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The City Council has deferred the vote on a proposed amendment to the city ordinance regarding camping and storage on public property. At the council’s legislative meeting on Wednesday night, the council chose to push the vote back to April 8 in order to study the issue further. The...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Virginia – A crisp ocean breeze slides across Virginia Beach this morning as pale sunlight glints off the Atlantic. Temperatures sit near 33 degrees, but the calm coastal start will quickly shift toward a...

YORK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Two men were arrested in connection with car break-ins early Thursday morning at a Yorktown apartment complex, according to deputies. York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Yorkshire Downs, located at 101 Little Bay Avenue, in reference to males appearing to break into vehicles...

An Isle of Wight County teacher was arrested Thursday in connection with the assault of four students during a tornado drill.

NORFOLK, Va. — A Suffolk man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a bystander who tried to intervene in a domestic dispute last year in Norfolk. Prosecutors said 25-year-old Lamont Charles Whitaker shot and killed 23-year-old Miyett Antwione Little Jr. on the...

NORFOLK, Va. — Public transit leaders in Hampton Roads say the push toward cleaner transportation is underway, but switching to electric buses isn’t as simple as replacing diesel vehicles. Hampton Roads Transit has been testing electric buses for several years as part of a broader effort to reduce...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The trash dumpster nightmare began for Juggernauts Junk Removal when they were hired by property management at Beacon 303 at Olde Town in Portsmouth. “We came out here and it was horrendous, terrifying,” said Melynda Tilley, owner and operator of Juggernauts Junk Removal, describing the...

NORFOLK, Va. — Diners familiar with the Italian dishes at Luce in Norfolk or Luce Secondo in Chesapeake already know chef and owner Antonio Caruana’s reputation for high-quality ingredients and traditional preparation. Now, Caruana is bringing those same standards to a new concept with a different atmosphere....

South Carolina State excorcised some demons in a rare quarterfinal takedown of Norfolk State in the MEAC Tournament. The post South Carolina State elated to take down MEAC bully Norfolk State appeared first on HBCU Gameday .

Hampton City Council partially denies restaurant request, tables vote on controversial camping ban Wednesday night