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Some high-poverty counties are told they can better pay for their own schools than the richest county in the country
Virginia's school funding formula doesn't take poverty into account, so high-growth but high-poverty rural counties get penalized. The post Some high-poverty counties are told they can better pay for their own schools than the richest county in the country appeared first on Cardinal News.
19-year-old dies in Hanover crash
HANOVER, Va. (WWBT) - A 19-year-old is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 on Tuesday. Shortly after noon, Virginia State Police were called to a crash on I-295 south near mile marker 40 in Hanover. “A 2016 Honda Accord was driving southbound on I-295 when it ran off...
Accidental Fire Causes $1.1M Loss At Champion Auto Parts
VALLEY LEE, Md. — A fire that ignited while an employee was working on a vehicle inside Champion Auto Parts on Usher Lane was ruled accidental, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The incident occurred on April 23, 2024, at 2:46 P.M. at the single-story auto...
Person hurt in Highway 707 crash, Horry County Fire Rescue says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was taken to a hospital on Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash along Highway 707, Horry County Fire Rescue said. It happened near Holmestown Road in the Burgess community, HCFR said. Crews were dispatched at 1:56 p.m. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is investigating. Horry County police […]
‘To come here and see Bella’s story... is everything”: Selfie stand set up in memory of Bella Francesca
HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Girl Scout Troop 376 is using their project to earn the Silver Award as a way to keep Bella Francesca’s memory alive while spreading awareness about childhood cancer. The ‘selfie stand’ is permanently placed in Pouncey Tract Park by the playground, between the pickleball courts and the football field.
Mom reacts to arrest of 18-year-old accused of killing her teen son
COLONIAL HEIGHTS Va. (WWBT) - A Colonial Heights mother is grieving the loss of her 16-year-old son, who was shot and killed at a party just three weeks ago. “I talked to the detectives just about every day,” Ashley Devine said. “ I promised my son that I would never lose hope, I would never lose faith. I was going to stay on top of things, and that’s exactly what we did.”
Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Tall Timbers Fire
Firefighters were called to battle a blaze shortly before 4 a.m. on April 24 in the 17500 block of Whitestone Drive in Tall Timbers, when smoke detectors alerted the sleeping residents to a fire that had broken out on the front porch. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, they were...
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