Meet: Marlin Invitational Location: Virginia Beach, Va (Virginia Beach Sports Complex)

BOWIE, MD -- The Bowie State men's and women's track and field teams will be competing this weekend at the Marlin Invitational in Virginia Beach, Va., on Friday Jan. 31 hosted by Virginia Wesleyan University at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.

Last Timeout The Bulldogs are heading to Virginia Beach from a good outing in Philadelphia last week at the Widener Invitational. Yassine Kamara earned her second CIAA weekly honor by coming in first place with a remarkable throw of 13.56m, a mark that's been very consistent for her during this indoor season. Marlin Newsome, Jr. showcased his speed by winning the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.90 and a first-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a blistering time of 21.62 which is top 30 in the nation for Division II.

Up Next Bowie State will compete in their final regular season meet, traveling to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the CIAA Championship on Sunday, Feb. 16, and Monday, Feb. 17, at JDL Fast Track.

For the most up-to-date information on Bowie State Athletics and its 13 varsity sport teams, visit bsubulldogs.com.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. —The Something in the Water (SITW) music festival, created by Virginia Beach native and music superstar Pharrell Williams, will not take place in April in Virginia Beach.

The city is moving on from hosting the festival after organizers failed to announce a lineup and commence ticket sales by the Monday deadline set by city leaders.

A city spokesperson confirmed with WTKR minutes before 5 p.m. Monday that they hadn't received any updates from organizers regarding the lineup and tickets.

The city also released the following statement:

"While the City values the positive impact and visibility the Something in the Water festival has had on Virginia Beach in years past, regretfully, organizers did not meet the cure notice requirements in terms of next steps. The SITW team will receive an official termination notice from the city. As a result, city staff will begin alternative plans for the weekend of April 26-27. We remain optimistic about future opportunities to work with the SITW team."

Last Tuesday, frustrated leaders gave SITW organizers a final ultimatum, insisting that the lineup and tickets be made available by the close of business Monday.

City leaders had previously backed off missed deadlines but decided to send organizers a notice of breach following a lack of substantial updates from organizers.

The initial deadline to drop the festival's lineup and start ticket sales was Dec. 31, as outlined in a sponsorship agreement between organizers and the city.

SITW organizers have not yet issued a statement about the city's most recent actions.

Something in the Water History

Something in the Water was started in 2019 to take place at the end of April, which was known as College Beach Weekend in Virginia Beach.

The first year of the festival was considered a great success.

The pandemic led to the cancellation of the festival in 2020 and 2021.

Pharrell then decided to move the festival to Washington, D.C., in 2022, following concerns over city leadership at the time.

In 2023, it returned to Virginia Beach but got off to a delayed start on the first day and was canceled on the third day due to weather.

In late 2023, festival organizers said they planned to move SITW from April 2024 to October 2024 in an effort to avoid bad weather.

In September 2024, Pharrell announced the festival was postponed and moved to April 2025.

In a November 2024 meeting, Virginia Beach Mayor Robert Dyer expressed his frustration with SITW organizers.

"I am not a happy camper," Mayor Dyer said. "Don’t mistake kindness for weakness. This is what I consider a culture of arrogance and disrespect for this council and the people of Virginia."

Dyer said he was "very angry" and gave the organizers until the end of business on Friday, Nov. 1, to sign a contract with the city.

Robby Wells, the executive producer for the event, assured Mayor Dyer that organizers of the event, including Virginia Beach's own Pharrell Williams, are not trying to mislead the city, but there are a lot of moving parts.

“Heartbreaking is the word that’s coming to mind. I’m sure there’s a more eloquent way to say it—when the vibe is arrogance because that’s definitely not the intent,” said Wells.

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The city will officially send festival organizers a termination notice and will begin to explore alternative programming for the weekend of April 26 and 27.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Something in the Water organizers will officially receive a termination notice from the City of Virginia Beach, the city announced.

The city had decided earlier this month to allow SITW one final chance to work toward releasing a lineup and announcing ticket sales, especially considering much of the team was being impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles.

However, Virginia Beach Deputy City Manager Amanda Jarratt said during last Tuesday's work session that while the SITW team had remained in contact, there had been no information regarding ticket sales or release of a lineup forthcoming.

"We have reached a decision point here," said Mayor Bobby Dyer at that meeting. "It's going to be my recommendation to the manager that we move forward with the city attorney to say they are in breach of the contract and impose the five-day cure time."

Last Wednesday, a city spokesperson confirmed to 13News Now that a letter was officially sent to the festival team following Tuesday's work session.

