Virginia man pleads guilty to hate crimes for shooting 2 Latino men

A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes in the February 2024 shooting of two Latino men at a gas station in Spotsylvania County, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Douglas Wayne Cornett, of Ruther Glen, just north of Richmond, shot the two …

Black woman veteran seeks to acquire established Virginia accounting firm

U.S. Navy veteran replaces bullets for numbers. PHOTO COURTESY OF PEPPER BETHEL Northern Virginia – U.S. Navy veteran and financial strategist Pepper Bethel has launched a bold fundraising campaign to become one of the few Black woman veteran owners of a …

19-Year-Old Man Named as Victim of West Virginia Floods as Death Toll Rises to 8: 'He Was Gone Too Soon'

NEED TO KNOW Travis Creighton, 19, who died in the recent flash flood in West Virginia, is remembered by family as a loving, bright individual Travis helped his mother swim to safety after they'd been swept into a nearby creek "He was the kind of …

City of Virginia Beach Juneteenth Operating Schedule

Thursday solid waste and recycling collection will occur Saturday, June 21. The following Virginia Beach facilities will be closed Thursday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth: All Virginia Beach government administrative offices All Virginia Beach …

Former head of West Virginia's economic development urges Trump to preserve clean energy tax credits

Mitch Carmichael, the former secretary of economic development in West Virginia, is spearheading a new ad campaign urging President Donald Trump to preserve energy tax credits that he says are vital to creating jobs and growing business in West Virginia. …

Virginia Canyon Mountain Park in Idaho Springs open for hiking and mountain biking

Dust is still settling on Drop Shaft trail Thursday from the nearly 200 Session Series mountain bike racers who bombed down the race course at Virginia Canyon Mountain Park (VCMP) in Idaho Springs on Wednesday. Those lucky many got to sample the course one …

4 people and around 50 dogs are displaced by a Virginia Beach house fire

Science Museum of Western Virginia offering one free ticket for adults on Juneteenth

ROANOKE, Va. – The Science Museum of Western Virginia is offering one free ticket for adults on Juneteenth! The Museum said that all adults get one free ticket during normal operating hours on June 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can find more information …

Virginia Marie (Freiheit) Mandelko

Virginia Marie (Freiheit) Mandelko, 84, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Harmony Place, Harmony, Minn., surrounded by her family.  Virginia was born July 9, 1940, at her parents, Earl and Thelma (Finch) Freiheit’s home near Wykoff, Minn. She was …

US state of Virginia considers rule to prevent turtle deaths in blue crab traps

The US state of Virginia is considering a proposal that would require turtle excluder devices (TEDs) on blue crab pots used within 150 yards of shore -- a move conservationists say could dramatically reduce diamondback terrapin deaths, reports public radio …