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Starting Valentine’s Day, Panera Bread will give social media users a chance to win one of 22 baguette-cut diamond rings served up in a “bread bowl” box.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Millions of people are preparing for Valentine’s Day just around the corner. If you’re thinking of getting that special someone a bouquet of flowers, local florists say you better act fast as global supply chain issues are affecting products. Nationally, flowers are in short supply due to global supply chain issues […]

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. When it comes to Valentine’s Day shopping for that special person in your life, you can’t go wrong with a gift of jewelry. Most people are excited to receive a sparkling necklace or attention-grabbing ring as a symbol of a shared connection, but how can you […]

In case you missed it, Build-A-Bear is no longer just aimed at children.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Kevin Sharkey from 1608 Crafthouse joined us today and gave us a sneak peek at their Valentine’s Day special. Join 1608 Crafthouse this weekend and enjoy their 3-course special. They are located at 1608 Pleasure House Road in Virginia Beach and you can give them a call at (757) 965-4510. Their […]

You can now throw your ex to the wolves — not literally — for Valentine’s Day.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Valentine’s Day means romantic comedies, and romantic comedies — often enough — mean Jennifer Lopez. The rom-com mainstay of “Maid in Manhattan” and “The Wedding Planner” returns to the genre in […]

Perhaps the sweetest Valentine’s Day tradition — aside from telling your significant other how much they mean to you, and yada yada yada, or whatever — is candy.

Eat your heart out: Chick-fil-A is offering special trays for people who prefer breaded chicken to flowers, chocolates and teddy bears.

Southern Flair Pub House is hosting a Valentine’s Comedy Show on Sunday, February 13th.

Bob Guiney joined us with some great tips to set the mood for Valentines day!

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Chef Michael Kellum from Berret’s Seafood Restaurant and Tap House Grille joined us today and made their February Special: Bronzed Redfish with Grilled Shrimp. Berret’s Seafood Restaurant and Tap House Grille is still taking reservations for Valentine’s Day, but they are filling up fast. They are also taking reservations for Brunch […]

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Wendell Green Jr. scored a season-high 23 points off the bench as No. 1 Auburn cruised past rival Alabama with a 100-81 home win Tuesday night. Green led the Tigers in scoring while also recording eight rebounds and six assists with only one turnover. Jabari Smith added 17 points as Auburn […]

As Valentine’s Day approaches, the Virginia Aquarium invites the jilted, the scorned, the recently dumped and the generally cynical to celebrate in a unique and vengeful way: Buy a feeder rat and name it after your ex.

Planning a wedding in February? It is scheduled to be one of the busiest wedding months of 2022 for Las Vegas. Both locally and worldwide, many couples are planning their weddings and vow renewals on a few key dates, including 2/2/22, 2/14/22 and 2/22/22.

On “Dateline,” Fort Worth investigators desperately search for answers after Carla Walker, a 17-year-old high school student, is kidnapped and murdered following a Valentine’s Day dance.

The late Betty White was a tireless lifetime advocate for animals, from caring for those without homes to launching her own weekly TV show, “The Pet Set,” dedicated to her celebrity friends and their pets. Her most far-reaching contribution, though, maybe yet to come: On Monday, fans of White will be poised to donate to […]

Kraft has been known to add some funky flavors to its mac and cheese offerings.

Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin has pledged to suspend the most recent increase in the gas tax for 12 months. But as many hope for urgent relief at the pump, Youngkin’s proposal will need to win legislative approval in a divided government.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Once Ricky Rubio was lost for the season, the Cleveland Cavaliers knew it would take someone special to take his spot. They needed a playmaking guard with experience, intelligence and competitive toughness. Rajon Rondo checked every box. Cleveland completed its acquisition of the 35-year-old Rondo on Monday, finalizing its trade with the […]

From baseball legend Hank Aaron to former Sen. Bob Dole, we remember the notable figures from sports, politics, music and more that we lost in 2021.

North Carolina is well known to be the first in flight, but you may not be aware of these other records the state has under its belt.

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 34 points and the Boston Celtics beat depleted Cleveland 111-101 on Wednesday night to end the Cavaliers’ winning streak at six. Robert Williams III added a career-high 21 points along with 11 rebounds and seven assists, and Jayson Tatum had 18 points. “Tonight was taking advantage of the coverage,” […]

The NBA on Sunday postponed a total of five games involving nine teams in response to rising coronavirus numbers, raising the number of contests that have been pushed back this season to seven. Called off were three Sunday games: Cleveland at Atlanta, Denver at Brooklyn and New Orleans at Philadelphia. Also shelved were Orlando’s game […]

MADRID (AP) — Residents on the Spanish island of La Palma dared to hope Wednesday that their volcanic eruption is over after almost three months of unnerving daily explosions, earthquakes, rivers of molten rock and a huge ash plume containing toxic gases. The Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands off northwest Africa fell silent […]

