Monday, April 21, 2025

Week’s most popular stories: Man sues for $2 million after bike crash, Colonial Williamsburg’s land deals 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:

  • WYDaily staff found civil court documents detailing a man’s case against a local bike shop and associated bike companies. The man says his bike’s front fork broke, sending him tumbling onto the Colonial Parkway.

http://wydaily.com/2017/09/25/man-files-2-million-lawsuit-after-crashing-bicycle-on-colonial-parkway-nws/

  • Police are asking the public’s help in locating two men, who are believed to be armed, after an alleged robbery at the intersection of Route 199 and Jamestown Road on Thursday night.

http://wydaily.com/2017/09/26/police-two-armed-men-rob-man-on-rt-199/

  • The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation owns more than four times as much land in Williamsburg than the City of Williamsburg does. In terms of acreage, the foundation owns more land in the Historic Triangle than the areas of Central Park in New York City, Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. and Busch Gardens Williamsburg combined.

http://wydaily.com/2017/09/27/an-enduring-history-colonial-williamsburgs-land-deals-and-the-forging-of-a-region-biz/

  • A 2-year-old found “wandering the roadway” resulted in child neglect charges for the child’s alleged babysitters.

http://wydaily.com/2017/09/27/2-year-old-found-wandering-roadside-babysitters-charged-with-child-neglect-nws/

  • Busch Gardens Williamsburg will open a virtual reality ride called “Battle For Eire” in spring 2018, leading park guests through a virtual reality adventure based in Ireland.

http://wydaily.com/2017/09/27/busch-gardens-announces-new-virtual-reality-ride-in-williamsburg-nws/

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