Yorktown News

Folks gather on the Mathews High School football field to watch Saturday night's fireworks display.

The manager of a Newport News store faces charges after $340,000 worth of clothing that police say is counterfeit was seized.

Police say they've seized $340,000 in counterfeit clothing from a Newport News business and arrested the manager.

By JIM JENKINSYORKTOWN, Va. -- First, we did the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, 'America the Beautiful,' and then 'God Bless America.' A person is struck with such impulses standing on the edge of the Yorktown battlefield.

A Yorktown family is hoping to fill a void this Independence Day by hosting a flag processional in honor of the holiday since the there will be no Fourth of July Parade in York County.

Fireworks are popping up everywhere this weekend in Hampton Roads and beyond. Here's a lineup of where to go and what to see: Busch Gardens The theme park will celebrate America's birthday with patriotic fireworks tonight and Saturday.

Think of them as permanent garage sales. You have to visit two or three locations to find your treasure, but when you do, it costs a quarter.

"My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!" said Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and our third president.

Washington, D.C. sits at the crossroads of a combustible matrix that will always lend support to higher gas prices.

The 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown resulted in $1.2 billion in sales, $22 million in tax revenue for Virginia and a visit by the Queen of England.

Looking for nearby things to do with the youngsters in your life? Here are some ways parents and grandparents can keep kids active, entertained and happy during summer vacation.

Nathan L. Fries, 20, of the 300 block of Commonwealth Drive, in Yorktown, was charged with a felony count of carnal knowledge of a child 13 to 15 years old and a misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, said Dep.

Six students from Malta, Cote da Ivoire and Liberia graduated from the latest training program held at the AFM Search and Rescue Training Centre, located at Safi Barracks.

Eighteen Hampton Roads students have been selected for Virginia's Future Leaders scholarships.

Kids at Coventry Elementary School in Yorktown, Va., plant a vegetable garden at school recently.

The York-Poquoson Sherrif's Office needs your help locating suspects they say broke into a Yorktown firearms store and stole an undisclosed amount of guns.

Good day, amigos. I bring you a fine selection of green events with which to fill your calendar.

A hate group attacked a man at a popular local beach, according to investigators.

Once school is out, kids look for stuff to do. Gardening could be part of the plan.

Three people arrested in connection with a mob beating last weekend near Yorktown's Riverwalk Landing also stand accused of being part of a local gang with a Ku Klux Klan affiliation.