A man is being remembered in Richmond after a fatal shooting. One person spoke to CBS 6 at a vigil yesterday in Richmond for Julius Young.Preview: The 31-year-old father-of-three was killed in a shooting last week on Magnolia Street. No arrest has been announced, and there's no word on a motive.
A new UVA report predicts a grim outlook for Virginia's job market but time will tell if the prediction comes true.Preview: The state is adding more counties to its ongoing drought watch. The Department of Environmental Quality announced Friday that the drought watch advisory has been expanded to cover 44 counties. Thirty-four counties in northern and eastern Virginia were already seeing early signs of drought, and the latest update adds ten counties in the Roanoke River Basin. The DEQ says the upcoming forecast indicates below-normal rainfall and higher-than-average temperatures around the state over the next two weeks.
Millions of consumers will be spending money on Cinco de Mayo this year. The annual Mexican holiday is today, and market researchers say about 17 percent of U.S. consumers will spend at least 25 dollars on supplies for Cinco de Mayo, with some spending up to 100 dollars. The research shows most of the holiday spending will be for food and alcohol, and that the most popular alcohol purchase on Cinco de Mayo will be margaritas.