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5 juveniles charged after fight at Meadowbrook High School football scrimmage
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Chesterfield Police are releasing new details about a fight after a football scrimmage at Meadowbrook High School Thursday night. Police say just before 7:30 p.m., officers were called to a reported disturbance at the school. “When the scrimmage ended, a large group of juveniles (approximately 20-30)...
Arthur Gregg, for whom Fort Lee's name was changed, dies at 96
Retired Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg, who began his military career at, and then returned several times to the Army post that would later bear his name, has died. Gregg died Thursday at the age of 96, officials at Fort Gregg-Adams announced in a statement. No cause of death was given. ...
Virginia QB Anthony Colandrea to start opener vs. Richmond
Virginia sophomore Anthony Colandrea was named as the team's starting quarterback for its season opener next week against visiting Richmond. Cavaliers head coach Tony Elliott made the announcement Saturday with Colandrea getting the nod over senior Tony Muskett for the game at Charlottesville, Va. Colandrea set single-season freshman records for completions (154), passing yards (1,958) and total offense (2,183) while starting six of the eight games in which he played for Virginia last season. He also threw 13 touchdown passes against nine interceptions. Muskett transferred from Monmouth to Virginia last season and completed 63.3 percent of his passes for 1,031 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions. --Field Level Media
Overnight Forecast: Clear & Pleasant
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Our chance for rain returns next week. Activity should be isolated/spotty, most areas stay dry. Sunday: Sunny and warm. Highs in the upper 80s. Monday: Mostly sunny and hot. A stray shower or storm possible in the afternoon. Lows in the mid-60s, highs around 90°. (Rain Chance: 10%)
“People are going fast down this road because they can”
Cameron Thompson at WTVR has a great look at the speeding and car violence issues on Semmes Avenue:. According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS), there have been dozens of crashes on Semmes Avenue between Forest Hill and Cowardin. By CBS 6’s count, there have been 110 crashes involving property damage in 2019 and 42 crashes where one or more people were injured.
Countdown to 8 Sports Blitz: Midlothian Trojans
The Midlothian Trojans are stepping onto the field with renewed optimism under the leadership of second-year head coach Phil Gross. After a solid 5-5 season that saw the Trojans narrowly miss the playoffs, Midlothian have dedicated themselves to overcoming last year’s hurdles, putting in significant extra effort during the offseason.
Condair to open 400,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Virginia
Condair Group has announced plans to open a new production plant in Richmond, Virginia. The company, which specializes in humidification, dehumidification, and evaporative cooling, hopes the new facility will improve its North American evaporative technologies business. The 400,000-square-foot manufacturing plant will be operational in 2025 and will employ 180 workers.
Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Charlottesville metro area
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in the Charlottesville, VA metro using data from Zillow. Originally published on stacker.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
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.
Justice-owned coal companies negotiate over $500K owed in Virginia
TAZEWELL, VA (WVNS) — Companies owned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) continue to fight financial and legal battles. This time, it involves Tazewell County, Virginia. Tazewell County Treasurer David Larimer confirmed to 59News that coal companies owned by Governor Justice owe $572,692 in real estate, personal property, and mineral taxes. These fees are […]
Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world. Such plots of land dotted Britain’s colonies and served as status symbols for the elite. They were the 18th-century equivalent of buying a Lamborghini. The garden in Williamsburg belonged to John Custis IV, a tobacco plantation owner who served in Virginia’s colonial legislature. He is perhaps best known as the first father-in-law of Martha Washington. She married future U.S. President George Washington after Custis’ son Daniel died. Historians also have been intrigued by the elder Custis’ botanical adventures, which were well-documented in letters and later in books. And yet this excavation is as much about the people who cultivated the land as it is about Custis.
Kirk Cameron and Brave Books head to DC area for library story hour event
Kirk Cameron and Brave Books are heading back to the library this Saturday for its national “See You At The Library Day,” with Cameron himself visiting a trio of libraries in Virginia. The collaboration with Cameron and Brave Books comes about a year after the two worked on a similar event, which saw thousands of […]
Local registrars confident in USPS delivery ahead of presidential election
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Early voting is 30 days away, and now local registrars are gearing up to send out ballots in the mail. Our area still ranks low for on-time delivery, but a recent report shows the United States Postal Service is progressing. At the beginning of the year,...
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