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Hi Newport News! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Newport News' Community Health Bus is filling a critical care gap.
  • How many Newport News homes are still without power tonight?
  • Planning a Peninsula trip? What HRBT closure means for Newport News drivers

Also on today's calendar: Liberty Tax Job Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, with a high of 73 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Monday: Sun, then clouds, temps: high: 75, low: 53.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Bus Aims to Close This VA City's Ongoing Healthcare Gap With Free Services (jems.com) — Newport News' red-and-white Community Health Bus is bringing free screenings, mental health crisis help, and care navigation directly into neighborhoods, especially helping residents affected by Fishing Point Healthcare's Medicaid suspension. Run by the fire department with major hospital partners, the mobile clinic is visiting events citywide to close healthcare gaps for people who struggle to reach traditional providers.
   

• About 20,000 Dominion users are without power in Norfolk, across Hampton Roads (dailypress.com) — Hundreds of Newport News households are without Dominion power Saturday as part of a wider Hampton Roads outage blamed on salt buildup activated by rain. Crews are replacing damaged equipment with fiberglass cross arms, and restoration work is expected to continue into the evening, so you may want to prepare for possible extended disruptions at home or work.
   

• HRBT Closure Sends Peninsula-Bound Drivers to Alternate Routes Through Weekend (wtkr.com) — If you're heading between Newport News and Southside this weekend, expect major detours as the westbound Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is closed for repaving until 5 a.m. Monday. Drivers are being routed to I-664 and the Monitor-Merrimac, and Norfolk's Ocean View residents are bracing for heavy congestion on local streets while hoping the work finishes on schedule.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This is a long read, but it's a cautionary tale.
    Beware! Received a strange telephone call today. At 4:04 pm on Friday afternoon 2 Oct 2026, someone from "Riverside Health" called asking for my… (Nextdoor James Landing)
  • Found puppy: Seen in the Hilton Village area.
    If you have any leads, please let me know! We plan to see if she's chipped. She must be younger than 2 years old, if that. Update: No microchip… (Nextdoor Hidenwood / Lake Corbin)
  • Riverside Health System posted a job opening for Floor Tech-1st Shift in Newport News. Apply here.
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Cafe Associate in Newport News. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newport News here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Historic Triangle localities to consider revised regional library agreement (pilotonline.com)
  • Conveying / Accumulating / Lane Dividers Market To 2035: E-Commerce Fulfillment Automation Drives Growth (indexbox.io)
  • Chisolm Named to Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List (ohiostatebuckeyes.com)

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  • New $28M in federal grants to target Virginia Veteran homelessness (wavy.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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