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June 24, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Man in Northampton Dies After Accident on Route 13

Man in Northampton Dies After Accident on Route 13

By Stefanie Jackson – A man in Northampton County died Friday night after he was struck by a vehicle while he was walking on Route 13 near Eastville. David Andrews Hoover, 31, of Timmonsville, S.C., died while being airlifted to Norfolk Sentara Hospital, according to...
Trucker’s Widow Files Suit in 2017 CBBT Death

Trucker’s Widow Files Suit in 2017 CBBT Death

By Stefanie Jackson – A widow filed a $6 million lawsuit against the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT), claiming the bridge-tunnel is responsible for the death of her husband, Joseph Chen, a long-haul driver whose tractor-trailer plummeted over the side of the...
Man Dies in Painter From Gunshots

Man Dies in Painter From Gunshots

By Linda Cicoira — A 40-year-old Belle Haven man was found dead on Wednesday, May 29, from “apparent gunshot wounds,” Accomack Sheriff Todd Godwin said Friday in a prepared statement. The sheriff’s office received “a report of shots being fired on Boggs Road in...
Birdsnest Woman Dies in Sunday Night Fire

Birdsnest Woman Dies in Sunday Night Fire

Story by Stefanie Jackson and Photo by Helene Doughty A house fire Sunday night, Jan. 20, in Birdsnest, claimed the life of one woman who has not yet been positively identified by authorities. The Eastern Shore 9-1-1 Center received the call at 11:25 p.m. Fire...

Death of Arizona Student from Shore Ruled a Drowning

By Linda Cicoira Kain Michael Turner, a 21-year-old Northern Arizona University student from Modest Town, died in December from accidental “freshwater drowning due to cold water immersion” and “acute alcohol intoxication,” according to a medical examiner’s report. The...