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June 24, 2026

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Birdsnest Woman Dies Following Oct. 13 Crash

Birdsnest Woman Dies Following Oct. 13 Crash

Staff Report — Brittney Morgan Hiner, 33, died early this morning (Oct. 17) from injuries sustained in an Oct. 13 crash, according to a press release from Virginia State Police. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, at approximately 9:44 a.m., Hiner was traveling in a 2012 Ford...
Birdsnest Woman Dies Following Oct. 13 Crash

Police ID Deceased From Morning Crash

Staff Report — Notification has been made to the family members of Kevin Turner, 49, of Hortense Lane, Cape Charles, who died in a single-vehicle crash this morning in Northampton County, according to a press release issued this afternoon by Virginia State Police....
Birdsnest Woman Dies Following Oct. 13 Crash

State Police Close Route 13 Following Fatal Crash

Staff Report — The Virginia State Police are investigating a motor vehicle crash that has resulted in a fatality and temporarily closed U.S. Route 13. According to a press release and Virginia 511, the crash occurred at approximately 5:15 a.m. today, Oct. 6, at the...
Accomack Man Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash

Accomack Man Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash

Staff Report — On Aug. 12, 2021 (Thursday), the Virginia State Police investigated a single-vehicle fatality in Accomack County, Eastern Shore, Virginia. According to State Police, the vehicle crash occurred at approximately 6:20 p.m., on Route 13/Lankford Highway,...
More Details From Fatality

More Details From Fatality

By Linda Cicoira — An unrestrained infant died last Saturday morning after he was ejected from an SUV that had crashed near Belle Haven, according to Sgt. Michelle Anaya, of the state police. Quanisha Bennett, of Jamaica, N.Y., was driving a 2010 Honda Pilot...