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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A woman has been charged with felony involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal crash that killed a pedestrian at a Chesapeake gas station last year, police say. According to the Chesapeake Police Department, Kimberly M. Horton has been charged with felony involuntary manslaughter – under...

JARRATT, Va. (WAVY) — Dustin Turner, a former Navy SEAL trainee, was released from the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt Thursday after serving nearly 31 years in prison for the abduction and death of Jennifer Evans, a tourist from Georgia. Turner was granted parole earlier this year after serving...

NORFOLK, Va. — A judge at Naval Station Norfolk denied a defense motion Thursday to suppress cellphone evidence in the case of Seaman Jermiah Copeland, who is accused of killing fellow sailor Angelina Resendiz. During the hearing, attorneys addressed three motions: a request to suppress the search of Copeland’s...

When Rosalyn Francis began losing her hair during cancer treatment, she tried to stay strong. But watching her hair fall out was different. “Wisdom is in the crown of a woman,” said Francis, a Virginia Beach resident, veteran and three-time cancer survivor. “Not having any hair makes you feel unworthy. It makes you...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Furry faces cover every corner of the Hope for Life Rescue facility in Virginia Beach, and many of those animals have a difficult past that employees are working to change. “Most of the time, every animal we take in has to see the vet right...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Richmond, VA – Clocks across Virginia will jump ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, marking the start of daylight saving time and prompting emergency officials to remind homeowners to perform critical...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Llewellyn Avenue southbound between 20th Street and Shirley Avenue in Norfolk has closed due to water main repairs Wednesday afternoon, according to the City of Norfolk. The closure will last until March 6. In the meantime, traffic will be detoured to Colonial Avenue and Granby...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach Police said they responded to a report of someone who had been shot on Virginia Beach Boulevard early Thursday morning. A call came in around 1:08 a.m. Thursday for a report of a gunshot wound in the 2600 block of Virginia Beach Boulevard, according to police. Officers from...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — "My great-grandfather was a shoemaker, and he came over on a sailing ship in the late 1800s," said Lucian Montagna, Jr, owner of Montagna's shoe store. His great-grandfather emigrated from Sicily to New York and settled in Norfolk. "Frank was my grandfather. In 1922 he...

FORT EUSTIS, Va. (WAVY)– The main gate at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Newport News has reopened Thursday morning, following a temporary closure due to a vehicle triggering an explosive detection alert. According to officials, at 4:30 a.m., a vehicle entering the Fort Eustis main gate triggered an alert from...