a new goal.
Family of USS George Washington sailor who died by suicide files $60M lawsuit
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The family of a USS George Washington sailor who died by suicide aboard the ship has filed a $60 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Navy and Huntington Ingalls, alleging inadequate living conditions on the ship. Xavier Mitchell-Sandor died in April 2022, and, according to...
Two critically injured in I-75 crash after driver tried to avoid hitting box that fell off pickup truck
Two Gainesville residents and one Virginia resident were injured this morning when a driver trying to avoid hitting a box that fell off a pickup truck onto I-75 swerved onto the shoulder and hit a tree. The post Two critically injured in I-75 crash after driver tried to avoid hitting box that fell off pickup truck appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Chesapeake native Colin Selby returns home with Tides
Chesapeake native Colin Selby has returned home and is playing with the Norfolk Tides after their parent club, the Baltimore Orioles, acquired Selby from Kansas City. Selby played high school baseball with Western Branch and college baseball at Division III Randolph-Macon College in Ashland.
AEW having trouble moving tickets for upcoming ‘Dynamite’ show in Norfolk
AEW is coming back to Chartway Arena in Norfolk, and it’s a guarantee that the number of people on hand won’t be anywhere near the company’s high-water mark at the venue. I was on hand for the AEW “Dynamite” show in 2021, and according to information from...
LemonAid to squeeze out childhood cancer
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — There’s something about a lemonade stand that takes you back to your childhood. And this weekend is your chance to take that nostalgic trip while helping fight cancer, as Anthem LemonAid stands will be popping up all over Hampton Roads, and they’re a cool way for kids to help other kids with cancer.
Another View looks at Black Philanthropy and HBCU'S
August is Black Philanthropy Month. every year the Hampton Roads Community Foundation celebrates black giving through education and engaging programming and this year, the focus is on HBCU's ( Historically Black Colleges and Universities). Vivian Oden, Vice-President of Diversity and Inclusion with the Hampton Roads Community Foundation and Kandi Hall, a member of visionaries for change, a black giving circle ( and like our Lisa Godley, a proud graduate of Norfolk State University) joined host Barbara Hamm Lee to discuss African American support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and why it matters. You can hear Another View on demand now!
Brenden Queen wins a heavyweight fight with rival Connor Hall, takes checkered in a dramatic Hampton Heat at Langley
HAMPTON, Va. — The 16th annual Hampton Heat at Langley Speedway featured an incredible display of fireworks, the majority of which exploded long after pre-race pyrotechnics graced the Eastern Virginia sky in front of a sellout crowd. The main event on a Saturday night that represented the second leg...
In 50 years, Hampton Roads could feel more like Louisiana, new climate map reveals
By 2080, cities in Hampton Roads likely will have a climate more similar to south Louisiana today, according to a map released by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Faculty and researchers used climate-analog mapping, which matches the expected future climate at one location with the current climate of another. Using data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
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