Seaford
LATEST NEWS
Newport News 7-year-old left on Jefferson Ave. after school bus stop mix-up, family says
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Newport News family is demanding answers from school transportation leaders after a scary mix-up on the first day of school. Hidenwood Elementary School student Shariiyah Ackiss, 7, was supposed to get off the bus at Deer Park Elementary School on Monday for an after-school program, but instead got off early at Jefferson Avenue and Pavilion Place.
Overdose deaths from opioids declining in Virginia, advocates say more work needs to be done
According to the most recent data from the Virginia Department of Health, synthetic opioid-related deaths, which include deaths caused by fentanyl, decreased from over 2,000 in 2021 to under 1,800 in 2023.
Power line protest targets tech executives in Maryland
FREDERICK, Md. — A Data Center Summit at Frederick Community College Thursday turned into what some protestors called a "walk of shame." Protestors confronted industry executives as they arrived at a sold-out luncheon hosted by the Maryland Tech Council, the state's largest technology trade association in the state. Some protestors shouted "shame," as others demanded that executives route a controversial power line project over their own properties and homes rather than swaths of farmland and forests in central Maryland, much of it with preservation and conservation restrictions.
Leaf peepers, lovers of fall: Predictions are here for Virginia weather, colors
The dry conditions in the Shenandoah Valley this summer will put a damper on fall foliage colors this fall, according to an AccuWeather meteorologist. “The leaves are likely to drop off the trees earlier than usual,” said Thomas Kines, also the director of forecaster scheduling. “The orange and red are not likely to be as vibrant as they usually are. The yellows and browns will probably be the dominant colors.”
Virginia father gifts his son $1 million lottery ticket as wedding gift
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. - A Virginia father gifted his son a $1 million lottery ticket as a wedding gift. Aaron and Kiana Andrews recently got married in April and the newlywed's plan – which they came up with before the winning ticket – is to move out of their home in Springfield and move in with Aaron's dad in Triangle, Virginia.
Many areas in Central Virginia under Flood Watch and/or Heat Advisory
Multiple localities throughout Central Virginia are under a Flood Watch from 2 p.m. until later in the evening on Thursday, Aug. 29, along with many areas also being under a Heat Advisory until 8 p.m.
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff coming to Newport News for Labor Day event
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will be visiting Hampton Roads for Labor Day. The Harris-Walz campaign confirms Emhoff will attend an event in Newport News, although no specifics have been given at this time. Vice President Kamala Harris will not join her husband in Virginia. Instead,...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.