Poquoson News

For young people who want to make some money this summer, here's some good news: Thanks to federal stimulus dollars, people ages 14 to 24 from struggling low-income families in Newport News and elsewhere on the Peninsula will have a summer job, courtesy of Uncle Sam.

Aerial spraying for mosquitoes is scheduled at Langley Air Force Base and parts of the surrounding area from 6 - 9 p.m., July 7-9. Areas scheduled for to sprayed include: Langley Bethel Manor housing Hampton Fort Eustis York County Poquoson Newport News Fort Monroe Craney Island Yorktown Naval Weapons Station Parts of Portsmouth A C-130 Hercules ...

Poquoson's annual "Fireworks in the Park" Independence Day event has been canceled this year after funding was scrubbed from the city's upcoming fiscal year budget that takes effect tomorrow.

The Fourth of July weekend is approaching, and fireworks are still against the law in Virginia .

The Colonial Beach School Board has ended its employment of beleaguered Finance Director Barbara J. Worrell.

In an effort to stop the spread of the Red Imported Fire Ant, The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has announced a temporary quarantine on the movement of regulated articles in the lower Peninsula and greater Tidewater areas of Southeastern Virginia.

Police have identified a fourth suspect in a recent armed robbery at an apartment complex in the Tabb section of York County that is believed to be part of a wider spree of robberies spread across several cities in Hampton Roads.

Under pressure from state lawmakers and historical groups, the Virginia Department of Education has withdrawn a proposal to eliminate the third grade history and social science Standards of Learning test.

A York County woman was arrested Wednesday around midnight because teenagers were allegedly drinking alcoholic beverages at her home, according to the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Department.

Two men who turned themselves in to James City police Wednesday in connection with the recent carjacking of a College of William and Mary football player now face robbery-related charges in Newport News , Hampton and York.

The Virginia commonwealth is partnering with Optima Health to help improve state workersa health and lower costs.

A deputy emergency management coordinator in Poquoson has been named to run emergency management operations in Gloucester County.

Newport News guitarist and songwriter Bryan Forrest is a Poquoson boy to his core.

Togetherness enmeshed in its close community was reflected in comments at Poquoson High School's graduation Saturday morning.

Each year, thousands of graduates participate in the nearly 100-year-old tradition of tossing their graduation caps to signal the end of one journey and the start of another.

If a gang with possible links to the Ku Klux Klan is responsible for an attack in York County, should the public be told the gang's name? Sgt.

Parents of Bruton students received a recorded phone call from Bruton Principal Kim Hammond Wednesday evening.

With the economy yet to pull out of its prolonged tailspin, donations made this season to Peninsula-area Relay for Life organizations are predictably down from last year - more than $75,000 in some cases.

The student, whose name was not released, has been at home recovering, said Middlesex County schools Superintendent Rusty Fairheart.

There's fresh blood at the helm of Poquoson's city government, but Randy Wheeler isn't looking to shake the boat - just yet.