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Recount will decide if conservative US Rep. Bob Good loses primary to Trump-backed challenger
GOOCHLAND, Va. (AP) — A recount of the votes cast in the Republican primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District will be held on July 31 to decide whether a challenger backed by former President Donald Trump will hold onto his narrow victory over U.S. Rep. Bob Good, one of the most conservative members of Congress.
Resubmitted Tidewater Logistics Center plans show one less warehouse
The developer of the proposed Tidewater Logistics Center on the outskirts of Windsor is hoping one less warehouse will persuade Isle of Wight County supervisors to waive a one-year waiting period to reapply for industrial zoning. County officials, however, say the revision isn’t sufficiently different from the concept supervisors voted 4-1 on June 13 to […]
Isle of Wight deputy charged with driving drunk on patrol
An Isle of Wight County sheriff’s deputy accused of driving drunk on patrol has been suspended and charged. The Sheriff’s Office arrested one of its own, Deputy Preston Saul, during the early-morning hours of July 16 after a fellow deputy on nighttime patrol said in court filings he’d discovered 29-year-old Saul, a resident of Gates […]
Chesapeake native Colin Selby returns home with Tides
Chesapeake native Colin Selby has returned home and is playing with the Norfolk Tides after their parent club, the Baltimore Orioles, acquired Selby from Kansas City. Selby played high school baseball with Western Branch and college baseball at Division III Randolph-Macon College in Ashland.
Ambush on JCC officers, nurse practitioner arrested in FBI raid, 20-foot-inflatable IUD in Virginia Beach | Top WAVY stories this week
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Take a look at some of the top stories on WAVY.com from the week of July 15. Click here for more local news. Ready to do more fishing, hunting and living the good life, Keith Henley was months away from the retirement that he was living for, but it was not to be.
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah’s cousin sentenced to 40 years for murder of JOK’s older brother
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah had urged family and friends on social media to pack the Hampton (Virginia) Circuit Court on Monday for the sentencing of his older brother Joshua’s murderer. They came out in full force, packing the gallery and an overflow courtroom next door,...
Virginia Zoo's popular Adult Night rescheduled, with more tickets available
NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia Zoo event organizers have set a new date for their popular Adult Night after a weather cancellation last week. The 21 and up event will now take place on Saturday, July 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. Although previously sold out, organizers are now selling...
Airports, hospitals, and businesses in Hampton Roads slowly recover after global IT outage
NORFOLK, Va. — On Friday, industries worldwide and in Hampton Roads experienced IT outages due to a glitch in software by CrowdStrike, a third-party cybersecurity company. For most of Friday, travelers were stranded at Norfolk International Airport. According to Flightaware.com, the airport saw dozens of flight cancelations and numerous flight delays.
Youngkin speaks about energy plan ahead of update in coming weeks
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Friday leaned into his All-of-the-Above energy plan that calls for continued use of natural gas, despite scientists stating human use of fossil fuels is causing climate change’s increasingly intense storms. “We need more gas. We need more solar and wind and we need nuclear and we are going to lead […] The post Youngkin speaks about energy plan ahead of update in coming weeks appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
Parents weigh in on Virginia's proposed school cellphone ban
The Virginia Department of Education’s first community meeting about Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s order to limit cellphones in schools statewide was held at Osbourn High School in Manassas Thursday. The conversation boiled down to how do state leaders and school districts move forward with a solution to tackle the...
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