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Coast Guard gives boater safety tips
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - This Memorial Day weekend, thousands of people will hit the water in their boats and WAVY.com has safety tips from the Coast Guard that could save your life. "This weekend, for a lot of boaters, this is going to be their first time out on the water for the season," said Nicholas Lindstrom, First Class Boatsman's Mate. "One thing we like to stress is ...
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TRAFFIC Delays on I-64 east near Busch Gardens HRBT
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Children found in home during drug bust
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) - Four young children were found in a Newport News home during a drug bust. Police were called to the 600 block of Ridley Circle at 7:08 p.m. on May 23, 2013 regarding a person with a firearm. When officers arrived, they detected the smell of marijuana coming from one of the nearby homes. Inside, they recovered several bags of suspected marijuana, a scale, and two ...
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Virginia Anti-Abortion Law Drivers Woman To Induce Dangerous Miscarriage
have been charged for using herbs to induce abortion. Jessica Carpenter, 20, and her roommate, Rachael Lowe, 27, were charged in Norfolk with a Class 4 felony. The younger woman was six months pregnant. The women said that they obtained an herbal product which Carpenter ingested to induce a miscarriage. A friend, Lea Smith, overheard their plans and, when Carpenter went into labor and was taken ...
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Virginia Republican Party Treasurer ‘I’m Not A Big Fan Of Contraception Frankly’
Republican Party of Virginia Treasurer Bob FitzSimmonds, a former aide to and ';very close friend'; of gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli II ...
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Planetary alignment peaks with celestial show this weekend
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets in the sky this month, will be joined by tiny Mercury for a rare celestial show this ...
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Executives Borrower Convicted in Virginia of Massive Fraud Scheme That Led to Collapse of Bank of the Commonwealth
NORFOLK, VA-Following a multi-week trial, three top executives and a favored borrower have been convicted by a federal jury in Norfolk, Virginia. Accused of masking non-performing assets at the Bank of the Commonwealth for their own personal benefit and to the detriment of the bank, those in this long-running scheme contributed to the failure of the bank in 2011, costing the Federal Deposit ...
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PD Teens took tennis shoes in burglary
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - Hampton Police have charged five people in connection to two burglaries Thursday and credit alert neighbors for the catches. Cpl. Mary Shackelford with the Hampton Police Division said Jordain M. Burton, 18, Breyon Christian Rooks, 18, and a 16-year-old male suspect were charged in connection to a burglary in the 400 block of Whealton Road. Around 9:15 a.m., officers ...
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Several charged in Hampton burglaries
Hampton police have charged several people in connection to two Thursday burglaries. Jordain M. Burton, 18, of the first block of West Big Sky Drive in Hampton; Breyon Christian Rooks, 18, of the first block of West Lamington Road and a 16-year-old from Hampton have been arrested and charged with burglary and grand larceny in connection to a burglary in progress Thursday morning, according to a ...
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Offshore Drilling In Virginia Would Threaten Coastal Economy Environment And Naval Operations
Fleet Composite Squadron 6 conducts boat operations off coast of Naval Station Norfolk, VA. (Credit: U.S. Navy) Yesterday Terry McAuliffe, Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, ...
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Virginia Tech tops Florida State 3-2 in ACC baseball tourney
DURHAM, N.C. -- Mark Zagunis drilled a deep home run to left field to give Virginia Tech a 3-2 walk-off win over Florida State on Thursday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on the second day of pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball ...
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Person threatens suicide harm to others in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach police officers are on the scene of a barricaded situation at West Great Neck Road and Great Neck Road, where someone has threatened to commit suicide and to harm anyone that tries to intervene. The city’s emergency communications center received a call about the situation just before 10:30 a.m., according to an email from police spokeswoman Grazia Moyers. She did not have ...
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Interim chancellor named at ECSU
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) - An interim chancellor for Elizabeth City State University has been selected by UNC President Tom Ross. Vice President for Communications for the University of North Carolina Joni B. Worthington said former NC Court of Appeals Judge Charles L. Becton will become interim chancellor on July 1. Becton is currently interim chancellor of North Carolina Central University. ...
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Police clear nearly half of ECSU crimes
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) - Elizabeth City Police have cleared several cases after it was discovered that more than 100 crimes on the campus of Elizabeth City State University were never investigated. Kesha Williams with Elizabeth City State University said 60 of the 125 cases were investigated and cleared by the Elizabeth City Police Department. Of the 60, eight ended in an arrest, 31 closed ...
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Recall election possible in IOW scandal
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - WAVY.com has learned the scandal involving racist and inappropriate emails reportedly sent out by an Isle of Wight County School Board member may not be a new thing. WAVY News' Andy Fox learned exclusively that some emails date back at least to January 2012. The NAACP used the special meeting of the Isle of Wight County School Board to call on board member ...
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Rainy and cool afternoon expected in Hampton Roads
National Weather Service , high temperatures will reach between the mid-60s and low 70s. Scattered rain showers will continue through Friday afternoon and begin to slack off by the evening. Breezy conditions are expected for much of Friday with wind speeds topping 20 miles per hour with the occasional wind gust expected to reach 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service said. Sunshine is ...
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Northern Virginia panel names road transit projects slated for new funding
The panel charged with allocating new road and transit funds in Northern Virginia has selected 33 projects totaling $187.5 million for design and construction work next fiscal year. With the transportation funding bill adopted by the General Assembly now law, the 14-member Northern Virginia Transit Authority has started the process of choosing the projects that will get money first. The funding ...
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Virginia slavery took root in the rich soil of the York | Our Story
This 18th-century English tobacco label shows African field hands and a Virginia planter as well as tobacco plants and hogsheads used for shipping the golden leaf across the ...
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One flown to hospital in VB crash
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Virginia Beach Police are investigating a crash that sent one person to the hospital via Nightingale Friday. The crash occurred around 11:15 a.m. in the 5300 block of Northampton Boulevard, Tonya Borman with the Virginia Beach Police Department told WAVY.com. It looks as though a vehicle involved flipped onto its roof. One occupant was extricated from the vehicle and ...
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Fitch Releases Report on Virginia Resources Authority VA
U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ...
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Young Jeezy a no-show at NorVa gig reschedules for May 31 | Sound Check
Young Jeezy hoped to fly in from New York Thursday night to do his show at The NorVa the same evening, but weather delays nixed that plan. So at 11:30 p.m. last night, the plug was pulled. The show's been rescheduled for May 31. "Due to unfortunate weather, I won't be able to make tonight's show and will reschedule," reads a Tweet from Jeezy's account, posted at ...
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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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