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'The worst possible thing:' 16-year-old Macy Haar left school on her UTV and didn't make it home

16 hours ago | 13newsnow.com | Holden Kurwicki

BREESE, Ill. — Students and staff at Breese Central High School are mourning the loss of 16-year-old Macy Haar, who tragically passed away Friday just after leaving school. "It's a devastating and traumatic event for the whole county really,” Superintendent Dustin Foutch said. According to Breese Central Superintendent Dustin Foutch, Haar was a standout student who loved to help others through her work with the Jared Burke Foundation.
No one hurt but two displaced following house fire in Suffolk

1 day ago | 13newsnow.com | Christopher Collette

SUFFOLK, Va. — Two people were displaced after a fire broke out inside a Suffolk home on Tuesday morning. Suffolk Fire and Rescue said they received a call for a fire in the 1000 block of Babbtown Road shortly before 10 a.m. Crews arrived minutes later, finding heavy smoke coming from a two-story house. Two occupants safely got outside before their arrival. Firefighters said the home sustained heavy fire and smoke.
Strawberry Fest at the Beach comes to Virginia Beach Oceanfront

1 day ago | 13newsnow.com | Christopher Collette

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A new strawberry festival is coming to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront this weekend! The first annual Strawberry Fest at the Beach will be held May 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Laskin Road, near Pacific Avenue and east of the roundabout. It will feature a (strawberry) jam-packed schedule with local vendors, live music, a pie-eating contest, and much more.
Virginia's new dashboards track pregnancy risks. But advocates say data alone won't fix disparities.

1 day ago | 13newsnow.com | Ashley Smith

Virginia is taking a closer look at what's putting new and expectant mothers at risk, and what it will take to keep them alive. On April 17, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the Virginia Department of Health's updated Maternal and Child Health Dashboard and two new dashboards on maternal mortality and pregnancy-associated deaths. The public dashboards track maternal health and infant outcomes across the Commonwealth, monitoring data like preterm births and low birthweight.
Twin Peaks: Conversation with the Stars coming to Virginia Beach

1 day ago | 13newsnow.com | Christopher Collette

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Fans of coffee, cherry pie, and backwards-talking dreams take note: some of the stars of Twin Peaks are coming to Virginia Beach! "Twin Peaks: Conversation with the Stars" will come to the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts on August 5. Actors Ray Wise (Leland Palmer), Harry Goaz (Deputy Andy), and Kimmy Robertson (Lucy), along with "Twin Peaks: The Return" executive producer Sabrina S. Sutherland, will host exclusive and unique talks with fans of the franchise.
Trump's anti-DEI battle threatens nonprofits trying to fill critical labor gaps

1 day ago | 13newsnow.com | Claire Savage

CHICAGO — Recruiting women into construction has been a painstaking but broadly popular effort, with growing bipartisan and industry support amid persistent labor shortages. But President Donald Trump's aim to stamp out diversity and inclusion programs threaten to cripple community-based organizations that have been critical to that goal.
Trump administration welcomes 59 white South Africans as refugees

1 day ago | 13newsnow.com | Matthew Lee |Rebecca Santana

DULLES, Va. — The Trump administration on Monday welcomed a group of 59 white South Africans as refugees, saying they face discrimination and violence at home, which the country's government strongly denies. The decision to admit the Afrikaners also has raised questions from refugee advocates about why they were admitted when the Trump administration has suspended efforts to resettle people fleeing war and persecution who have gone through years of vetting.
Crash involving motorcyclist sends one to hospital in Norfolk

2 days ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk police are continuing to investigate a crash that sent one person to the hospital with "life-threatening" injuries. Police said around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, a crash occurred at Helmick Street and Hampton Boulevard. The crash involved a motorcycle, police said, and one person involved was taken to the hospital with injuries police called life-threatening.
Virginia aims to boost progress in SOLs by making it part of students' final grades

2 days ago | 13newsnow.com | Emily Harrison

NORFOLK, Va. — Starting in 2026-2027, the results of standardized testing will make up 10% of a student's final grade. The decision came as part of a bipartisan effort to increase test results across the Commonwealth. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Virginia students have barely progressed in test scores since sharply falling after the COVID-19 pandemic. While Democrats and Republicans have traded blame for the outcome, both agreed an overhaul was necessary.
York County School Board plan to discuss name change of Magruder Elementary

2 days ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

The school is named after Confederate General John B. Magruder. YORKTOWN, Va. — The York County School Board will discuss changing the name of Magruder Elementary at their work session on Monday. The school is named after a general of the Confederacy, John B. Magruder. Several community members have requested the name be changed for this reason. The meeting will be held Monday night at 6 p.m. at 301 Main Street in Yorktown.