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Frantic search for survivors as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
The tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma on Monday cut a wide path of destruction through the center of the city. As of Tuesday morning, 51 were known dead. The medical examiner's office says dozens more may have died. (May ...
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TRAFFIC 3-14-mile delay on I-64 eastbound at the HRBT
Hampton Roads Bridge, eastbound traffic is backed up 3-1/4-miles to the Hampton River Bridge. On I-264 at the Downtown Tunnel, eastbound traffic is backed up a mile to Des Moines Avenue. Westbound traffic is backed up a mile to City Hall ...
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Newport News police charge man with possession of counterfeit DVDs
Newport News police have charged William T. Cofield with three offenses after police found him May 19, 2013 in the possession of counterfeit ...
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FBI agents flown to Norfolk hospital
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Monica Asif can see Sentara Norfolk General's helicopter pad from her office window. She sees air ambulances come and go all the time, but Friday was unusual, and she caught the video on her cell phone. "When the chopper came through, it whizzed around really fast. The urgency was different, and it drew our attention," Asif said. She noticed a pilot and ...
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Virginia Republicans Panicking Over Their Choice for Lieutenant Governor
downplaying his own socially conservative record in favor of a more mainstream message focused on the economy. So how in the world did arch-conservative African American pastor E. W. Jackson cinch his party's nomination for lieutenant governor of Virginia on Saturday night? Blame Virginia's quirky political process, a raucous convention speech and a racial undercurrent for vaulting ...
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Tuesday weather More sunshine today scattered showers and storms still possible
Storm chances continue… We should see a bit more sunshine today but the chance for scattered showers/storms continues. Severe storms are possible but not expected to be widespread. Temperatures will warm slightly into the low 80s. Rain and storm chances will taper a bit for midweek as temperatures warm into the mid 80s. We will drop back into the 70s by the end of the week and the ...
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Virginia transportation board delays vote on North-South plan
Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board last week delayed a vote to accept the state's North-South Corridor master plan that includes a proposal to link Loudoun and Prince William counties' roadways, the Loudoun Times-Mirror reported. Pro-business officials from both Loudoun and Prince William have been adamantly in favor of the plan, while environmentalists and more ...
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VB FBI deaths still under investigation
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - The Hostage Response Team's Motto is "Save lives." Training for that mission cost two members of the team their own lives last week. The FBI is conducting its own investigation into Friday's fatal training accident where two FBI agents died on the Virginia Beach coast. Although both the Navy and the Navy SEALS have denied any involvement with ...
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Charges against NN police officer multiply
Newport News Police Officer Chris Roush is charged with exposing himself to has jumped dramatically. Roush, 41, was first arrested on April 7, after police said he exposed himself at his front door on Harpersville Road, masturbating in view of passers-by. At the time, Roush was accused of exposing himself to two people, and faced three misdemeanor counts. But court documents now list the ...
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GOP ticket says conservative message can succeed statewide
Richmond and since then the ticket has garnered national attention. Supporters laud the ticket it for its conservative slant while opponents label the nominees as "extremist" and "out of touch." Jackson is the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor and Obenshain is the nominee for attorney general. "When we explain to people how my view of government helps drive job ...
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Racial fallout continues in IOW County
there are more calls for him to resign . But Bailey is only half of the story. The School Board member who sent the "racist" emails to Bailey -- Herb DeGroft -- is the other half. The emailed jokes seen as racist: One showed bare breasted women as members of First Lady Michelle Obama's High School reunion. Another one said she was offered $50 to pose nude by National Geographic. ...
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Officer hit by car at retirement home
Colonial Manor senior living center Monday around 4 p.m. and a suspect was shot and killed. JCC police officers responded to an assault of a staff member by a resident of the retirement facility and a fight between the resident and his roommate, according to Major Rubino with the JCC Sheriff's Office. When the officers arrived, the resident was outside, in his car. An officer got out of the ...
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Special report Culture of Corruption
"Whether or not there is a culture that police feel it's okay to do something wrong...if we were to have that suspicion, then we would show concern," said Mayor ...
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Founding Keyboardist of ‘The Doors’ Ray Manzarek Dies At 74
ROSENHEIM, GERMANY (CBS SF/CBS LA) – Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist of The Doors, died Monday morning of bile duct cancer in Germany, according to a post on the group's official Facebook page. Manzarek was ...
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Help is needed with arson investigation
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY.com) - The Hampton Fire Marshall is asking the public's help in a Hampton arson investigation. Hampton Fire and Rescue units were called to a fire on Allison Sutton Drive May 15 that involved three vehicles parked in the driveway of a home, according to Captain Jeffrey Pereira with the Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue. The front of the home was damaged by the heat of ...
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Hampton fire investigating arson
The Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue is looking for information about an arson on Allison Sutton Drive last week. Fire crews found three vehicles on fire when they responded to the scene just after 2:15 a.m. Wednesday. The front of a nearby home sustained heat damage, according to a news release from Captain Jeff Pereira. There were people at the home during the incident, but no one was ...
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Police officer hit by vehicle
Colonial Manor senior living center Monday around 4 p.m. Major Rubino with the JCC police confirms that the officer is being taken to Norfolk with serious injuries and that a male suspect was shot by an officer and is dead. A similar scene happened Monday in Norfolk where a police officer was hit by a moving ...
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Virginia Lt. Gov Candidates Anti-Gay Comments Threaten GOP Efforts
E. W. Jackson gestures during his acceptance speech for the Republican nomination for Lt. Gov. at the Virginia Republican convention in Richmond, Va., Saturday, May 18, ...
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Large tornado touches down near Oklahoma City more forecast
storm system in the middle of the country threatened to pummel as many as 10 states. "The tornado on the ground right now is huge and has hit through populated ...
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James City County officer hit by car
A James City County officer was hit by a car at about 4:20 p.m. Monday, according to a police department representative. No other information about the incident was immediately ...
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One charged in Hampton gas station fire
A 20-year-old Hampton woman has been charged in connection to an accident that caused a fire at a local gas station Friday. Brittany Charmaine Jones, 20, of the 3400 block of Hardee Court received one count of reckless driving and was released on a summons, said Hampton Police Division spokeswoman Cpl. Mary Shackelford. Police said a woman hit the accelerator of her car, which hit a gas pump ...
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Isle of Wight officials apologize for distributing racist emails but dont resign
Byron BaileyIsle of Wight County Board of Supervisors vice-chairman Byron Bailey, right, speaks with his attorney, Robert Jones, before going into a private meeting on Monday, May ...
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TRAFFIC 3-mile backup on I-64 east at HRBT standing water in Southampton Surry
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is backed up three and a quarter miles to the Hampton River Bridge. Southbound traffic on I-664 at the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel is backed up two miles to ...
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NCLB Waivers Granted To Alaska Hawaii West Virginia By Education Department
FILE - In this March 2, 2012 file photo, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks during a forum on education at American University in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, ...
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Officer hit by car driver killed
A Norfolk police officer was shot in the leg Monday, May 20, 2013 around 2:45 p.m., a police dispatch supervisor confirmed to WAVY.com. A suspect was killed. The officer was transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (WAVY/Lauren ...
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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, 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. 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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