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An Accomack County man died early Saturday in a single-vehicle crash on Route 13.

Man dies after being thrown from car in crash in Accomack County The driver of a 2006 BMW was traveling northbound when he drifted off the road and hit a ditch. The vehicle overturned throwing the driver from the car. Credit: janifest - stock.adobe.com Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 10:40 AM EDT May 8, 2021 ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. — Virginia State Police are investigating a crash that left one person dead overnight. It was around 12:36 a.m. Saturday when the cr...

Lowes hiring 1,000 team members across metro Atlanta By FOX 5 Digital Team Published  (Matthew Mitchell / Matthew Mitchell Photography, Courtesy of Lowes) ATLANTA - Home improvement store Lowes is ramping up hiring for the summer in a big way in metro Atlanta. The retailer says it plans to hire 1,000 new team members across its Atlanta stores. Seasonal, part-time, and full-time positions are available that include cashiers, retail associates, stockers and receivers, merchandising service asso...

Evanston Now Many aldermanic candidates raised little from own wards Candidates in this months Evanston aldermanic election on average raised only a quarter of their contributions from people who could vote for them. Candidates in this month’s Evanston aldermanic election on average raised only a quarter of their contributions during the first three months of the year from people who could vote for them. But in five out of eight contested races, the candidate who raised a higher percentage of...

Premium Content Subscriber only The partner of a man allegedly stabbed to death by his brother told a jury her boyfriend pushed her out of the way when the accused emerged from a house with two knives. Karen Vanden Drieson gave evidence yesterday in the trial of Bernard John Robbins, 59, accused of murdering his brother Gregory Robbins, 61. He has pleaded not guilty. Ms Vanden Drieson told Brisbane Supreme Court the night of June 12, 2019 began as a lovely evening as she got acquainted with he...

Approximately 13,000 Evanston residents cast ballots in last Tuesday’s municipal elections, a drop in voter turnout since the 2017 election, City Clerk Devon Reid said at City Council Monday night. This year, around 25 percent of the city’s registered voters cast a ballot — a 5 percent  increase from the voter turnout in the February...

  WASHINGTON -- As if the COVID-19 pandemic hadnt produced enough ways to complicate life at the border between Canada and the United States, here comes another: whether or not to require proof of vaccination. Debate is heating up in the freedom-focused U.S. about whether retailers, businesses and employers can and should require customers, workers and visitors to prove theyve had a vaccine. The discussion is also happening in Canada, a country some observers say is more attuned to the col...

After months of campaigning, and a tumultuous final four weeks leading up to the generals, Evanston’s 2021 municipal elections came to a close Tuesday night.  When the dust settled, City Council saw three new aldermen emerge — with a potential fourth leading in a race that remains too close to call.  As of Wednesday night, the margin of victory in three races is within 100 votes. Candidates in the 1st, 2nd and 8th wards are waiting as remaining mail-in ballots trickle in, votes that could...

Evanston RoundTable’s free daily and weekend email newsletters – sign up now! Maybe later, thanks. Includes Updated Vote Counts. First time candidates Clare Kelly in the City’s 1st Ward and Devon Reid in the southeast 8th Ward hold short leads in their aldermanic races, but mail-in votes are still outstanding and a final determination may be a few weeks off. In the District 65 School Board election, Donna Wang Su holds a 46 vote lead over Marquise Weatherspoon. The City Elections In the T...

Devon Reid has a slight lead in the 8th Ward aldermanic race with just over 52 percent of the vote, according to unofficial election results from the Cook County Clerk’s Office with all precincts reporting. Reid, who currently serves as City Clerk, faced off against Ridgeville Park District Commissioner Matthew Mitchell Tuesday. Mitchell, so far, is trailing his opponent with 47.81 percent of votes counted — a margin of just 46 votes. Reid has a background as a political consultant and comm...