Virginia–North Carolina Weather Alert Tuesday: 54°F Rebound and Rain Chance in Virginia Beach
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...
Norfolk residents march for democracy in Downtown Norfolk
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.
Fire in Virginia Beach leaves 6 displaced, 2 hospitalized
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A fire broke out at Colony Mobile Home Park in Virginia Beach on Saturday evening, leaving six people displaced and two adults hospitalized, officials say. The Virginia Beach Fire Department (VBFD) and EMS units responded to the scene on Virginia Beach Boulevard at around 8:50...
She Says She Owns It, He Refused: Virginia Locksmith Won’t Change Chick-fil-A Lock, Woman...
A locksmith in Virginia was hired to change the lock of a local Chick-fil-A. Upon arriving at the restaurant, she encountered the owner, a woman. He, for some reason, refused to believe she actually owned the place. As expected, he was wrong, and he was fired on the spot. @operatorinchief.
Three charged with trafficking Mexican agricultural workers into forced labor on farms in Virginia...
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Three people are facing federal charges for allegedly trafficking Mexican agricultural workers into forced labor on farms in Virginia, North Carolina and Florida. The federal trafficking charges come just months after a settlement was reached between agricultural workers and a labor...
Virginia homeowners sound the alarm on misleading tactics by solar panel solicitors
NORFOLK, Va. — As the solar energy industry continues to expand across Virginia, some homeowners are raising red flags about aggressive sales tactics and confusing claims tied to potential savings. While solar energy itself is not a scam, consumer advocates warn that certain companies and independent contractors may...
Tastes Resonate at Selden Market’s Newest Trio
AVOCARGO, JUNIPER & JAM, AND MODEL CITIZEN COCKTAIL SUPPLY OFFER YUMMY VARIETY. Seldom is heard a discouraging word at Selden Market, downtown Norfolk’s perpetual spring of new-concept retail, where mentors nurture emerging small businesses, and consumers get “in-on-the-ground-floor” action in a historic arcade. The...
NPD: Man shot on Lake Ridge Circle
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was shot on Lake Ridge Circle in Norfolk Friday night, police said. Norfolk Police said the shooting happened in the 5400 block of Lake Ridge Circle around 7:55 p.m., and when officers arrived, they found a man in a car suffering from a non life-threatening injury after being shot. […]
VBPD: Peeping Tom incident reported in Aragona neighborhood
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Aragona Village, named for the late developer John Aragona, is a neighborhood that’s showing its age. Built in six sections beginning in 1955, it was an ideal location, halfway between the Oceanfront and Norfolk. More than 60 years later some homes are unoccupied and several are under...
‘It has been a hard February for us’: NN police chief speaks on recent gun...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Over the past month, gun violence has hit Newport News in a way Police Chief Steve Drew wishes it hadn’t, with five homicides in the city in February, but he said the department is resolved to solve them while telling criminals “we’re coming after you.” The homicides in February are more […]
