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NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — On board the Elizabeth River Ferry docked at Town Point Park in Norfolk, local, state and federal first responders are conducting a simulated mass casualty event as part of a search and rescue maritime law enforcement exercise sponsored by the Port of Virginia. They along...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Race weekend is officially underway in Newport News as the 12th annual One City Marathon kicked off Saturday with races, family events, and thousands of runners hitting the pavement. Organizers say more than a thousand runners participated on Saturday alone, including nearly 700 children...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A woman is fighting for her life following a single-vehicle crash Saturday night in Newport News, according to police. Officers with the Newport News Police Department responded around 9:52 p.m. to the 1000 block of Brick Kiln Boulevard for reports of a crash. A preliminary...

A driver has been hospitalized after their vehicle rolled into a building Sunday morning, according to Suffolk Fire & Rescue.

NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia mother who lost her teenage son in a tragic Yorktown crash is now pushing for changes to state law, hoping no other family has to endure the same heartbreak. During homecoming week in 2019, Tammy Guido McGee’s son, Conner, was one of three boys...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Virginia starts March with a thin layer of fog hugging the coastline, softening streetlights and dampening early traffic along I-264. Visibility drops in patches before midmorning, especially near the...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Buffalow Family and Friends, a nonprofit serving neighbors in need in Chesapeake and across Hampton Roads, is facing financial difficulties and turning to the community for help. Jonathan McNair, the organization's public relations and marketing director, said funding has become a pressing concern....

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health has made 17 leadership appointments under its new operating model. The appointments include leaders in surgical specialties and outpatient care, as well as both newly hired and promoted leaders:. Gregory Kim, MD, was promoted from clinical chief of general surgery at Sentara Medical...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Greensboro sit-ins were a pivotal moment for non-violent civil rights protests in the early 1960s. This movement spread throughout the country, operating on a simple concept: Young Black college students would sit down at “whites-only” lunch counters for a simple bite to eat. Though it...

A large group of residents marched through the streets of downtown Norfolk Saturday afternoon, voicing their displeasure on issues ranging from immigration enforcement, voters rights, and overseas military conflicts.