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This Virginia BBQ Landmark Serves 450,000 Pounds Of Pit-Cooked Pork

Plenty of BBQ spots throw around the word legendary, but this one backs it up without hesitation. In Williamsburg, Virginia, a longtime smokehouse has been tending its pits since 1971, turning out staggering amounts of food that still hold onto tradition. Around 450,000 pounds of pork are cooked here every...

Community holds vigil for 15-year-old killed in James City County

Dozens gathered to remember Noah Cheeseman, who was shot and killed at the Lafayette Square Apartments. Three teenagers are charged with murder in connection to his death.
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Hampton Roads city ranked 16th among U.S. cities most delinquent on debt, study shows

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — One Hampton Roads city has a much harder time catching up on delinquent payments than others, data from a recent study shows. According to WalletHub, Norfolk has the 16th worst debt delinquency problem, with nearly 13.5 percent of loans and lines of credit in the city delinquent as of Q4 2025.
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Body found in lake behind Riverside Medical: NNPD

An investigation is ongoing after a body was found in a lake behind Riverside Medical, according to Newport News police.
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People Tried This Chesapeake, VA Burger That Was Going Viral—And It Made Them Go...

A tiny burger joint on Great Bridge Boulevard has Chesapeake locals in a full-on obsession, and it all started with a simple promise: fresh, never frozen Certified Angus beef on golden potato buns, cooked to order and piled high with toppings. 😋. Word spread fast once people bit into those...
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Roommate Slaughtered With Frying Pan And Leash: Virginia Woman Joins Hubby Behind Bars

A Norfolk woman will spend the next 25 years in prison for her role in the brutal 2023 slaying of a disabled roommate who had been taken in by her family through their church. Kristie Marie Lynch, 46, was sentenced Friday, April 3, following her September 2025 conviction for the first-degree murder of 45-year-old Jose Luis Moreno.
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Family seeks healing after sentencing in 2023 Newport News killing

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The family of a man killed days before Christmas in 2023 says they are beginning to heal after the person responsible for his death was sentenced. Godfrey Junior Davidson was shot multiple times while leaving a convenience store near 28th Street and Chestnut Avenue in Newport News. Family members say he was walking home when he was approached by someone he did...
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Bobby Brown to perform at Rivers Casino Portsmouth in June

The King of R&B is coming to Portsmouth in June! Bobby Brown will perform at The Event Center at Rivers Casino Portsmouth on Friday, June 5 at 8 p.m.
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A Mysterious Postcard from the USS Franklin

I came across this Hugh C. Leighton Company postcard in January. It was published in Portland, Maine but manufactured in Germany. The card was posted from the USS Franklin on October 31, but alas the year in the postmark is unreadable, though likely in the early years of the last century. The addressee was Mrs. Mary Meyer in Chicago, Illinois.

3 arrested in Yorktown with syringes and narcotics in truck

Three people were arrested after syringes and drug paraphernalia were discovered in a pickup truck Saturday morning, according to the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office.

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