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‘It’s sickening’: Hampton Roads anti-gun violence activist reacts to weekend shootings
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – “It’s sickening. I mean it really is it’s bad,” said Christopher Moore, an anti-gun violence activist. Between May 4 and May 5, four separate shootings occurred in three Hampton Roads cities. Saturday night a restaurant security guard was shot in...
Rue21 plans to close all stores nationwide, including 4 in Hampton Roads
Rue21, the teen apparel retailer with four locations in Hampton Roads, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to close its 540 stores nationwide, according to court documents. The Hampton Roads stores slated to close are in MacArthur Center and Janaf Shopping Yard in Norfolk, Patrick Henry Mall in Newport News and Crossways Shopping Center at 1412 Greenbrier Parkway in ...
Charles City woman dies after crash on Pocahontas Trail
NEW KENT, Va. (WWBT) - A Charles City woman has died after a two-vehicle crash in New Kent on Thursday afternoon. The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. in the 3800 block of Pocahontas Trail. Virginia State Police says a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country was traveling east on Pocahontas...
Sports roundup: Staunton senior chooses college; Riverheads softball wins; Elkton pro wrestling fundraiser
STAUNTON — Kendal Brown was a gymnast for eight years, so when she first joined the Staunton High School track team, her coaches suggested she try the high jump. They felt her gymnastic background would help her succeed at the new sport. They were right. Brown recently announced she...
Assault at Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail under investigation
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — An assault at Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail in Williamsburg is under criminal investigation. VPRJ Superintendent Colonel Roy Witham confirmed the assault in a release on Tuesday, saying it happened Sunday night around 7:45 p.m. The incident involved two inmates at VPRJ, one of whom was...
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