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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
A half dozen Democrats vie to be Va.'s next lieutenant governor and more state headlines
The state Capitol. (Photo by Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • '6 Democrats want to be Va.'s lieutenant governor. Here's what to know.' — Washington Post • 'What happens if you don't pay a toll in Virginia?' — WRIC • 'Eastern Shore Of Virginia Breaks Ground On 49-Mile Rail Trail.' — Chesapeake Bay Magazine • 'Potential exposure sites released after Virginia teen tests positive for measles.' — WTVR • 'New Virginia backseat seat belt law starts in July.' — WSLS SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
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UVA report predicts unemployment to rise in Virginia and more state headlines
The state Capitol. (Photo by Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • 'UVA report predicts unemployment to rise in Virginia.' — WRIC • 'Transco plans another natural gas pipeline project for Virginia.' — Cardinal News • 'Virginia Gov. Youngkin vetoes measure to let African American history courses count toward graduation.' — WTOP • 'Measles return to Virginia raises concerns over school vaccination rates.' — WHRO • 'Virginia aquarium saves cold-stunned turtle amidst a record breaking year for these beached creatures.' — WRAL SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Axios
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Margarita surprise: A snake on the rocks in a Henrico restaurant
A Richmond woman got the shock of her life when a snake fell from the ceiling of a Mexican restaurant in Eastern Henrico and right into her margarita. Why it matters: It was not the twist she was hoping for in her cocktail. State of play: On April 16, Carletta Andrews and her husband were finishing their meal at Patron Mexican Restaurant in Sandston when "she felt something on her forehead," WRIC's Autumn Childress scooped. She looked down and saw a snake — an actual living and slithering reptile — in her drink. A baby snake, allegedly, but still. A snake. "It was moving. It started wrapping around my straw," she told the TV station about the straw-sized serpent. Staff tried to prod the reptile out of her drink with a stick, but ultimately a fearless fellow diner snatched it out and moved the snake outside. How it happened: The restaurant confirmed the incident to WRIC and speculated that the creature wriggled its way into the eatery through the air conditioning unit. They also comped the meal, Andrews tells Axios. The manager said, "just go ahead and go." What they're saying: "I left shaking. I was traumatized," Andrews told WRIC. Same, girl. Same. Flashback: This is the second time in recent years that a diner has been traumatized by a snake in a Virginia restaurant.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Snake falls into margarita at Virginia restaurant, woman says she's traumatized
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — It's a story you have to see to believe. One Virginia woman says she's traumatized after a snake fell from the ceiling of a Mexican restaurant in Henrico County — and into her margarita. Carletta Andrews said it happened at the Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina in Sandston in the evening of April 16. In an exclusive interview with 8News Anchor Autumn Childress, Andrews shared that she and her husband had just finished their food when she felt something on her forehead. 'Last of Us' actor Pedro Pascal calls 'Harry Potter' author 'heinous loser' 'I leaned in to take a sip and I noticed something hit me in the forehead and I looked at my husband like, 'What was that?'' Andrews said. 'When I turned around, I saw the snake in my margarita.' 'It was moving. It started wrapping around my straw,' she said. The rest is sort of a blur for Andrews. She recalls restaurant workers trying to remove the baby snake with a stick, but she said another customer grabbed it and released it outside. 'I kept saying, 'Please don't let it go in my purse,'' she said. 'I left shaking. I was traumatized.' Andrews said the restaurant offered to move her to a booth, but she just wanted to leave quickly. Still in shock, she posted the photo of the snake and a recount of what happened on social media, and the comments ranged from shock, to disbelief, and even some denial. One commenter wrote, 'The way my soul would have left my body.' Another person wrote, 'Girl, they would've been taking me to the King.' Andrews said both she and others are surprised she handled the situation so well, but that she still wants answers. The 'Top 100 Brunch Restaurants' in the US, according to OpenTable 8News reached out to the owner of the restaurant, who said he was aware of the situation. He said that the snake likely got into the restaurant through the air conditioning unit. Childress asked what precautions were now in place to prevent this from happening to another customer, to which he said, 'nothing.' 8News also reached out to the Virginia Department of Health to access previous inspections. Records show inspectors found several violations during a routine inspection in December 2024 including mold, broken handles, missing ceiling tile in the dish room, cracked floor tiles throughout the kitchen and leaky ceiling tiles. Records show these violations were corrected during the follow-up inspection six days later. Andrews said precautions or not, she hopes something can be done to prevent another person from leaving scarred. 'If that was the baby — I fear…. is the mom there?' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Newsweek
22-04-2025
- Newsweek
Map Shows Where Teens Being Banned From Stores as Crime Surges
