MIAMI (AP) — A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph (215 kph) maximum sustained winds late Sunday as its outer bands lashed the Virgin…
Lee Vogler, a city council member in Danville, Virginia, was set on fire by a man who entered the office of a local magazine where Vogler worked, police said Wednesday. Investigators believe the attack stemmed from a “personal matter” and was unrelated to his politics or work as a councilman, authorities said. Police said the suspect…
DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) – The Danville Police Department is holding a fashion show for all ages at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 in the Multipurpose Room at 1 Community Way. Says the department, “The Fashion Show is a wonderful opportunity for children to model and build confidence while interacting with their parents, their officers and…
Virginia is for fry lovers, according to a new study. The poll of 5,000 U.S. adults found the average person of the “Old Dominion” self-reported eating at least 21 pounds of spuds, closely followed by three other heavy-hitting states: Alabama, Georgia and Maryland — all with the average person eating about 20 pounds per year….
Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Trump, marching through downtowns and blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights. Organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the U.S. had urged calm and vowed…
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The candidates for Virginia’s lieutenant governor are set to make history after Sen. Ghazala Hashmi won the Democratic nomination for the position on Wednesday. Hashmi is the first Muslim and the first Indian-American to be nominated to appear on the ballot for a Virginia statewide office. She defeated five other candidates, including Democrat Levar Stoney…
Essentia Health is excited to host a free seminar to educate people on lifestyle modifications aimed at preventing dementia so they can live a healthy retirement. The event will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, at the Virginia Public Library located at 215 S. Fifth Ave. Attendees can expect to learn more about…
Flash floods sparked by heavy rain hit parts of Virginia, western Maryland and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, leaving a 12-year-old boy missing in Virginia and forcing elementary schools in rural Maryland to evacuate, authorities said. Severe flooding has left parts of Meyersdale Borough in Somerset County underwater after heavy rains pounded the area on Tuesday. In…
An attack by inmates at a Virginia prison injured five guards, according to state corrections officials who said most of the assailants were MS-13 gang members who entered the U.S. illegally. The attack was apparently premeditated, the officials said. Three guards were stabbed and taken for medical treatment along with two others hurt Friday at Wallens Ridge…