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New non-profit to tackle healthcare workforce shortage across Virginia
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A new non-profit is tackling two critical issues: the shortage of healthcare workers and the need for more jobs that pay a living wage. And a program here in western Virginia could provide a model for the rest of the state. The story is familiar to...
Hello Kitty Cafe Truck coming to Maryland, Virginia
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Maryland and Virginia Hello Kitty fans unite! The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is coming to Pentagon City in Virginia on Aug. 3 and then stopping by Bethesda in Maryland on Aug. 10. Hello Kitty enthusiasts can visit the trucks between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to buy merchandise and treats […]
Good luck: Three times recounts have overturned elections
As Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) hopes a recount in his primary will save him from losing his seat in Congress, the rarity of recounts changing results means he should not get his hopes up. In recent years, few race results have changed after recounts despite many election challenges. With Good looking for a miracle in […]
Waterfield given three months of active jail time for careless driving
An Oak Hall woman was sentenced Thursday in Accomack Circuit Court to three months of active time in jail for her careless driving that tragically killed another local woman and injured two others in April 2023. All three were pedestrians walking beside Nock’s Landing Road near Atlantic. Thirty-seven-year-old Jessica...
Appomattox among counties to benefit from broadband grant
PALMYRA, Va. – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the award of $12.2 million in Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) grant funding to Firefly Fiber Broadband, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative. The funding will support the $48.6 million project, in partnership with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Dominion Energy, and county...
Dinwiddie, Petersburg men charged with March murder in North Chesterfield
CHESTERFIELD – Two area men are behind bars charged with the murder last March of a Midlothian man in front of his residence. Markice D. Street, 29, of Dinwiddie County, and Lamont A. Jones, 26, of Petersburg, are facing one count each of second-degree murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to a statement from Chesterfield County Police. Street has been in custody since April on...
Police Officer Mervin Mayo Shines on “America’s Got Talent” Stage
Richmond Police officer Mervin Mayo shies away from competition. But, after the NBC show America’s Got Talent contacted him a couple of times, he decided to listen to his wife, Mechelle, and not his nerves. “My wife said it was a great opportunity to reach people. We actually went...