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Saturday 19th May, 2012

    • Virginia Beach hearing set on uranium mining

    Richmond Times-Dispatch

    The National Academy of Sciences will hold a May 31 hearing in Virginia Beach to give a public briefing on its uranium mining report looking at Virginia. The NAS last December released a study ...

    • Admirals beat St. John's 3-1

    Fox 43

    NORFOLK, Va. (wavy) - The Norfolk Admirals are two wins away from advancing the Calder Cup Finals after polishing off the St. John's IceCaps 3-1 in front of over 6,200 fans at Norfolk Scope. ...

    • Two shot in Virginia Beach

    Fox 43

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Medics took two people to the hospital Saturday night after they were shot during a fight in the Birchwood Gardens neighborhood. Virginia Beach police spokesman Brian ...

  • Two shot in Virginia Beach

    WAVY

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Medics took two people to the hospital Saturday night after they were shot during a fight in the Birchwood Gardens neighborhood. Virginia Beach police spokesman Brian ...

  • Exclusive: Who is watching you in Hampton Roads?

    Daily Press

    VDOT is watching you. "This is about safety," says Neil Reed, maintenance manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation's regional transportation operations center in ...

  • 5 ways to keep that old car running

    Daily Press

    Newport News , is confident that his 1996 Ford Ranger, which boasts an odometer that reads 192,500 miles, will get him where he needs to go.He is a master at keeping old cars running - he also has a ...

  • Suspect in Suffolk police officer assault in custody

    Daily Press

    SUFFOLK - Police have apprehended a Portsmouth man accused of assaulting a police officer during a foot chase off Nansemond Parkway Saturday morning, said city spokeswoman Debbie George.After a ...

  • State fair property to be sold at auction

    Daily Press

    Caroline County farm where champion racehorse Secretariat was born left her family's possession decades ago, but Kate Chenery Tweedy hopes the new owners keep the equestrian tradition alive - ...

  • Exclusive: Castille dominates, Kimbrough repeats in Fit to Run, Fit to Dream 8K

    Daily Press

    WILLIAMSBURG - Twelve months ago, Chris Kimbrough had no idea what to expect as she lined up to compete in her first USA Track and Field Masters' class championship race. One year later, a ...

  • Street Smart: New electronic signage to aid travel

    Daily Press

    Hampton Roads ' interstate highways knows the frustration of encountering a broken electronic message board that is supposed to communicate information about accidents and other traffic ...

  • Tropical storm forms off SC coast

    WAVY

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The first tropical storm of the hurricane season formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 60 mph (97 kph), but it wasn't threatening land. ...

  • Assaulted officer found unconscious

    Fox 43

    SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Suffolk police are searching for a suspect who assaulted a police officer and left him unconscious in the woods in the 1000 block of Nansemond Parkway near Portsmouth ...

  • Delays expected on I-664 North, at Monitor Merrimac in Suffolk

    Daily Press

    10 AM TRFFIC: Two northbound lanes of Interstate 664 at Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel in Suffolk are closed. Delays are expected.Traffic on Interstate 64 East, at mile marker 267 in ...

  • Could Overhauled Organizing Deliver Virginia to the GOP This Fall?

    National Journal

    If you need proof that President Obama's team will run a formidable ground game in Virginia, consider this: At the 2012 kickoff rally in Richmond, organizers say they signed up 1,500 new ...

  • Virginia expands voting access

    CBS News

    (Credit: Chip Somodevilla) (CBS News) Going against the trend of Republican-led states, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed voter ID bills into law that expand voting access. On Friday, the ...

  • Fighter jet based in NN crashes in California

    Daily Press

    Newport News -based private contractor and was returning from a training mission.It was the company's second fatal crash in less than three months, according to news reports.Vance Vasquez, ...

  • Today's Weather: Sunny, breezy

    Daily Press

    Expect warm temperatures Saturday with a high of 72 and a low tonight of 58, the National Weather Service in Wakefield says.Sunday may bring isolated showers, according to Craig Moeller, chief ...

  • Alabama, West Virginia to meet in 2014 football opener

    Gadsden Times

    Chick-fil-A Bowl officials made the announcement Thursday. The Aug. 30, 2014, game will mark the first meeting between the teams.The Crimson Tide is becoming a regular in the season-opening series, ...

  • State agency unveils enhanced 511 Virginia - www.roanoke.com

    Roanoke Times

    The Virginia Department of Transportation on Friday improved 511 Virginia, its highway information service, by adding features such as travel times, average traffic speed and improved camera ...

  • Virginia business briefs for May 19

    Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Tim McManus has been named chief executive officer of CJW Medical Center's Chippenham and Johnston-Willis hospitals, HCA Virginia said.McManus, currently the CEO and president of Reston ...

  • Virginia's jobless rate remains the same in April

    Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Virginia's unemployment rate held steady at 5.6 percent in April as job growth slowed during the month, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Friday. The jobless rate was unchanged from ...

  • Elk begin road to recovery in Virginia - www.roanoke.com

    Roanoke Times

    Stuart Moffett (right) of Staunton watches as elk are released Friday morning onto reclaimed mine land in Buchanan County. Photos by SAM DEAN The Roanoke ...

  • Virginia Tech kicker reaches plea deal - www.roanoke.com

    Roanoke Times

    BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech place-kicker Cody Journell will plead to a misdemeanor trespassing charge in relation to an incident from December, his lawyer Jimmy Turk said Friday night, potentially ...

  • More surveillance cameras sought by Newport News police chief

    Daily Press

    NEWPORT NEWS - Police Chief James D. Fox said Friday he wants to expand video surveillance into more areas of the city.The police department's surveillance program began in August 2007 ...

  • Exclusive: Hampton Roads tries to find flexibility in mandated recycling

    Daily Press

    As local governments cut budgets and raise fees and taxes to help shore up revenue, the cost and necessity of municipal recycling programs have come under scrutiny from elected officials and ...

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Virginia Beach may soon have a light rail link to Norfolk, which, along with Virginia Beach itself, is part of the commercial heart of the state. A light rail link between the two cities would have major benefits for commuters and local business, boosting the travel and tourism sector through increased accessibility.

Ever since The Tide, Norfolk’s light rail transit system, was first considered for construction in 1999, the possibility, or indeed the plan, of linking it to Virginia Beach has been talked of as well ... more


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