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NORFOLK, Va. — When Brittney Lyons returned to Hampton Roads in the middle of a separation and career change, she wasn’t sure where her next chapter would land. But with encouragement from family and support from local housing resources, she leaped and now owns her first home. Her...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) held a press conference Friday morning to call for more action in the murder of Texas navy sailor Angelina Resendiz. The press conference, which began at 11 a.m., was held at Naval Station Norfolk. Resendiz’s mother, Esmeralda Castle, was...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — After two river spills swept through parts of the Commonwealth — including a recent jet fuel spill release into the James River — experts are renewing concerns about aging and vulnerable water infrastructure threatening the state. Richmonders are often cautioned to avoid swimming...

Thousands of gallons of jet fuel spilled into the James River at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division near Newport News, VA, Feb. 13 during a fuel transfer to the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79). The ship is the Navy’s new Gerald R. Ford class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which has been...

Waters are rising more quickly in Southeastern Virginia than almost anywhere else in the country, and scientists have long known that sinking land is a major reason why. A new study led by Virginia Tech helps pinpoint exactly how much. Researchers found Hampton Roads is sinking an average of 2.3 millimeters per year.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Richmond, Virginia – Virginians should mark March 3 now, when a rare 58-minute Blood Moon will unfold from 6:04 to 7:03 a.m., delivering the Commonwealth’s last visible total lunar eclipse until 2028....

In Virginia, some bites come with built-in nostalgia. Take ham biscuits, for example, flaky, buttery, salty, and somehow capable of transporting you straight to a Sunday morning you didn’t even know you missed. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill sandwiches. Each one feels like it’s been wrapped in a hug, baked...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Norfolk, VA – A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for eastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, where up to 9 inches of heavy wet snow and wind gusts near 50 mph could impact Interstate 64 and US-13 travel...

Two men are dead after an early morning shooting at Windsor Court Apartments in Newport News. Residents say gunfire woke them up before sunrise.

Temperatures are taking a step back today and rainfall will be on and off as a stationary front remains over the region. This rain will be beneficial due to the ongoing drought across Hampton Roads and into the Southeast United States. This unsettled pattern looks to last as we head...