Markeshia Jackson
Reporter at WAVY-TV (Portsmouth, VA)
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1 day ago |
wavy.com | Markeshia Jackson
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Many who turned out for a presentation on Norfolk Public Schools’ plan to close and consolidate school campuses were not pleased with the preliminary choices. That list was released Wednesday and residents continued to weigh in during a presentation in the Granby High School auditorium. The list was met with scrutiny.
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2 days ago |
thehill.com | Markeshia Jackson |Jane Alvarez-Wertz
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Great Bridge Bridge in Chesapeake, Va., was closed to traffic for an extended period Tuesday during rush hour because of a heat-related malfunction, according to the city. Firefighters were called in to spray the drawbridge with water to cool it down. The bridge was unable to close as Tuesday’s temperatures reached the mid-to-upper 90s, with heat indices between 105 and 112 degrees.
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2 days ago |
tristatehomepage.com | Markeshia Jackson |Jane Alvarez-Wertz
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Great Bridge Bridge in Chesapeake has reopened after being closed to traffic for an extended period Tuesday because of a heat-related malfunction, according to a city alert. The malfunction was heat related, as Tuesday’s temperatures reached the mid-to-upper 90s, with heat indices between 105 and 112 degrees. Battlefield Boulevard South had been closed in both directions at the bridge since before 3:30 p.m. because of the malfunction.
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4 days ago |
wavy.com | Markeshia Jackson
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — If your air conditioner is on, chances are it’s working overtime, and that means a higher energy bill, but there are challenges ahead for some low-income families as funding for some agencies and assistance programs is on ice. Dominion Energy has been helping thousands of Virginians pay their energy bills for years, and this week’s forecasted high temperatures highlight the need some have to get help paying those energy bills.
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1 week ago |
wavy.com | Markeshia Jackson
GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — As concerns over raids by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, are continuing to grow across the nation, witnesses say there was one Friday in Gloucester County. Some witnesses said they saw four men allegedly being detained outside of a hardware store by what they say were ICE agents. A surveillance video captured the activity outside of an Ace Hardware store.
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