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Foodbanks prep for SNAP benefits gap

Some states are starting to issue warnings that funding for food assistance might run out in November due to the government shutdown, so one Hampton Roads foodbank is getting ready to be there to help.
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NSU announces street closures for homecoming parade

With Norfolk State's homecoming set to commence Saturday, Oct. 25, street closures will be in place from 12 a.m. - 12 p.m. for the school's homecoming parade.
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VDOT responds to reports of $18 express lane toll on I-64 in Norfolk

After a viewer shared photos of an $18.15 express lane charge on I-64 in Norfolk Monday morning, WTKR News 3 reached out to the Virginia Department of Transportation for more information.
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Docs: Portsmouth woman shot to death helped catch killer

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Earlier this month, on Oct. 8, Portsmouth Police were called to the 300 block of Choate Street around 12:30 a.m., and as soon as they got there, officers found a woman who had been shot and was seriously injured. Court documents identified the victim as Talesha Nicole Pugh, 50, and noted […]
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Boxwood Inn B&B, now known as the Historic Boxwood Inn, carried stories of hauntings...

The Boxwood Inn Bed and Breakfast, formerly known as the Simon Reid Curtis House, and now known as The Historic Boxwood Inn, was originally built in 1897. The building is located at 10 Elmhurst Street in the Lee Hall neighborhood in Newport News, Virginia. It was last sold in late 2022. Today, its main function is an...
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November SNAP benefits in Virginia on hold

The video above is coverage of last week’s ‘Shutdown Relief Mobile Distribution’ event in Norfolk. HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – The Virginia Peninsula Foodbank is hosting a mobile food distribution event on Wednesday, Oct. 22, outside the Hampton Coliseum. The timing of this event comes as the government shutdown continues....
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Troops haven’t missed a paycheck yet, but the government shutdown is causing ‘a lot...

Morley Proctor, the spouse of a sailor, joined dozens of other military family members on a recent afternoon at the food pantry inside the Armed Services YMCA in Virginia Beach. "I've got a few little breakfast items and a couple of canned goods and some rice and little pastas and...
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Norfolk demolishes recently finished Ocean View beach ramp due to erosion

Norfolk is demolishing a large Ocean View beach ramp just months after construction due to storm damage and significant erosion, according to city officials. Most of the $430,000 structure — which was built partly as an accessway for emergency vehicles — is being torn down following extreme beach erosion from several...
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Virginia Beach ‘Video Guy’ earns international honor with more on the way

At Kempsville High School, Alex Dickerson-Watson was the video guy who stole his mother’s point-and-shoot camera to record his friends making music. Now, with a sophisticated camera and perspective, Dickerson, 35, is a filmmaker whose documentary-in-the-making, “The Video Guy,” traces the lives of five local African...
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This Charming Restaurant In Virginia Will Serve You The Best Seafood Pasta Of Your...

There are moments in life when food transcends being just sustenance and becomes something close to a religious experience, and Boss Queens Soul Cafe in Norfolk is about to deliver one of those moments straight to your table. You’re cruising through Norfolk, probably thinking about errands or appointments or that...

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