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Friday 27th January, 2012

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch

    will invest $4.8 million to expand its facility in Lynchburg, creating 60 jobs. With this investment, the facility will serve the medical disposables market, a growing sector within the custom ...

    • Virginia Tech helmet data show youth take hard hits on football field - www.roanoke.com

    Roanoke Times

    Brian Sutphin (right), a coach with the Auburn Eagles, a 6- to 8-year-old youth football team from Montgomery County, leads a prayer before the start of a game last fall. Several players wore ...

    • Crews respond to two-alarm apt. fire

    Fox 43

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Fire crews were called to Chase Harbor Apartments Friday night for a two-alarm fire. One unit, located in the 1600 block of Chase Arbor Commons, was filled with heavy ...

  • One person stabbed in 26th St. fight

    WAVY

    NORFOLK ,Va. (WAVY) - Norfolk police are investigating a stabbing that stemmed from a group fight. According to police, the victim came to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Friday night with what ...

  • Substitute teacher arrested at school

    Fox 43

    PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Portsmouth police arrested a substitute teacher as she was leaving work Friday for her alleged role in an Oct. crime. Tena Lin Neese Artise, 22, a substitute teacher at ...

  • Aquarium says watch out for whales

    Fox 43

    Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center is asking local fisherman to watch out for whales . The Stranding Team said it got a call about a humpback whale tangled in fishing lure. The hook from ...

  • Opponents want hunting bill shot down

    Fox 43

    SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Hunting on private land on Sundays is close to becoming a law in Virginia. The bill cleared the Virginia Senate Thursday in a 29 to 11 vote. Senator Ralph Northam, of Norfolk, ...

  • Norfolk funeral home closed until March

    Fox 43

    NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Norfolk Circuit Court Judge Karen Burrell blocked Carlos Howard's plea to dismiss orders to close his business. The funeral home is to remained closed till March 8. This ...

  • Residents say dumped trash draws rats

    Fox 43

    PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - For years, a Portsmouth neighborhood has been dealing with a pesky issue. Trash is being dumped along railroad tracks located off Deep Creek Boulevard on the border of ...

  • Man shot following domestic situation

    Fox 43

    CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - Chesapeake police say a man intervening in a domestic situation shot the father of his grandchild. Officers were called to the domestic-related shooting on Colonial Way ...

  • Archaeologists find missing piece of $5 million 'Armoury' project

    Daily Press

    h -century outbuilding.What they didn't find because of their focus on the structure's foundation was the crucial artifact trail that might have revealed its hidden ...

  • Navy SEALs celebrate 50 years of service

    Daily Press

    VIRGINIA BEACH - Steve Frisk described preparing to jump out of plane 30,000 feet in the air as a tense moment.But as soon as his feet left the ramp, the tension always left him."It's kind ...

  • Portsmouth teacher is charged with burglary, firearms offense

    Daily Press

    Substitute teacher Tena Lin Neese Artise, 22 of Brighton Street, Portsmouth charged with burglary, abduction/kidnapping, and use of a firearm in the commission of a ...

  • Meth suspects facing federal indictments

    Daily Press

    Newport News issued the indictments on Jan. 10 against Patrick J. Dubois, 56, Richard W. Savage, 63, Glenn Dubois, 35, Amy Savage, 43, Lori Dennis, 30, David E. Black Sr., 55, Sheri Black, 55, Heidi ...

  • Car roll-over at Virginia

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    Police say the car with five occupants rolled on Port Wakefield Rd shortly before 8am.Paramedics are at the scene but as yet it is unknown if any of the occupants have suffered serious ...

  • Yes, Virginia, Google’s New Privacy Policy Lets You Opt Out Of Sharing Your Data

    Web Pro News

    asked , now we answer: Google’s new Privacy Policy will not force you into accepting any vampiric habits of Google to vulture information from you for the purpose of advertisements. If you ...

  • Thieves steal from Hampton church

    WAVY

    HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - Hampton police need your help identifying two men who broke into a church. The suspects entered St. Marks United Methodist Church at 3 a.m. on Jan. 26. Police say the men left ...

  • Virginia to Revamp Transportation Operations Centers

    US Government Technology

    modernize and integrate its five transportation operations centers (TOCs). Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell recently announced that the transportation department had issued an RFI asking private ...

  • Bail agent arrested for threats

    Fox 43

    Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CJRC) , Vincent D. Rera was arrested on charges of extortion, stalking, and threatening to maim or kill government officials. Rera was taken into custody on ...

  • Chesapeake institutes hiring freeze

    Fox 43

    CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - The Chesapeake city manager has instituted a hiring freeze for current and future vacancies throughout the city. The hiring freeze went into effect on January 17, 2012, ...

  • ODU phone system restored

    Fox 43

    Old Dominion University in Norfolk says issues with its campus phone system have been repaired. The school says the problem was impacting both incoming and outgoing calls. The Office of Computing ...

  • Virginia air and space center

    Examiner

    The Virginia Air and Space Center, located at 600 Settlers Landing Rd. in Downtown Hampton, is a museum that also doubles as the visitors center for NASA's Langley Center. For hours of ...

  • Report: Navy captain who shot controversial USS Enterprise video retires

    Daily Press

    Pilotonline.com is reporting that Capt. Owen Honors, the former USS Enterprise commanding officer, is retiring. Honors was fired over racy videos that he made, the news article said. To read the ...

  • Burglars struck at Hampton church in the early hours

    Daily Press

    HAMPTON – Police are unsure how a couple of burglars got into a Methodist church but they know which drawers they opened and what they look like thanks to video cameras in the church.The ...

  • Hall Pass: Will bill to repeal 'Kings Dominion' law survive?

    Daily Press

    Newport News Public Schools, Patrick Finneran, says it’s too soon to say the bill is dead. He attended a meeting of the House education subcommittee Thursday evening that supported the bill ...

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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.

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