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Retired Virginia police officer arrested in sex sting www.privateofficer.com
— A former Staunton police officer is in Middle River Regional Jail. John Nuckolls was arrested on Sunday by his former co-workers. Investigators say Nuckolls was online talking to who he thought was a 14-year-old girl, when in fact, it was a police officer. Police say the conversation turned sexual and Nuckolls arranged to meet the fictitious girl. When Nuckolls arrived at the meeting ...
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Student walks 4 miles home from school
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - A Norfolk mother says her son was kicked off the bus, and forced to walk more than 4 miles to get home. Now, she wants answers about why he had to walk across busy roads. Norfolk School officials say Tuesday afternoon there was an incident on a school bus heading home from Blair Middle School. We're told several students were horsing around and fighting. The driver ...
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Two-year-old boy has allergy to food
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Zeq is a little boy who isn't able to enjoy the guilty pleasure that comes with eating a big bowl of ice cream. And it's not because he's lactose intolerant. It's because he's allergic to food. Ezequiel Caalim suffers from a rare disease where His body can't handle food, so he gets nourishment from a feeding tube. 10 On Your Side's ...
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Boat flipped on I-664
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - It was a rough ride for the person who lost their boat on the interstate tonight. The incident happened on Interstate 664 northbound in Suffolk just before the Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel, according to state police. The boat hitched to a truck was completely flipped over in the right lane. The trailer also turned upside-down. There has been no explanation for ...
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Male injured in Norfolk shooting
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Police responded to the scene of a shooting on Milltate Avenue in Norfolk Wednesday evening. A call was made to the EOC around 8:25 p.m. for an adult male gunshot victim, according to Karen Parker-Chesson with the Norfolk police. The victim was transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. There is no motive or suspect information, but ...
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Boat flipped on I-664
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - It was a rough ride for the person who lost their boat on the interstate tonight. The incident happened on Interstate 664 northbound in Suffolk just before the Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel, according to state police. The boat hitched to a truck was completely flipped over in the right lane. The trailer also turned upside-down. There has been no explanation for ...
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Some donations to OK dont help
NORFOLK, Va (WAVY) - When you see the lives torn apart in Moore, Oklahoma, your first instinct may be to send all the support you can as quickly as possible. Some of those donations, however, could be more of hindrance then a help. 10 On Your Side spoke with two major charity organizations with boots on the ground in Moore -- the American Red Cross and Operation Blessing International -- to find ...
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Yorktown woman wins $1 million Virginia Lottery prize
Yorktown won a $1 million prize in a Virginia Lottery game, officials announced Wednesday. Jazlyn Leak won the prize playing the state’s $70 million Payout Spectacular, a Scratcher game where players can win $10 all the way to one of eight $1 million prizes, according to a news release. Leak chose a $642,000 one-time cash payout before taxes, the release stated. She bought the ticket at ...
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Government killed four Americans in drone strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant ...
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Knife thrown at victim in VB
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Virginia Beach police officers responded to a call for a stabbing around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Initial reports claimed a female threw a knife that struck a victim near the 1200 block of Green Garden Circle, according to Grazia Moyers with the Virginia Beach police. The victim is believed to be male and was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening ...
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GOP solution to their lt. governor problem in Virginia Zipped lips
That's not say Republicans are actually opposing Jackson. In fact, they're supporting him. It's just that they don't want to publicly defend him. For example, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's spokesman told BuzzFeed that Cantor would "help Republicans win" but would not defend statements made by Jackson. And then of course there's the top ...
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Officer bank teller followed procedure
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Norfolk police tell WAVY.com officers are trained to stop a threat of imminent danger in situations like the officer-involved shooting Monday in Norfolk. Police spokesperson Karen Parker-Chesson says officers are authorized to discharge their firearm "to defend and protect oneself or another when the officer reasonably believes that he or she or another person is in ...
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Woman throws knife at person in Virginia Beach
A woman threw a knife and struck someone in Virginia Beach Wednesday evening, according to police. Officers responded to a call about a stabbing just after 6:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Green Garden Circle, police spokeswoman Grazia Moyers wrote in an email. The victim received non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, Moyers said. She did not have more information about the ...