The letter informed festival organizers that they have until end of business Monday to "cure" the breach.

“I do think the city’s done everything they can to bend over backwards to extend deadlines and that sort of thing, so it’s sad," Virginia Beach Vice Mayor Rosemary Wilson told 13News Now.

Fans were devastated after the news broke Monday, especially those from out of town who booked accommodations for the event. Norman Browning from Richmond was one of those fans. While Browning said he is disappointed, he also said he is not surprised on this outcome.

Founder of the festival, Pharrell Williams, canceled the event in 2024 on the day tickets went on sale in September, after putting out a message that the festival will be rescheduled for April 2025.

“He wrote that open letter in September saying, 'dear Virginia, you deserve the best', and we’re not getting the best... we’re not getting anything,” Browning said.

The city of Virginia Beach provided this statement to 13News Now on Monday evening:

While the City values the positive impact and visibility the Something in the Water festival has had on Virginia Beach in years past, regretfully organizers did not meet the cure notice requirements in terms of next steps, the SITW team will receive an official termination notice from the City.

As a result, City staff will begin alternative plans for the weekend of April 26-27. We remain optimistic about future opportunities to work with the SITW team.

Here’s a look at some of the snow reports from the region, as reported by the National Weather Service in Wakefield.

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NORFOLK, Va. — The much-advertised winter storm brought accumulating snow to much of Hampton Roads overnight and this morning. While much of the Old Dominion saw the powder pile up, it was the Tar Heel State that saw some of the highest snow totals in the region.

While the snow has stopped now, some bay-effect flurries will still be possible this afternoon as the north wind blows across the Chesapeake Bay.

Here’s a look at some of the snow reports from the region, as reported by the National Weather Service in Wakefield.

The Eastern Shore didn’t see much snow, but most locations picked up between one and two inches.

While the Peninsula and Middle Peninsula typically see more snow than other parts of Hampton Roads, the heavier accumulating snow was south of the Historic Triangle.

Southside, snowfall was heavier closer to the coast and along the Virginia/North Carolina state line.

Generally speaking, this was a minor snow event for Hampton Roads. The average snowfall in Hampton Roads is 6.2” per year, based on the most recent 1991-2020 climatological normals.

Many years, we see little-to-no snowfall, but every few years we will see a big snow event, which affects the 30-year average.

Comparing this storm to some of our record snowfall events, it doesn’t come close. Our biggest snowfall event was December 27-28, 1892 when 18.6” fell. Our next three heaviest snows were much more recent, with 12.4” on February 17-19, 1989, 14.2” on December 25-26, 2010, and 13.7” on March 1-2, 1980.

Rounding out the top five was 13.5” on February 11-13, 1899.

RELATED: What's the most snow to fall in one day in Hampton Roads history?

Meanwhile, here's a look at what fell overnight in northeast North Carolina and the Outer Banks:

As expected, North Carolina saw the highest snow totals, especially along the Outer Banks and the Albemarle Sound.

Tonight, our attention turns to the likelihood of any snow and slush re-freezing on roadways, especially bridges and overpasses.

Snowpack on the ground will make it colder, with overnight lows in the teens in most spots and wind chills in the single digits once again.

The winter storm arriving to Coastal Virginia, Northeastern North Carolina is the same system bringing frigid temps and a rare winter storm to the Deep South.

NORFOLK, Va. — The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Southside Hampton Roads and parts of Northeast North Carolina Tuesday evening until early afternoon on Wednesday.

Areas closer to the coast in North Carolina, including Elizabeth City and the Outer Banks, are under a Winter Storm Warning.

This is because an arctic airmass has settled into the region. With very cold air in place, and moisture moving in tonight, there will be snow overnight. How much snow will vary greatly across the region.

The winter storm impacting Coastal Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina is the same system bringing frigid temperatures and rare winter weather to the Deep South this week.

Follow live updates from the 13News Now team on the impacts of the winter storm on our region below.

Snow blankets Coastal Virginia and parts of North Carolina. While most of Hampton Roads is seeing the snow clear, bay-effect flurries are possible this morning.

Naval Air Station Oceana and Naval Station Norfolk are operating under Mission Essential Personnel Only.

We've got measurements coming in! So far, we've at least got half of an inch in Hampton. And check out Elizabeth Pettigrew's pool in Currituck County!

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Alex Littlehales took some pictures in Town Center!

The parking lot is steadily getting coated at our station in Norfolk! Thanks to our assistant news director for the picture.

