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Heat forces cancelation of summer concert
Tonight’s Downtown Smithfield summer concert, which would have featured the Hannah Jai Band, has been canceled due to an excessive heat warning by the National Weather Service. The weather service’s Wakefield office cited “dangerously hot conditions,” including heat index values of up to 110, in issuing the warning, which encourages people to stay in air-conditioned […]
Anchors aweigh: VDOT won't reduce ferry-travel schedule. What sparked the reversal?
SURRY – Just days before it was scheduled to take effect, the reduction in service at the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry crossing will not happen after all. The Virginia Department of Transportation, which operates the three-mile state Route 31 crossing between Surry and James City counties, said in a statement that the planned reduction July...
VIDEO: Bear and two cubs spotted roaming around Suffolk neighborhood
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A WAVY viewer shared video her home surveillance camera captured of three bears roaming around her home in Suffolk. The video shows an adult bear visiting the house just off Route 58, in the Dismal Swamp area of the city, around 2:30 a.m. the morning of July 4. You can see […]
Virginia Zoo brings back Adult Night with drinks, a DJ, and food trucks
NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Zoo is once again allowing grown-ups who want to unleash their inner wild child can do so with its latest Adult Night on Saturday, July 13. The 21 and up event features free activities like bounce houses, lawn games, and a DJ dance party. And to help beat the heat, the Zoo is offering "splash zone" train rides on the Virginia Zoo Express, as well as splash pad fountains and alcoholic ICEE beverages. The Zoo will also offer specialty mixed drinks in addition to canned beer, wine, and seltzers.
York County deputy assaulted people shooting off fireworks, sheriff’s office says
YORK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A deputy sheriff in York County is no longer employed after he assaulted a group of people who were setting off fireworks, the sheriff’s office says. The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office made the announcement Friday morning. Robert Murray, who was off-duty and in a work-as-required role at the time, went into […]
Smithfield, Isle of Wight celebrate Independence Day with two days of fireworks
Independence Day fireworks returned to Smithfield on July 2, and to the Heritage Park fairgrounds near Windsor on July 3. Smithfield kicked off the festivities at 6:30 p.m. on July 2 with a reading of the Declaration of Independence outside the 1750 Isle of Wight County Courthouse. The festivities at the fairgrounds included a concert […]
Windsor/Holland Hurricanes win state title
The teamwork of 7- and 8-year-old baseball players from two small communities in the area led to a vintage performance in the Pony Baseball East Zone Pinto 8U State Tournament that culminated in a dominant state championship win for the Windsor/Holland Hurricanes. Jeff Leckrone, head coach of the Windsor/Holland Hurricanes 8U All-Star Team, explained how […] The post Windsor/Holland Hurricanes win state title appeared first on The Suffolk News-Herald.
Hampton University Hosts ARPA-H Conference to Accelerate Health Research and Innovation
Hampton, VA – Hampton University proudly hosted the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) conference, bringing together officials from leading universities and small business owners. The conference focused on ARPA-H’s mission to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone through innovative research and development. The conference provided an...
Federal grant funds “final piece of the puzzle” for Suffolk trail
Millions in federal dollars will help the City of Suffolk connect sections of a planned more than 15-mile trail now under design. The $5.3 million is part of the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, grant program and is the largest of three sums awarded in Virginia.
Hampton Univ. & Other HBCUs Experiencing Surge In Applications
Enrollment officials at Hampton University point to its benchmark reputation to explain why student applications surged to over 17,000 for the 2024-25 academic year, compared to 12,000 applications submitted the previous year. Hampton’s most recent surge comes on the heels of an unprecedented, two-year, post-pandemic enrollment uptick, one that also...
Shop the Block High Street Festival Saturday
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Olde Towne will transform for the first ever ‘Shop the Block High Street Festival.’. The festival will span from Dinwiddie Street to Effingham Street along High Street from noon to 5 p.m. “The Shop the Block High Street festival is free to the community,...
Water Safety experts share how to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday safely
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — With temperatures reaching the 90s during the Fourth of July holiday, many people dipped in the water to cool off. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1-4 years old. But there are...
2 injured in crash at Hampton intersection
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — At least two people were injured in a crash at a Hampton intersection Thursday, police said. The crash took place at the intersection of West Mercury Boulevard and Mallory Street, with police responding to the call around 5:16 p.m. Police said they did not know...
Norfolk family stuck in Jamaica after Hurricane Beryl
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Most of Jamaica is without power after Hurricane Beryl tore through the Caribbean, and a Norfolk family is stuck on the island after being temporarily evacuated from their hotel. What was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in Montego Bay turned into quite the opposite for Norfolk resident Jason Gunning and […]
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