Tuesday, June 30, 2026

ICYMI August 20 – 25: Shoplifting shoes, gluten lawsuits, astronauts and more

With dozens of headlines every day, it’s easy to miss some here and there.

Keep the conversation going: Here are five stories from this week that got people talking:

  • We talked to police and found out this woman allegedly stole over $3,800 in clothes and shoes from the Premium Outlets. READ MORE.

https://wydaily.com/2017/08/22/woman-teens-allegedly-steal-over-3800-in-clothes-shoes-from-premium-outlets-nws/

  • We got ahold of Colonial Williamsburg’s official response to a father’s allegations they discriminated against his gluten-intolerant son during a school trip in May. READ MORE.

https://wydaily.com/2017/08/22/colonial-williamsburg-discredits-gluten-allergy-lawsuit-moves-to-dismiss-biz/

  • Virginia State Police released the name of a 47-year-old woman who was hit by a train in Williamsburg after she laid down on the tracks. READ MORE.

https://wydaily.com/2017/08/23/police-identify-woman-killed-by-train-in-williamsburg-nws/

  • After a rally around a Robert E. Lee monument turned violent in Charlottesville, we tracked down Williamsburg’s only Confederate monument and the history behind it. READ MORE.

https://wydaily.com/2017/08/20/the-many-moves-of-williamsburgs-confederate-monument-nws/

  • On Tuesday, Zena Cardman talked about her transition into NASA astronaut training — including packing up her home, moving to Texas and learning Russian. READ MORE.

https://wydaily.com/2017/08/23/williamsburg-native-begins-nasa-astronaut-training-nws/

Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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