The American Red Cross is offering tips to prevent cooking fires on Thanksgiving in Virginia. Reports link the well-celebrated national holiday with 44% of all home fires. That's an average of 158,400 per year. To stay safe, the Red Cross recommends installing smoke alarms near the kitchen with batteries replaced annually.
A strawberry festival could return to Virginia Beach in 2025. The Virginia Beach City Council voted last week to recognize "The Artery" as an official district. Event organizers for the Pungo Strawberry Festival say they've planning to hold the festival in 2025 at the district. Several restaurants and businesses make up the district which runs along the easternmost portion of Laskin Road. The strawberry festival has been canceled for the last five years.