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Crab Pickers Strike of 1938 remembered through state historical marker
CRISFIELD -- Members of the Holy Pickers Union Center, in conjunction with Shiloh United Methodist Church, hosted a celebration Friday, May 10 across from the church for the formal unveiling of ...
Eastern Shore Chamberfest organizers share preview of concert event on Coast Live
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Robert Sabbatini, Beth Sharpley and Tammy Holloway discuss ESVA Chamberfest, an exciting concert event coming to Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore featuring Irie Tree Band, Firefall and Little River Band. The event takes place on Saturday, May 18 from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. For...
Forced to Change: What’s Affecting Virginia Seafood and Fishing?
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (WFXR) — Captain Matt Mason looked across Curtis Merritt Harbor and reflected: “Fishing is something I’ve done my whole life.” Mason, a charter fishing guide, has worked the sea for more than four decades, much of that guiding trips for summer flounder operating his business, Marshland Charters. Summer flounder is a species of […]
Poultry Plant Sanitation Company Fined for Child Labor Violations in Accomack County
ACCOMAC, VA - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced nearly $650K in penalties for a janitorial company accused of employing children as young as 13 in overnight sanitation shifts at slaughter and meat packing facilities including Perdue Farms in Accomac, VA. The Department of Labor says a federal...
Police ID Virginia victim in fatal single-car crash near Laurel on Saturday
The victim in a single-car crash near Laurel on Saturday has been identified as 27-year-old Sofonias Escalante-Perez, troopers said Monday. Delaware State Police say Escalante-Perez, of Bloxom, Virginia, was heading west on Sharptown Road, west of Mt. Pleasant Road, when the Chevrolet Trailblazer he was driving veered off the side of the road,...
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