One person is dead and another was hospitalized after a multi-unit fire.
One person is dead and another was hospitalized after a fire at multiple duplex homes early Sunday, according to Newport News Fire officials.
Eastern Virginia–North Carolina Weather Alert: Cold Rain and Icy Conditions Build Late This Week
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Norfolk, Virginia – A prolonged stretch of wet and increasingly cold winter weather is expected to impact eastern Virginia and much of North Carolina beginning Thursday, bringing periods of rain and a...
Candlelit vigil held for murder victims ahead of potential geriatric release law change
Family and friends of murder victims gathered in Virginia Beach for a candlelight vigil to honor those who were lost and advocate for Lexi's Law, which would prevent serious offenders from being eligible for early release.
Cats rescued, two displaced in Virginia Beach structure fire
The Virginia Beach Fire Department units responded to a structure fire Saturday afternoon in the 700 block of Hemlock Crescent at about 4 p.m.
Costco could replace former Sears at Chesapeake’s Greenbrier Mall
Wholesale retailer-Costco is proposing to build a new store on the site of the former Sears department store at Greenbrier Mall. https://www.wavy.com/news/costco-could-replace-former-sears-at-chesapeakes-greenbrier-mall/
Major furniture chain announces it is going out of business
The Ohio-based company, which filed for bankruptcy in November, has been selling furniture for nearly 80 years.
Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office uses drone to find runaway teen
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office found a runaway 14-year-old girl using a drone Tuesday, January 6. Two social workers were transporting the girl from West Virginia to a behavioral health facility in Newport News, Virginia, in compliance with a court order, according to deputies....
Not guilty plea entered, trial date set in Suffolk horse cruelty case
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A trial date has been set for one of two people facing nearly 100 counts of animal cruelty-related charges, stemming from what investigators say were dead and neglected horses found in their possession. Janet Aston, 73, pleaded not guilty Friday morning to all 96 counts in an indictment that...
Hundreds gather in Newport News to protest Minnesota woman’s death
Hundreds protested in Newport News Saturday demanding justice for Renee Good, killed during a federal immigration operation in Minnesota.
Norfolk Fire and Rescue safely extricates three from stalled elevators
Norfolk Fire and Rescue successfully extricated three people from different elevators in a multistory building on Diven Arch due to a power outage, with no injuries reported.
