Provides the latest RSS feeds for Virginia Beach News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Virginia Beach News.net http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/cat/622ebe3a790ef0e4/ en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 04:39:24 -0400 Sun, 26 May 2013 04:39:24 -0400 30 A juvenile male was killed and four others wounded in a Hampton shooting Saturday night, according to Hampton Police spokeswoman Mary Shackelford. At 11p.m., Hampton communications received multiple calls in reference to a shooting in the 1900 block of Coliseum Drive. Officers, along with members of the Hampton Fire and Rescue Division, responded to the scene and located a juvenile male victim ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214773783/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sun, 26 May 2013 04:05:49 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214773783/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - Multiple people suffered gunshot wounds in the 1900 block of Coliseum Drive late Saturday night. A Hampton Emergency Communication Center supervisor confirmed multiple people suffered gunshot wounds near a motel in the area. The 911 center started taking calls about the shootings just before 11 p.m. WAVY.com has a crew headed to the scene. Check back with WAVY.com and watch ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214772193/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:12:39 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214772193/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - It's the first weekend of the busy summer tourist season at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, and a lot of officers are on the streets by the beach. No one wants to see a repeat of last month's college beach week when crowds got out of control. Virginia Beach Police responded to several shootings, robberies, and assault that weekend. There were not the huge ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214771707/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 23:17:58 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214771707/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Hampton Roads , according to airport executive director Ken Spirito. It's not that they wouldn't like to fly, officials said, but with decreased capacity on many flights and airfare increasing, many passengers have decided to take alternate methods of travel. Since the departure of the low-cost carrier, which provided affordable flights to major hubs like New York and Boston, airport ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214771213/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:21:29 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214771213/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 VDOT , said all lanes have reopened but traffic is delayed six miles to the I-64 I-664 interchange. There was no immediate word on any injuries as a result of the ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214771212/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:21:29 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214771212/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Felipito, the Virginia Zoo's male tamandua, explores his habitat inside the Zoo's Exhibit Building for the first time May 10, 2013. (Virginia Zoo photo by Winfield ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214771214/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:08:14 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214771214/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - Every 2 seconds, someone needs blood in the U.S. Blood is used to help premature infants, people suffering from sickle cell anemia, patients battling cancer and leukemia, trauma patients, and the list goes on. Our sister station, Fox 43, is hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross at area malls Sunday. You can donate blood at Chesapeake Square, Greenbrier, Patrick ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214769419/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:12:34 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214769419/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 The General Assembly passed legislation during this past winter's session that should make customer service for military members easier. Starting July 1, active duty members, spouses and dependents who have completed a motorcycle course approved by the U.S. Armed Services are exempt from the Virginia Motorcycle Knowledge and Skills tests when adding a motorcycle classification to their ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214765007/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:27:33 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214765007/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 College of William and Mary Law School that would train students in the law while helping military veterans at the same time.The school was hosting a "cider and cake" session to announce the formation of a "Veterans Benefits Clinic" to help past service members file and appeal service-related disability claims."The clinic will help veterans in military-rich Virginia and ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214765008/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:27:31 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214765008/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214763455/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:55:45 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214763455/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 Air ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214761753/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:49:36 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214761753/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214761699/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:23:47 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214761699/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214761140/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:23:17 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214761140/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 "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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214759521/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:34:50 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214759521/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214758734/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:29:58 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214758734/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 driver ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214755463/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:57:31 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214755463/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 and ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214754188/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 01:31:37 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214754188/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214753476/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:31:44 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214753476/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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?'", ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214753477/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:31:44 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214753477/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214753478/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:15:22 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214753478/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214752653/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:24:50 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214752653/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214752654/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:24:49 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214752654/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214752655/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:23:10 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214752655/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214752374/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:17:20 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214752374/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 outside ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214751970/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:18:19 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214751970/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214751969/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:18:18 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214751969/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 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 ... http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214751971/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:16:17 -0400 http://www.thevirginiabeachnews.net/index.php/sid/214751971/scat/622ebe3a790ef0e4