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. In recent years, various stores and fast-food restaurants have implemented restrictions on teenagers due to rising levels of thefts and other crimes. Why It Matters Crime increased during the COVID pandemic, when stories of theft from grocery stores and pharmacies became commonplace and were accompanied by countless videos obtained from surveillance cameras. And as nearly all violent crime returned to pre-pandemic levels by the first half of 2024, shoplifting was up by 10 percent compared to the first six months of 2019. By the end of 2024, an impact of Retail Theft & Violence study conducted by the National Retail Federation and the Loss Prevention Research Council found that shoplifting had increased 93 percent between 2019 and 2023. Some states have implemented restrictions at store locations based on age as shoplifting has increased dramatically since pre-COVID. Some states have implemented restrictions at store locations based on age as shoplifting has increased dramatically since pre-COVID. Flourish What To Know Individual locations of retail and food-related businesses, including some of the biggest companies in the world, have established age restrictions to curb upticks in crime. Last week, several Richmond, Virginia, businesses reportedly banned some middle school students from entering their stores without a parent, according to ABC affiliate WRIC. One of the stores reportedly being targeted for theft has been Family Dollar, where an employee told WRIC that groups of five or more teens routinely come in as a crowd and are "very disrespectful," purportedly stealing Hot Wheels and alcohol. but leave without incident due to a shortage of employees. A local middle school, River City, had to actually send correspondence to district parents informing them of the shoplifting and loitering being conducted by some students. "We continue to encourage parents to also help reinforce positive behaviors at home and beyond school," school officials wrote. In February, a McDonald's location in New York City posted signage discouraging anyone under the age of 20 from entering without a parent and identification, as part of a policy aimed to reduce crime. The location at Nostrand and Flatbush Avenues in Brooklyn has drawn the attention of law enforcement for a while. More than 100 911 calls were made annually from inside and in front of the McDonald's, according to police data obtained by the New York Post. As of February, nearly 30 calls had already been made this year. Newsweek has reached out to McDonald's via email for comment. In October 2024, a Target in Boston reportedly implemented a similar policy according to posts that went viral on Reddit. A sign on the store's door read: "All guests under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult at this Target store." About a year ago, reported that a Target location in Dorchester closed all of their self-checkout machines due to rising theft. An increase in thefts and fights led to the same action at a Target store in the Valley Plaza Mall, in Bakersfield, California, in August 2023, attributed to increased theft and fights. Signage informed consumers that teenagers had to be accompanied by a guardian in order to enter the store after 4 p.m. Newsweek has reached out to Target via email for comment. In August 2024, a dozen Giant food stores in the Washington D.C. region began banning bags over 14 inches and restricting entry to anyone under age 18 and without an adult after 6 p.m. Two of the stores were located in Baltimore, according to FOX 5. Newsweek has reached out to Giant via email for comment. The ground floor of Macy's Herald Square department store in Manhattan, New York. The ground floor of Macy's Herald Square department store in Manhattan, New and curfews are not new, of course. In 2023, many businesses throughout the U.S. began implementing similar policies to protect customers and limit crime. Westfield Garden State Plaza, New Jersey's oldest mall, started enforcing a policy in April 2023 in which anyone 18 years and under required an adult chaperone after 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, according to Business Insider. The mall added "waiting zones" for teens needing to be picked up post-curfew. A Chick-fil-A in Royersford, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, implemented a chaperone policy in April 2023. A Facebook post at the time stated that teens were too loud and using too much explicit language; "mistreatment of property" by throwing food and trash without discarding it; disrespect of employees; and "unsafe behaviors" like walking through drive-thru lanes. "As you can imagine, this is not a pleasant experience," the post read. "We want to provide a comfortable and safe environment for our guests and our staff, and also to protect our building. Therefore, we cannot allow this to continue." On April 22, 2023, Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, began requiring all guests ages 15 years old or younger to be accompanied by a chaperone who was at least 21 years old in order to be admitted to or remain in the park. The policy was in effect daily by 4 p.m. local time. Newsweek has reached out to Knott's via email for comment. What People Are Saying Giant shopper Alice Bland to FOX 5 DC: "I'm for anything that works. If it makes anything better for the community, and it works to teach the kids not to steal. Anything that works for the community and anybody else, I say yes." Family Dollar employee Latisha Sanchez to WRIC: "The school should have a better hold on what's going on. The kids are supposed to be in the school. They should know that the kids are coming out here, while y'all have a better hold of what's going on over there. It starts with them." Barbara C. Staib, director of communications at the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, previously told Newsweek: "Anything that makes people feel threatened or insecure in their ability to take care of their families, themselves, their homes, etc. will impact shoplifting. We saw it in the 2008-2009 housing and banking economic crisis." What Happens Next It remains unclear how many stores and retailers across the entire country have implemented age-specific restrictions.
