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Painter man convicted of all charges in double murder case
After deliberating for three hours and 15 minutes Friday, an Accomack Circuit Court jury convicted a Painter man of the shooting deaths of a local couple, robbery of those victims, four related firearms offenses, concealing and defiling the bodies, and destroying evidence in 2020. A long-form presentence report was ordered...
Boys & Girls Club wraps up successful summer program
The Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Shore is wrapping up a very successful summer program that saw approximately 75 youth ages 5-16 enjoy a host of activities that involved learning, arts and crafts and sports. Fun was also a common denominator in all those pursuits. The club is housed at Mary N. Smith Cultural Enrichment Center in Accomac with youth arriving as early as 7:30 a.m. and leaving at 5:30 p.m.
South Carolina football vs Old Dominion score prediction, scouting report for 2024 opener
COLUMBIA — When Old Dominion football steps onto the field in Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday, it will be the biggest crowd the Monarchs have ever played in front of, The last time Old Dominion played an SEC team was Vanderbilt in 2023, and now the Monarchs face South Carolina football for the first time in the 2024 season opener on Saturday (4:15 p.m ET, SEC Network). ...
Football Friday nights won’t be the same. The woman who compiles VHSL’s point system is retiring.
Lora Bickley has been called the force that "holds the league together." The post Football Friday nights won’t be the same. The woman who compiles VHSL’s point system is retiring. appeared first on Cardinal News.
Pitt RB Rodney Hammond Jr., Panthers' leading rusher last season, ruled ineligible for 2024
Pitt running back Rodney Hammond Jr. has been declared ineligible for the 2024 season, the program announced Friday. The senior was the Panthers' leading rusher in 2023 and was listed as a co-starter on the depth chart this week before the Panthers' season opener against Kent State. Hammond rushed for...
Police: 1 shot on Wilson St. in Suffolk
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was found shot on Wilson Street in downtown Suffolk Friday night, police said. Suffolk Police responded to the 400 block of Wilson Street around 8:45 p.m. for reports of gunshots fired, and when they arrived, police said they found a man with a gunshot wound to the lower leg.
A Federal Push for Offshore Wind Energy Could Impact Delmarva's Coast Once Again
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. -- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management(BOEM) now has it's eyes set on a massive area in the Atlantic Ocean. The feds are looking to open up more lease areas for potential projects. BOEM made the announcement earlier this month, highlighting it's efforts to meet the Biden-Harris administrations...
Back-to-school brew: teachers, administrators can get a free cup of coffee from Wawa
Wawa is providing teachers and administrators in the Mid-Atlantic with the perfect post Labor Day back to school pick-me-up in the form of a free cup of coffee. Here's when and how teachers and admins can get their free cup of coffee this week. ...
Virginia school district expands to 200-day year
The hottest days of summer vacation are stopped cold in the capital of Virginia.While most schools nationwide are just starting the academic year, Richmond Public Schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on July 22. The city started to experiment with a longer school year in 2023 in an attempt to make up for learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.School officials said the first year was so successful that they expanded to more schools for the 2024-2025 school year.Student and parent reactionFairfield Court Elementary is one of the schools already in month two...
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