Connor Rhiel

Virginia Beach

News Reporter at WVEC-TV (Norfolk, VA)

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Virginia physicians call on representatives to preserve Medicaid in national budget

1 week ago | 13newsnow.com | Connor Rhiel

NORFOLK, Va. — Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget that seeks at least $1.5 trillion in cuts to federal programs and services. The budget still must pass through the Senate, and it's unclear what potential specific cuts will be. Tuesday afternoon, the Committee to Protect Health Care held a call with 3 Virginia physicians who are imploring their representatives to ensure Medicaid is protected in the proposed budget.
PA alum Aziaha James Picked in First Round of WNBA Draft

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Connor Rhiel

Share VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Aziaha James won 4 straight state championships at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, becoming one of the best players in her high school class in the process. She helped lead the NC State Wolfpack to the Final Four as a junior and was first team All ACC as a senior. She even won 3 championships as a middle schooler. Despite an already packed basketball resume, Monday night has to stand out for the former Virginia State Player of the Year.
PA alum Aziaha James Picked in First Round of WNBA Draft

1 week ago | 13newsnow.com | Connor Rhiel

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Aziaha James won 4 straight state championships at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, becoming one of the best players in her high school class in the process. She helped lead the NC State Wolfpack to the Final Four as a junior and was first team All ACC as a senior. She even won 3 championships as a middle schooler. Despite an already packed basketball resume, Monday night has to stand out for the former Virginia State Player of the Year.
VBPD raises awareness after recent trend in car thefts

1 week ago | 13newsnow.com | Connor Rhiel

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — In the past, most thefts from vehicles have involved suspects pulling on door handles and hoping to find an unlocked door, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD). But VBPD noted a departure from that trend in the Bonney Road corridor over April 8 and 9, with an increase in suspects smashing car windows. They say they've noticed this trend to a lesser degree in other parts of the city as well.
Virginia Beach native tees off at the Masters

1 week ago | 13newsnow.com | Connor Rhiel

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Paul Feakins was the varsity golf coach at Norfolk Academy during Evan Beck's golf career with the Bulldogs. He says that when it came to Beck, he did more watching that coaching. "It was a joy to watch everyday," Feakins says. Beck arrived with the physical and mental abilities necessary to dominate the golf course.
Federal cuts to food purchase assistance program could impact farmers, food pantries in Virginia

2 weeks ago | 13newsnow.com | Connor Rhiel

VIRGINIA, USA — Denise Miller is the Early Childhood Food Security Coordinator with First Connections. The organization works with children 0-5 and focuses on overall school readiness. She says they've put an increased focus on food insecurity over the past several years. "That's such an issue with so many. Especially in the areas that we're in, so many of our families are in poverty.
Walmart settles wrongful death lawsuits for three victims of 2022 mass shooting

2 weeks ago | 13newsnow.com | Connor Rhiel

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Six people were killed on the night of November 22, 2022, when authorities said a Walmart manager opened fire in a breakroom. Now we're learning from court documents that Walmart has settled wrongful death lawsuits with the families of at least three of the victims killed that night. Court documents show that Lorenzo Gamble's family will receive $80,000 in wrongful death claims along with $202,840.18 under the Virginia Worker's Compensation Act.
VBPD encourages students to play senior game safely

2 weeks ago | 13newsnow.com | Connor Rhiel

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Senior year of high school brings milestones, memories and for some students, a game that's called Senior Assassin. "The object of the game is to eliminate each other using squirt guns or nerf guns off school property, occurring in neighborhoods, shopping centers, public places across the city," said Kevin Lokey, a lieutenant with the Virginia Beach Police Department's Youth Services Unit.
National Park Ranger executive weighs in on staffing cuts, impact on park visitors

3 weeks ago | 13newsnow.com | Connor Rhiel

NORFOLK, Va. — Bill Wade is the Executive Director of the Association of National Park Rangers, but his relationship with National Parks goes far beyond that title. "My father was a ranger, and I was actually raised in a National Park in Southwest Colorado so my entire childhood and self worth was growing up in a National Park," Wade said.
Local farms take advantage of high egg prices

1 month ago | abc10.com | Connor Rhiel

SUFFOLK, Va. — New data shows the national average wholesale price of eggs actually went down last week by $1.20 as demand fell and bird flu outbreaks slowed. But business is still booming at local farms across the region, including Morgan and Nick Bautista's livestock farm in Suffolk. People in Hampton Roads are looking local for available, affordable eggs in the wake of major price increases, in part because of avian flu outbreaks causing nationwide egg shortages.