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Trial set for 1 defendant in Suffolk horse neglect case

SUFFOLK, Va. — Two defendants accused of abusing and neglecting dozens of horses in Suffolk appeared in Suffolk Circuit Court Friday. Janet Aston, 72, and William Shelton, 82, each face 96 indictments including failure to provide care for agricultural animals, leaving dead animals in public view and depriving animals...
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Road work complete on I-64 at J. Clyde Morris Boulevard

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) are scheduled to lift the long-term lane reduction on I-64 westbound near J. Clyde Morris Boulevard in Newport News. Eastbound lanes will remain under construction for another month. In order to implement the lift, the I-64 west...
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‘Get that gun out of my face’: Father who heard son’s last moments while...

A Virginia man will spend nearly three decades behind bars for murdering the son of a non-violence activist after blocking him in with his car as the victim was trying to get to work. Jalen Garces, 31, was found guilty in August of second-degree murder and using a firearm in...
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Mother arrested in Texas after abducting her children in Suffolk; children found safe

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– A woman has been arrested after abducting her children in Suffolk back in December. According to Suffolk Police, Breone’a Haskett Lee was arrested in Texas for outstanding warrants. Lee is accused of abducting her two children, 7-year-old Angel Blake and 6-year-old A’Brielle Blake, on December...
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The long wait for a legal cannabis market has forced some Virginia hemp growers...

At first, there was progress. The United States passed the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp cultivation. Then, Virginia made it legal for adults to possess and grow marijuana for personal use in 2021. Many hemp growers thought a legal retail market for pot would shortly follow, said Jason Blanchette,...
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One person is dead and another was hospitalized after a multi-unit fire.

One person is dead and another was hospitalized after a fire at multiple duplex homes early Sunday, according to Newport News Fire officials.
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Major furniture chain announces it is going out of business

The Ohio-based company, which filed for bankruptcy in November, has been selling furniture for nearly 80 years.
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Cats rescued, two displaced in Virginia Beach structure fire

The Virginia Beach Fire Department units responded to a structure fire Saturday afternoon in the 700 block of Hemlock Crescent at about 4 p.m.
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Norfolk man needed sudden brain surgery after seizure on NYE

NORFOLK, Va. — Family and friends are rallying around a Norfolk man after he needed emergency brain surgery to remove a tumor on New Year’s Day. Chayse Manugo planned to celebrate the new year at a party with friends, but instead, he was rushed to the hospital after experiencing a seizure. Lifelong friend Jefferson...
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Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office uses drone to find runaway teen

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office found a runaway 14-year-old girl using a drone Tuesday, January 6. Two social workers were transporting the girl from West Virginia to a behavioral health facility in Newport News, Virginia, in compliance with a court order, according to deputies....

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