You can submit your pictures to us at this Facebook post or on the 13News Now mobile app. Maybe we'll feature them in our stories or even our show!

Chief Meteorologist Tim Pandajis is going through the latest models for how much snow we should be getting to our region.

You can also watch live here.

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Tim Pandajis looks into the biggest snows the Outer Banks has received in the past.

13News Now's Alex Littlehales took this photo of the snow landing on the Weather Vehicle in Virginia Beach:

Below is part of the letter Hampton City Schools sent to families:

After carefully monitoring the National Weather Service and consulting with the city of Hampton’s emergency services departments, the forecast indicates accumulating snow and hazardous conditions tonight into tomorrow.

Due to these anticipated conditions, all Hampton City Schools and offices will shift to remote learning and work tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22, for all students and staff. Essential personnel will be contacted directly by their supervisors as needed if they need to report in-person.

For students in kindergarten through Grade 12, assignments will be available on Google Classroom by 8:00 AM. Dual Enrollment courses will follow the platform specified by VPCC. For our high school students, tomorrow will now be used to review for exams and the exams originally scheduled for Wednesday will be given on Tuesday, January 28, which is a full instructional day for the time missed on January 7.

13News Now's Brianna Fallon is in North Carolina and captured the moment the snow began!

High schoolers in Chesapeake will have an asynchronous virtual learning day.

Virginia Beach told 13News Now that several days ago, the city began pretreating close to 700 miles of roadways several days ago. They have retreated bridges and overpasses since then.

The city has also staffed salt and plow trucks to monitor primary roadways and have sent them out to critical public safety buildings, but wanted to remind the public that Public Works doesn't salt or plow neighborhoods or side streets.

The fire department and EMS are both staffing additional 4-wheel drive units in order to be able to respond to emergencies.

The Superintendent of Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Schools, Keith Parker, encouraged his students and staff to get out and enjoy the rare snow day in northeastern North Carolina tomorrow.

"It's not typical for us to get snow in this this region, in this state," he told 13News Now's Miles Hood. "So on behalf of our student body, I hope we get snow, and I hope that we can enjoy a well deserved snow day.”

Gates County will have a remote learning day. The New Beginnings Daycare will be closed.

All bus, light rail, ferry, paratransit and on-demand ridesharing services as well as the Base Express serving Naval Station Norfolk will begin at 8 a.m.

The Elizabeth River Ferry is scheduled to begin from High Street in Portsmouth at 8 a.m. with 30-minute service. Paratransit will be available for first pick-ups at 8 a.m.

Throughout the rest of the day, HRT said they will operate a regular schedule, although customers are advised to expect delays and impromptu detours.

The public meeting for Connecting Chesapeake: A Study of High-Capacity Transit, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Greenbrier Public Library, has been postponed until Jan. 29 at 4:30 p.m.

Classes from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday are canceled, the college said.

Tidewater Community College is also opening on a delayed schedule. Online classes will be held at their scheduled time.

The Virginia Zoo and Norfolk Botanical Garden will both be closed Wednesday, as well as Norfolk Consolidated Courthouse.

Recreational centers, libraries, The Slover, MacArthur Memorial and Nauticus will open at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Military installations in the area announce 2 hour delays for opening:

Dare County School officials have decided to cancel after-school activities and have closed all schools on Wednesday for "staff and students with no remote instruction."

VDOT Hampton Roads District says they are ready for a winter storm set to bring 1-3 inches of snow and freezing temperatures. Crews will work 24/7 to clear roads. Motorists are asked to avoid travel from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning due to icy and hazardous conditions.

Suffolk Public Schools has canceled all after-school activities Tuesday evening and will operate on a two-hour delay Wednesday.

All after-school programming for Suffolk Parks & Recreation Joint Use Recreation Centers will operate as normal Tuesday evening. However, all recreation centers and the city's art gallery will close at 6 p.m., and all libraries will close at 5 p.m.

Additionally, Suffolk Parks & Rec classes and programming (such as youth basketball, cheer and Futsol) are canceled this evening.

Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County schools have canceled all afterschool activities and events for Tuesday and Wednesday, due to the anticipated winter weather. All ECPPS schools and offices will close at 4 p.m. Tuesday, as well, and the school system will be closed completely on Wednesday.

College of The Albemarle campuses will close at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and remain closed on Wednesday, due to the anticipated winter weather. Several college meetings set for Tuesday have been rescheduled, as well.

The National Park Service announced that visitor facilities for Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Wright Brother National Memorial in the Outer Banks will close early Tuesday and remain closed Wednesday, due to the impending winter storm.

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