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Actors Needed For Sports Rom-Com Series Set To Shoot In DMV Region
Set in Virginia, producers pitched the project "The Charity Case" as a "sports rom-com series about love, not romance," and now they are looking to fill out the cast. "A genius-level nine-year-old talks an ex-MMA fighter out of retirement for charitable reasons," according to the casting director. "Southpaw Sean Smith...
Nearly 1 in 3 central Virginians burdened by housing costs, according to Harvard study
Nearly one in three residents of the greater Richmond area are burdened by the cost of their housing, according to a study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Virginia prison leaders wrongly kept people past release dates, federal lawsuit alleges
Virginia’s Department of Corrections is facing a federal class-action lawsuit from a man who claims he was imprisoned more than a year past his expected release date because it incorrectly applied a law – a case his attorney says could impact hundreds.
VA Senators announce $625,000 to reduce youth substance use
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced on July 12th, $625,000 for community-based coalitions in Harrisonburg, Roanoke, Ashland, Rocky Mount, and Luray to reduce youth substance use. The funding was awarded through the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program.
New Market general store named finalist in national competition
NEW MARKET, Va. (WHSV) - The Jon Henry General Store in New Market is proud to announce it has been named as one of the top three finalists for Best Rural Grocer of 2024 in the United States. Store owner Jon Henry said the recognition came at the National Rural...
Passenger in Coma After Collapsing Mid-Cruise Needs Transport Home
You can receive daily cruise news updates directly to your inbox, so you don't miss a thing! Go ahead and Subscribe here. For one Carnival passenger, the trip of a lifetime has become the fight of her life. Shenae Monique Turner, a 47-year-old woman from Norfolk, Virginia, was enjoying her time on an undisclosed Carnival ship when she began to fall ill on July 7, 2024.
WVDHF announce investment plans, sale of senior health facilities
WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — The West Virginia Department of Health Facilities announced plans to potentially sell four long-term senior care facilities, officials say. WVDHF has partnered with healthcare merger and acquisition advisors, Lument Securities, LLC, with the goal of improving the quality of care through the sale and license transfer of the facilities without interruption of care, according to a release from the department.
Former UVA Football coach Bronco Mendenhall set to begin rebuild at New Mexico
Bronco Mendenhall has reassembled, in New Mexico, the group that got UVA Football from two wins to the Orange Bowl in four years. “I shared this picture with some of my staff members of a kid, a young man that played for us at Virginia, and he says, I’m certain that Charlottesville West will exceed expectations. That was his message to me,” Mendenhall told reporters at the Mountain West Media Days on Thursday.
Navy pilots, sailors return home after months countering Houthi attacks
U.S. Navy fighter pilots came home to Virginia feeling relieved Friday after months of shooting down Houthi-launched missiles and drones off Yemen's coast, in the most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II.F/A-18 Super Hornets swooped over waiting families in a low formation before landing at their base in Virginia Beach. Dressed in green flight suits, the aviators embraced women in summer dresses and kids carrying American flags. Some handed red roses to their wives and daughters."We're going to go sit down on the couch, and we're going to try and make up for nine...
Investigators uncover alleged theft ring targeting Walmarts, Sam’s Clubs in at least 10 states
Yorktown, Va. (WTVR) Seven people are in Virginia police custody accused of being part of a sophisticated theft ring targeting retail stores like Walmart and Sam’s Club. Police say the group went from store to store stealing televisions, which they then sold online. “A huge operation for them,” said...
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