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Students suspended for senior prank
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - Several Hampton High students have been suspected for 10 days for a senior prank -- a suspension they feel may put their graduation in jeopardy. It's the first time being in trouble for these students, who have among them the Homecoming King, Homecoming Queen and Prom King. "We're not a bad group of kids," said student Diesha Liddie. Students said they ...
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Special Report Treading Water
Hampton Roads, Va (WAVY) - Memorial Day weekend means the beginning of beach and pool season for a lot of us. The sad reality though it's also a time of year 10 On Your Side has to report on heart-wrenching drownings in Hampton Roads. That's why 10 On Your Side's Lauren Compton is taking a hard look at this issue in her special report called 'Treading Water.' The ...
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Suspect charged for VB bank robbery
Dequann Moore, 21, has been charged for an April bank robbery at a Virginia Beach Wells Fargo. (Photo provided by Grazia Moyers with the Virginia Beach ...
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Poquoson officials to discuss impacts of flood map changes
POQUOSON — Poquoson residents who are currently in lower-risk flood zones could be subject to more stringent building codes and facing higher insurance rates as a result of proposed changes to the ...
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Sens. Warner Kaine hope to end offshore drilling ban
Tim Kaine introduced legislation Wednesday that would lift the federal ban on exploration and drilling for natural gas and oil off the coast of Virginia.The moratorium, which lasts through 2017, was put in place by ...
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The Caucus Special Prosecutor Appointed in Investigation of Virginia Governor
Virginia's attorney general has appointed an outside prosecutor to investigate Gov. Bob McDonnell's financial disclosures, in a widening scandal over a political donor who wrote a $15,000 check for the wedding of the governor's daughter, and who was also a benefactor of the attorney general. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, the attorney general, who is also the Republican candidate for ...
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Virginia man with a history of eluding police walks away from work release
Robert Falkner, shown in a 2011 file photo, is back in custody after a long history of avoiding incarceration. He was featured on "America s Most Wanted" television show in 2008, and arrested a short time later. He skipped bond, fled and was arrested after he was featured on the show a second time. He ended up in Fairfax, Va., this year, where he was put on work release and walked ...
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Eric Minor to leave WTOV9 to pursue career at West Virginia University
After 16 years at NEWS9, Eric Minor will be leaving WTOV9 to take the position as the Director of Student Careers and Opportunities at West Virginia University's P.I. Reed School of Journalism. While pursuing his Masters of Science degree at WVU for the past three years, Eric applied for the position because it helps students locate quality internships. Eric interned at WTOV in 1992, 1993 ...
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Local college student wins $1M prize
Jazlyn Leak of Yorktown scratched her Virginia Lottery ticket and revealed the top prize of $1,000,000 in the $70 Million Payout Spectacular. She bought the winning ticket at Kroger, 101 Village Avenue in Yorktown. (Photo courtesy ...
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Suffolk 1st grader set restroom fire
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - A Suffolk first grade student is accused of setting toilet paper on fire in a classroom restroom. The incident at Mack Benn Elementary on Nansemond Parkway occurred the morning of May 21, 2013. According to Suffolk spokesman Tim Kelley, the 6-year-old student reportedly used a lighter to set the toilet paper on fire. There were no damages and no one was hurt. The Fire ...
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Busch Gardens Food Wine Festival coming weekends in June | The Dish
Busch Gardens presents a Food & Wine Festival on weekends throughout the month of June. Food kiosks will be set up in the various country-themed areas of the park offering small portions of international foods priced in the $3 to $7 range. The promotion is designed to introduce park attendees to foods they may not have experienced and provide them with a new experience. Wine tastings and ...
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Virginia GOP Nominee Says Federal Disaster Relief Is Unconstitutional
does not believe that victims of the Oklahoma tornado should receive any federal aid to help them rebuild their lives. In video from a previous campaign first posted by Right Wing Watch, ...
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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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