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NORFOLK, Va. — A fire broke out aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford on Thursday while the ship was operating in the Red Sea, according to U.S. Central Command. Officials said the fire started in the ship’s main laundry spaces. The incident was not related to combat operations and has since been contained.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A man was injured after a stabbing on Mt Vernon Avenue Friday evening, according to the Portsmouth Police Department. On March 13 at around 9:20 p.m., officers responded to a call in the 300 block of Mt Vernon Avenue in Portsmouth. When officers arrived, they found a man with a...

An Old Dominion University graduate has created a Change.org petition calling for the university to waive tuition fees for the ROTC cadets who stopped a campus shooter. Helen Sharpe launched the petition, which has already gained hundreds of signatures online. Sharpe says she wants to create awareness about the...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Richmond, Virginia – Commuters across Virginia could face rapidly changing conditions Monday as a powerful storm system pushes east, bringing the risk of tornadoes, damaging winds near 70 mph, and large...

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...