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2+ hour, 52+ min ago (292+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " Five Powerball tickets purchased in Virginia, including one bought in Glen Allen, won $50,000 in Wednesday night's billion-dollar Powerball drawing. Those tickets were bought in the following locations: Wednesday night's winning numbers were 25, 33, 53, 62, 66, and red powerball 17, with a Power Play multiplier of 4. The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.5 billion after nobody held the grand prize ticket in Wednesday's drawing. Two lucky winners each won $2 million, according to the Powerball website. Those winning tickets were sold in Arizona and Massachusetts. Six lucky winners also each won $1 million, the website said. Three of those tickets were sold in New York, and one each in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. WATCH: Virginia grandmother won huge Powerball prize. Why she's giving it all away The jackpot is the second largest of the year and the sixth highest in the lottery game's history, according…...

4+ hour, 8+ min ago (657+ words) COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. " One year after more than a dozen staff members of a Central Virginia nursing home were arrested in connection with an elder abuse investigation, only one person has ultimately been convicted as prosecutors say the legal process remains ongoing. It was an unprecedented scene on December 18, 2024, when police officers swarmed Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to arrest 18 employees. Prosecutors would later reveal in court that the case involved a former resident who they alleged received inadequate care at the facility. They claimed the alleged victim was left in her bed for days, lying in her own feces and urine, and developed a wound. A judge described the alleged details as "gut-wrenching" and "horrendous." Criminal charges ranged from misdemeanor falsifying patient records to felony abuse and neglect, and the suspects ranged from nursing employees to the administrator…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago (238+ words) A Norfolk man received a 10-year sentence on Thursday for exploiting minors via Instagram. NORFOLK, Va. " A 21-year-old Norfolk man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for coercion ... Norfolk man, 21, gets 10 years for exploiting minors via Instagram, says FBI NORFOLK, Va. " A 21-year-old Norfolk man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for coercion and enticement of a minor, according to court records. Investigators began looking into the case in June 2024 after learning of an Instagram account selling child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The account was traced to 21-year-old Isaiah Amery Muniz's Norfolk residence. Authorities determined Muniz was using multiple Instagram accounts to sell and distribute CSAM and to contact minors. Court documents show Muniz encouraged a 12-year-old victim to create and send explicit images, at one point offering $50 through Cash App. He later attempted, unsuccessfully, to…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago (192+ words) Santa may not have to worry about traffic as he makes his deliveries each Christmas, but us mortals do. To make dashing to and fro easier, the Virginia Department of Transportation is suspending many highway work zones and lifting lane closures on major thoroughfares for Christmas and New Year's Eve. The traffic pattern changes will take effect at noon on Dec. 24 and remain in place through noon on Dec. 26, and be reinstated from noon on Dec. 31 through noon on Jan. 2, 2026. For any holiday travels that involve crossing between the Peninsula and South Hampton Roads, VDOT advises that motorists avoid taking the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel to avoid potential delays due to ongoing construction. Instead, VDOT is encouraging taking the Interstate 664 Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel, the James River Bridge, the free Jamestown-Scotland Ferry or I-95. The Route 17 George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is still experiencing…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago (405+ words) NORFOLK, Va. " A crash into a retention pond in Norfolk was under investigation Thursday. "It's just wild," The Little Meadow Flower Shop Owner Erin Miller said. "The way people drive around here, especially in this neck of the woods, if it was somebody that was going fast or went out of control it wouldn't surprise me," The Tin Top Market Owner Rick Fraley said. Watch: Car retrieved after crashing into Lafayette River Both businesses are about a block away from where the crash happened. A little before 6 a.m., Norfolk police responded to the intersection of Bolling Avenue and Jamestown Crescent when a driver called 911 and said they crashed their car into the water. The crash also took down a power pole. Watch: Suspect driving stolen car crashes on Berkley Bridge in Norfolk before jumping into water and dying: PPD According to…...

8+ hour, 27+ min ago (463+ words) OMAHA, Neb. & ATLANTA, December 18, 2025--Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will submit their application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, requesting approval to combine the two railroads and create America's first transcontinental railroad. Both companies' management teams will co-host a conference call and live webcast at 8:45 a.m. ET. Oops, something went wrong Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Announce Analyst Call to Review STB Merger Application to Create America's First Transcontinental Railroad OMAHA, Neb. & ATLANTA, December 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will submit their application to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, requesting approval to combine the two railroads and create America's first transcontinental railroad. Both companies' management teams will co-host a conference call and live webcast at 8:45 a.m. ET. Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable, and efficient service....

9+ hour, 46+ min ago (126+ words) NORFOLK " A man died following a shooting Thursday evening, according to a social media post by the Norfolk Police Department. The police received the call about the shooting at about 5:45 p.m. NORFOLK " A man died following a shooting Thursday evening, according to a social media post by the Norfolk Police Department. The police received the call about the shooting at about 5:45 p.m. Thursday. The shooting happened in the 800 block of Whitaker Lane, which is located by the Young Terrace Community Center. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not release any additional information, including the identity of anyone involved. Anyone with information is asked to call the Norfolk Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP....

11+ hour, 20+ min ago (325+ words) Freight Class I Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to file merger application on Friday The Dec. 19 filing will start the clock ticking on a merger review process at the Surface Transportation Board OMAHA, Neb. " Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will file their merger application with federal regulators on Friday, the railroads said today. The document, which will be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, will allow the railroads to show how their combination will deliver economic benefits, enhance competition, and protect union jobs, the railroads said. It is the first major merger that will be judged under the tougher review rules the STB adopted in 2001 after rapid consolidation in the 1990s left the U.S. with a pair of Class I railroad duoplies, with BNSF Railway and Union Pacific serving the West and CSX and Norfolk Southern blanketing the East. The twists in…...

16+ hour, 36+ min ago (56+ words) Members of the Norfolk School Board voted Wednesday to significantly increase their salaries beginning in January 2027, though not all board members supported the timing of the raises. Members of the Norfolk School Board voted Wednesday to significantly increase their salaries beginning in January 2027, though not all board members supported the timing of the raises....

16+ hour, 43+ min ago (27+ words) A former patient recounts how decades of trust in a Virginia OB-GYN unraveled after federal investigators exposed a fraud scheme that left hundreds of women harmed....