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NC cracking down on texting and driving
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina troopers plan to crack down on drivers who text or send emails behind the wheel this Memorial Day weekend. The Highway Patrol says officers have been told to watch Interstates 40, 85 and 95 as well as other major four-lane highways for distracted drivers. Troopers will be in unmarked cars. They will be looking for drivers that weave in their lanes or ...
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WWII gun barrel finds home at Va wildlife refuge
CAPE CHARLES, Va. (AP) - The Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge is celebrating its newest addition. The 1,123-acre refuge is now home to a historic World War II gun barrel from the USS Missouri. The 120 ton, 68-foot gun barrel was on board at the time of the Japanese surrender on Sept. 2, 1945. The barrel adds more military history to the refuge that was transferred from the ...
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Lisa Grant Mom Jailed For Mooning School Bus Full Of Kids In Virginia
spend her upcoming weekends behind bars because she mooned a schoolbus driver full of 45 children in Suffolk, Fox News reports. The 34-year-old admits that she had a heated exchange with the bus driver, who sent a note home saying that Grant's son was misbehaving. A school spokesperson said the note was a warning. Grant wasn't going to take that from a bus driver -- no ifs, ands, or ...
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Teen girls murder plot shocks West Virginia town
STAR CITY, W.Va. – For nearly nine months, the people of this small West Virginia town saw the face of missing 16-year-old honors student Skylar Neese everywhere -- beaming at them from fliers on utility poles, in gas stations, even at the local tattoo parlor. She had been missing since she slipped out of her bedroom window one night last summer, but some in this town of fewer than 2,000 ...
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Rocky Horrors Tim Curry suffers stroke but doing fine now
"Rocky Horror Picture Show" actor Tim Curry suffered from a "major stroke" at his home in Los Angeles and is said to be recovering, according to ...
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Weather Sunny with a high near 70
Expect a sunny day today, with a high near 70 and a northwest wind around 16 mph. Saturday night it will be mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 3 to 8 ...
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Virginia mom jailed for allegedly mooning sons school bus
SUFFOLK, Va. – A Suffolk mother will spend weekends behind bars after mooning her son's school bus following a confrontation with the driver. Media outlets report that 34-year-old Lisa Grant was convicted this week of disorderly conduct. She was accused of mooning the school bus with roughly 45 students aboard last November. Grant admits she exchanged heated words with the bus ...
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Virginia Couple Outraged Walmart Security Accused White Dad of Kidnapping Biracial Daughters www.privateofficer.com
Joseph and Keana, an interracial couple from Virginia, are already used to getting stares from other people. However, they were shocked and outraged when a police officer suddenly appeared at their doorstep to investigate if the three biracial children were theirs as a response to Walmart security’s concern that they may have been kidnapped. The couple has been married for 10 years now ...
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Attempted robbery suspect is wanted
This man is wanted for an attempted robbery at a Chesapeake 7-11 convenience store. (Photo provided by Kelly O'Sullivan with the Chesapeake Police ...
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Chesapeake teacher raises $16k for OK
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - A Chesapeake teacher is raising money for Oklahoma tornado victims. So far, Ashley Benoit has raised more than $16 thousand for this cause just by selling products teachers use in the classroom. "I have a friend that I just saw the pictures he was posting on Facebook; he was live on the ground there, and I was immediately just like 'what can I do?'", ...
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Attempted burglary caught on camera
WINDSOR, Va. (WAVY) - An attempted burglary in Windsor was caught on camera, but no arrest was made. The would-be thieves walked away empty handed, but the owner of the popular Cabintowne Country Store contacted WAVY.com because he wants them behind bars. Things all started to become clear Friday morning when Adam Cone came to work and noticed the shed had been broken into. "I pulled up the ...
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UPI Sports Calendar for Saturday May 25
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Oceanfront kicks off summer season
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Once again, the sidewalks at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront are full of people. Businesses are back open and there's renewed optimism that this summer will be better than the last. "This is to kick off the summer, and we're ready for it," said Kevin Bryan from Atlantic Fun Park. "You got three weekends of the summer: Memorial Day, fourth of ...
