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Karina Garcia

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Weekend Anchor and Reporter at WAVY-TV (Portsmouth, VA)

Weekend anchor and reporter @wavy_news | Tweets are my own ✨

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  • LVA says controversial speaker banned from VFW and Sheraton

    6 days ago | wavy.com | Karina Garcia

    NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A controversial speaker initially listed for the upcoming USS Liberty Veterans Association reunion in Norfolk has been banned from speaking at the event at the Sheraton, according to organizers. John Dixon, media director for the Liberty Veterans Association, also confirmed the VFW’s decision to remove Peters from a separate memorial service at the USS Liberty Monument, hosted by VFW Post 4809 in Norfolk June 8. “As of right now, Stew Peters is banned,” Dixon said.

  • Crews tackle trash and water risks ahead of beach crowds in Norfolk

    1 week ago | wavy.com | Karina Garcia

    NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — As thousands of visitors head to Norfolk’s beaches this holiday weekend, city crews are gearing up to keep the shorelines both clean and safe. From Willoughby Spit to East Beach, Norfolk’s Waste Management Strike Team will be out before dawn each day, servicing more than 100 trash cans across the city’s 7.4 miles of beachfront.

  • Rabbi urges reconsideration of speakers at USS Liberty reunion amid concerns

    1 week ago | wavy.com | Karina Garcia

    NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach rabbi is calling on organizers of an upcoming USS Liberty reunion to reconsider allowing controversial figures to attend, citing concerns over antisemitism. The reunion, hosted by the USS Liberty Veterans Association, is scheduled to take place at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel from June 6 to June 9, the same dates as Norfolk’s Harborfest.

  • Backlash builds over USS Liberty reunion event featuring controversial speaker

    1 week ago | wavy.com | Sean Davis |Karina Garcia

    NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A memorial gathering by a veterans’ association scheduled for next month in downtown Norfolk is drawing ire online and in the community after a flyer circulated on social media alleging three controversial far-right figures would be speaking at the event. The USS Liberty Veterans Association is holding its 58th Anniversary Reunion at the Sheraton Waterside from June 6 to June 9 — the same weekend as Harborfest.

  • Former local theater treasurer sentenced to jail for embezzling $27,000

    3 weeks ago | wavy.com | Karina Garcia

    NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A former treasurer for a Norfolk nonprofit organization has been sentenced to nine months in jail after pleading guilty to embezzling $27,000 while overseeing the group’s finances. Christopher Bernhardt, 45, was sentenced in Norfolk Circuit Court on felony charges of embezzlement, issuing bad checks, and failure to appear in court.

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