One person is dead and police are searching for a gunman after a daylight shooting Saturday in southeast Sacramento. The Sacramento Police Department said officers responded about 3:30 p.m. to the shooting on the 7800 block of Marin Avenue in Colonial Manor. Officers who arrived at the scene learned the victim, suffering from one gunshot […]
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This week’s top-selling property is a spacious, sun-drenched Colonial in Raynham that sold for $759,000. Situated on a 1.17 acre wooded lot, the house at 362 Forest St. is 2,688 square feet, features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and is “perfect for family living inside and out.” “Gather together by the fireplace in the winter and […]
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — The president and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is set to be charged after a crash last year that left a William & Mary student seriously hurt. “After a thorough review of all of the facts and circumstances” in the case, Williamsburg-James City County Commonwealth’s Attorney Nate Green said he has […]
DIEN BIEN PHU, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Tuesday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the battle of Dien Bien Phu in which the French colonial army was defeated by Vietnamese troops, marking the end of the French occupation of Indochina. At Dien Bien Phu, Vietnamese troops led by General Vo Nguyen Giap, surprised French forces […]
COLONIAL HEIGHTS – A bicyclist was seriously injured late Tuesday night when he reportedly ran into a turning vehicle in a north Colonial Heights neighborhood, police said. It happened around 11:45 p.m. in the 200 block of East Ellerslie Avenue, police Sgt. Desiree McCurry said. The driver of a sports-utility vehicle was eastbound on Ellerslie […]
The Portuguese government has said it has no plans to pay reparations for the country’s role in transatlantic slavery and colonialism. The previously dormant debate about the country’s role in the slave trade and other colonial-era abuses roared back into life last week after its President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, suggested it should make amends […]
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s government said on Saturday it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to earlier comments from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. From the 15th to the 19th century, 6 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported across […]
Across Portugal, a number of photography exhibitions are currently on display that commemorate the ousting of the Estado Novo, the dictatorial, authoritarian and corporatist political regime that had ruled the country since 1933. The work of photographer Alfredo Cunha features prominently in many – he authored a book compiling the most emblematic images of this […]
PETERSBURG — A man who authorities say fled on a bicycle after attempting to rob a bank in Colonial Heights is now facing charges of robbing banks in Petersburg. Larry Jerome Weaver, 40, of Petersburg, was formally charged Friday with two robberies Feb. 5, one at a Bank of Southside Virginia on South Crater Road […]
This week’s top-selling property in Dartmouth is a classic colonial that sold for $820,000. The home at 175 Rockland Street is a rare find with five bedrooms and over 2,550 square feet of living space. Filled with charm the home built in 1921 features a grand foyer, custom built-ins, French doors, and original hardwood floors. The […]
Have an event or announcement you would like featured in THE DIGEST? It’s welcome! Please send an email to apitchon@gannett.com. Time sensitive announcements should be sent a week ahead of time. Free Dino Explorers preschool program at the Colonial Heights library March 7 The Colonial Heights Recreation & Parks Department will be hosting a free […]