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NC boaters rescued by Coast Guard
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Boaters in North Carolina ran aground Friday and were rescued from their sailboat crash by the Coast Guard. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders were contacted by the boaters around 5 p.m. as they ran aground six miles north of Ocracoke Inlet, according to a Coast Guard news release. The CG launched crews by boat from Ocracoke-small and by helicopter from ...
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Tornado survivors pick up the pieces wonder about where to live
Brian, 54, talked about picking up the pieces that were left at what was his house on Wednesday, realizing that what he was collecting would probably have to be thrown away. And yet. "It's just things," said Judy. "It's just things," said Brian. There's one thing they'll miss. "A clock a man made for our wedding," Brian said. Thirty years ...
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Social conservative extremists fill Virginia GOP slate
Mark Segraves, reporter for WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., talks with Rachel Maddow about the chances for success of the slate of extreme social conservatives being run for state office by Republicans in ...
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Toilet paper rolls littered highway
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WAVY) - Rolls and Rolls of toilet paper unrolled and spilled, littering a North Carolina highway Friday. Crews spent the day cleaning up a big mess when two tractor trailers collided. Police said one of the big rigs was hauling a full load of toilet paper, and when it split open during the crash, rolls of bathroom tissue flew. The crash happened early in the morning, just ...
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Commissioner saves residents some cash
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - People in Norfolk lined up at Harbor Park Friday to save a little cash on their cars. The Norfolk Commissioner of Revenue, Sharon McDonald, and other assessment specialists inspected cars and determined if they were assessed fairly. Folks with high mileage, dings, scrapes and dents got a reduced rate on their personal property tax. The individual savings may not have been ...
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Newport News pair arrested on child neglect counts
NEWPORT NEWS - At about 7:08 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the 600 block of Ridley Circle to a complaint about a person with a gun, police said. When officers arrived at the location, about 1,000 feet from the Achievable Dream Academy, they detected a smell of marijuana coming from the air conditioning in a building, police said. Officers obtained a search warrant for the residents, and ...
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Mosquito fogging planned for weekend
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - If you live in Norfolk, you may be in a fog this weekend. Trucks spraying insecticides will be out all this weekend in different Norfolk neighborhoods killing mosquitoes. If you see the trucks, you should go inside while they are fogging. The city's mosquito hotline for questions and a list of areas to be fogged is ...
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Friends walk in support of suspect
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Friends and family of the man shot and killed by police in Norfolk, say he didn't deserve to die. They held a walk in Norfolk in his honor, starting in Park Place and ending in Ghent, calling it "Justice for Omar." That's what friends called Joshua Johnson. Police say the 22-year-old backed his car into an officer at the Wells Fargo Bank on Colonial ...
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Isle of Wight commonwealths attorney joins call for resignations
Community members address Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Byrom Bailey regarding accusations about racist emails during Thursday's budget ...
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Ex-Virginia bank executives guilty in financial crisis case
(Reuters) - The former chief executive of a failed U.S. bank in Norfolk, Virginia, and three others were convicted Friday on bank fraud conspiracy and other charges for concealing loan losses in a scheme that contributed to he bank's 2011 ...
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New purple ambulance raises awareness
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - There's a new ambulance on the road in Hampton Roads, and it's purple. Some other ambulances in the area are pink to support the fight against breast cancer, but this new utility vehicle will stand as a reminder for the growing epidemic of Alzheimer's Disease. "I felt we could go with purple and how that relates to the Alzheimer's ...
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Local boy scouts are divided on vote
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) - The Boy Scouts Of America is changing its ways. The group decided last night to drop the ban on gay members, and WAVY.com is hearing from the local scout council about the historic and controversial vote. 61 percent of the BSOA National Council -- of more than 12-hundred delegates nationwide -- voted for dropping the ban. Although locally and throughout most of the ...
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Virginia Beach to be linked to Norfolk with light rail
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, Norfolkâs 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. The two cities are integral to one another as major commercial and tourism hubs and their joint development in a major state priority. Read more
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