People Drive From All Over Virginia To Eat At This Legendary BBQ Joint
The aroma hits you first—that intoxicating perfume of post oak smoke and rendering beef fat that makes your stomach growl like it’s auditioning for a monster movie. In Richmond’s Scott’s Addition neighborhood, a Texas-sized revolution is happening, and it smells absolutely magnificent. ZZQ Texas Craft Barbeque...
The No-Frills Restaurant In Virginia That Secretly Serves The Best Barbecue In America
It sounds like culinary blasphemy until you take that first bite at ZZQ and realize geography is just a state of mind when smoke meets meat this perfectly. Let me tell you something about barbecue that might get me in trouble with purists: sometimes the best Texas barbecue isn’t in Texas at all.
David’s First Warning Forecast: Sun to clouds on Saturday, warm & windy
Meteorologist David Aldrich's First Warning Forecast. Expect early sunshine on Saturday with a slow increase in clouds on Saturday afternoon with gusty winds about 30 to 35 mph. Spotty rain may form later in the day, especially in Northeast N.C. With evening clouds on Saturday, look for clearing skies overnight...
Norfolk jury convicts man on drug charges
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Norfolk Circuit Court jury convicted a man of possessing drugs with the intent to distribute them after police found more than 160 grams of illegal substances, including fentanyl, heroin and cocaine, on him during a 2024 arrest, the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office said Friday. Jamel...
Police identify Hampton man, 25, killed in shooting on Michigan Drive
HAMPTON — A man who died in a shooting that seriously wounded another Wednesday night has been identified. Just after 9:30 p.m., police were called to the area of LaSalle Avenue and Mercury Boulevard after a report of a shooting, according to a news release. When officers arrived, they found two people inside a...
Tractor trailer crashes on I-64 in Norfolk leads to death of driver
NORFOLK, Va. — The driver of a tractor trailer did not survive after running off the roadway on I-64 in Norfolk on Friday morning, Virginia State Police said. At about 8:45 a.m., police were called to eastbound I-64 at Chesapeake Boulevard in Norfolk for the single-vehicle crash. Their preliminary...
Minimum wage increase bill awaits Governor Youngkin’s signature
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The fight to increase the minimum wage in Virginia continues. The bill again makes it out of the General Assembly session and now awaits the Governor’s signature. “Children staying home after school by themselves because you can’t afford a babysitter,” Delegate Jeion Ward said. “There’s...
Voting rights restorations drop for 3rd year in a row under Youngkin
This story was reported and written by VPM News. The number of Virginians who have had their voting rights restored by Gov. Glenn Youngkin after completing their felony sentences has dropped every year since he took office in 2022. Youngkin rolled back the automatic restoration process used by his three...
Gates Keystone Club heads to Virginia Beach to play at funerals of officers killed...
GATES, N.Y. — The Gates Keystone Club Police Pipes and Drums met at the Gates Town Hall Friday morning to head down to Virginia Beach to play at the funerals of Officer Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese. The Gates Keystone Club is a bagpipe band that attends funerals for...
Father-Son Franchisees Expand Potbelly Portfolio to Virginia
When Franchise Times last caught up with Bryant Keil and his son Hampden, they were busy growing their Potbelly Sandwich Shop portfolio in Maryland with a 27-shop agreement. The Keils are still growing their restaurant business. They extended their development agreement with the Chicago-based sandwich chain to expand...