The Virginia Beach Police Department Forensic Services Unit joins an elite group of law enforcement after achieving a particular accreditation Rebecca Hughes with more.Preview: New retailers are coming to fill vacant store fronts at Columbus Village in Town Center. Officials with the project say a national sporting goods retailer as well as a prominent grocer will be filling the previous stores used by Bed Bath and Beyond. Nearly 18-thousand square feet along with another 14-thousand square feet will be used by the unnamed new tenants. Other tenants at Columbus Village include Barnes & Noble, Cava, Five Below, Ulta Beauty and Shake Shack.
A teen from Blacksburg has placed first in a national singing competition. Charlotte Slider, a 7th grade student from Blacksbur Middle School, placed first in two categories of the American Protégé Music Competitions. Slider also recently sang at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the Winners Recital Program after placing in the top categories. Slider tells WDBJ she credits her kindergarten music teacher for inspiring and encouraging her to sing on a more public scale.