PORTLAND. Ore. (AP) — After more than a decade in Major League Soccer, goalkeeper Sean Johnson was finally able to lift the championship trophy. He earned an MLS Cup MVP award, too. Johnson stopped a pair of Portland penalties and New York City FC won its first MLS Cup title in a shootout after a […]

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Sean Johnson high-stepped his way up the stairs at the back of a makeshift stage as his New York City FC teammates parted to let the standout goalie slide through the gap. He crouched and then burst straight up with the MLS Eastern Conference championship trophy as New York danced and […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents. Pistorius, a world-famous double-amputee athlete who competed at the 2012 Olympics, has been eligible for parole since July after he was convicted of murder for […]

Republican Glenn Youngkin mobilized voters concerned about education and race, while making small gains with suburban voters and other key groups to help his party rebound from Donald Trump’s poor showing in Virginia last year and win the governor’s race. The former private equity executive’s victory came even as Trump remains broadly unpopular in the […]

With the Nov. 2 general election looming, the former Republican who submitted 188 signatures to get on the ballot as an unaffiliated candidate finds himself in a closely watched, competitive race against Caroline Simmons, a 35-year-old Harvard-educated state representative who already upset the shoreline city’s two-term mayor in the Democratic primary in September.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of a 14-year-old girl killed in the 2018 Florida high school shooting massacre announced Thursday that he’s joining the top ranks of an anti-gun violence group to promote like-minded political candidates around the country ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Fred Guttenberg will be a senior adviser to Brady PAC. […]

Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to murder on Wednesday in the 2018 high school massacre in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden spoke candidly Wednesday about the challenges of her job as first lady and the unexpected scrutiny she has experienced in a position she never imagined having when she was young. Speaking at an event for the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy at the Kennedy Center, Biden offered tribute to […]

Administrators at a Michigan school district sent out an email Wednesday morning saying that elementary schools will no longer celebrate Valentine’s Day or Halloween.

The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Near the Twizzlers and Sour Patch Kids at a New York candy store are fruit-shaped soft jelly candies that earned a spot on the shelves because they went viral on TikTok. A flood of videos last year showed people biting into the fruit gummies’ plastic casing, squirting artificially-colored jelly from their […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Al Capone may have died nearly 75 years ago but it’s clear interest in the infamous Chicago gangster is very much alive after some of his prized possessions were auctioned off over the weekend for at least $3 million. The Chicago Tribune reportsthat Capone’s family sold several of his belongings, including what […]

NEW YORK (AP) — After more than 4 1/2 hours of back-and-forth baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals finally control their playoff fate again. Edmundo Sosa hit the go-ahead single in a three-run 11th inning and the hard-charging Cardinals climbed all the way back into postseason position Tuesday night with a 7-6 victory over the New […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Wainwright won his fifth straight start in a rare matchup of 40-year-old pitchers, and the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the New York Mets 7-0 on Monday night. Paul Goldschmidt homered and had two RBIs for the surging Cardinals, who have won five of six. St. Louis is tied with San […]

Jacob deGrom stood next to Gerrit Cole along the first-base line, and Brandon Nimmo wedged between Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton on the other side. Shoulder to shoulder and interspersed, players from the New York Mets and Yankees shared the diamond during the national anthem Saturday night at Citi Field with first responders, former players […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Zeile thought back 20 years, to the night baseball returned in New York following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “We put a small Band-Aid on a big wound for a couple of hours,” the retired Mets infielder said Friday. “To put the smiles on the faces of the people who […]

There are nearly 3,000 names etched in bronze on the Sept. 11 Memorial.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The South Florida house that gangster Al Capone owned for nearly two decades, and died in, is facing demolition plans. The Miami Herald reported Thursday that the new owners of the nine-bedroom, Miami Beach house plan to demolish it after buying it for $10.75 million this summer. One of the […]

Conservative radio host Marc Bernier has died due to complications from COVID-19, his radio station confirmed.

Last fall, the Martin family celebrated Paul’s 40 years of military and civil service to our country.

Dominion Energy will use part of the Port of Virginia’s Portsmouth Marine Terminal as a staging and pre-assembly area for Dominion’s wind energy project off the coast of Virginia Beach.

Jerry Harkness was inspired by Jackie Robinson to take up the game of basketball. He ended up becoming a civil rights trailblazer in his own right. Following a path paved by Major League Baseball’s first Black player, Harkness led Loyola Chicago to a barrier-breaking national championship in basketball in 1963 and a was pioneer well […]

“We were a team, and I cannot believe that you are gone,” Beth Valentine Dollar wrote on Facebook.

HOUSTON — U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas says that he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and has moderate symptoms. Nehls, a Republican from the Houston area, said Saturday that he is fully vaccinated and hopes the symptoms pass soon. “All Americans are free to make their own health decisions, but I strongly encourage getting vaccinated,” […]