Tens Of Thousands Of Fires Ravage Brazilian Amazon, Where Deforestation Has...
Researchers say there's been a huge rise in the number of fires compared with last year. That's likely linked with a similar leap in deforestation since President Jair Bolsonaro took office. (Image...
View ArticleMiami Police Arrest Suspect In Shooting After He Reports His Gun Was Stolen
Police say Carlints St. Louis went to a police station hoping to create an alibi for a shooting he allegedly committed, but he ended up setting the stage for his own arrest. (Image credit: Miami-Dade...
View ArticleODU president talks record breaking enrollment, donor gifts at State of the...
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — More than a thousand people filled the Ted Constant Convocation Center for this year’s ODU State of the University address. The annual event was held just one week ahead of the...
View ArticleVeterans suicide crisis at forefront as Trump visits AMVETS convention
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — President Trump traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday to speak at the 75th annual AMVETS convention. AMVETS — American Veterans — claims 250,000 active members...
View ArticleCaptain Who Rescued Migrants At Sea Refuses Paris Medal, Calling It Hypocritical
"Your police [steal] blankets from people that you force to live on the streets, while you raid protests and criminalize people that are standing up for rights of migrants," said Pia Klemp. (Image...
View ArticleJury backs Nicholas Sparks in lawsuit by former NC school head
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal jury sided Wednesday with novelist Nicholas Sparks and the private Christian school he founded in his North Carolina hometown, dismissing claims by the school’s former...
View ArticleMore than 200 patients cleared for release are stuck in limbo at Va. state...
RICHMOND, Va. — Hundreds of psychiatric patients are stuck in Virginia’s state hospitals when they’ve been cleared for released, according to data from the Department of Behavioral Health and...
View ArticleNorfolk looks at improving cruise ship terminal to accommodate larger ships
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — In an effort to one day dock larger ships, Norfolk is studying what improvements need to be made at its current cruise pier. The $36 million Decker Half Moone Cruise &...
View ArticleIceland's Prime Minister To Skip Meeting With VP Mike Pence
Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir denies she means to snub Pence. Her scheduling decision was made before President Trump canceled his trip to Denmark. (Image credit: Frank Augstein/AP)
View ArticleGov. Jay Inslee, Who Ran On Climate Change, Withdraws From Presidential Race
"It's become clear that I'm not going be carrying the ball, I'm not going to be the president," Inslee said on MSNBC. (Image credit: John Locher/AP)
View ArticleNorthbound Colley Ave. to close between 27th and 31st streets for water main...
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Northbound traffic will be detoured off Colley Avenue from 27th Street to 31st Street starting Thursday for water main repairs. Traffic will go left off 27th St. to Hampton...
View ArticleSussex I inmate dies after apparent ‘in-cell attack’
SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — An inmate at Sussex I State Prison died Wednesday after being badly hurt “in an apparent offender-on-offender fight,” according to a release from the Virginia Department of...
View ArticleNewport News schools to offer free breakfast, lunch to all students
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — This upcoming school year, all students at Newport News Public Schools will now have access to free breakfast and lunch. The school system shared during Tuesday night’s...
View ArticleCheckpoint Strikeforce cracking down on drunk driving ahead of Labor Day
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Law enforcement across the Commonwealth is cracking down on drunk driving. It’s part of Virginia’s 18th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign. Labor Day Weekend is just around...
View ArticleAmazon hit hard by drastic increase in Brazilian wildfires, research agency says
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s official monitoring agency is reporting a sharp increase in wildfires this year, and President Jair Bolsonaro suggested Wednesday, without citing evidence, that...
View ArticleWHO Study Finds No Evidence Of Health Concerns From Microplastics In Drinking...
The World Health Organization says that the tiny particles of plastic found everywhere in the environment do not appear to pose any significant risk to human health. (Image credit: Eric...
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