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Shots fired at James City graduation party
JAMES CITY - Uninvited guests who crashed a graduation party last Sunday drew attention from the police when shots were fired. Maj. Stephen Rubino with James City County Police said at 1 a.m. on June 16 the individuals showed up at the party, which was being held at a house in the 7200 block of Little Creek Dam Road. A fight broke out down the road as the group was leaving and several gunshots ...
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Mens Wearhouse fires founder public pitchman
(Bloomberg) -- Men’s Wearhouse Inc.’s board fired George Zimmer, the founder and public face of the company, as executive chairman without saying why and delayed its annual shareholder meeting. Zimmer, in a statement, said the board had "silenced his concerns" about the company’s direction.The board expects to discuss with Zimmer the extent and terms of his future ...
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Slim Whitman dies at 90 listen to the graceful crooner
Slim Whitman, a country pop singer whose forlorn wail influenced a generation of vocalists in the early 1950s, has died at age 90. Whitman, born ...
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Get authentic Cajun food at this weekends Bayou Boogaloo | The Dish
NORFOLK— This weekend’s Bayou Boogaloo and Cajun Food Festival has ramped up its food offerings for a more authentic N'awlins experience. The annual food and music festival takes place Thursday through Sunday June 20-23 in Town Point Park along the downtown Norfolk waterfront. Festevents has been working more closely with the New Orleans community to bring chef-inspired ...
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VB 7-Eleven linked to indicted manager
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - A 7-Eleven store in Virginia Beach was closed Tuesday evening to begin a corporate takeover. A number of WAVY News viewers notified WAVY.com of a scene in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven convenience store on Dam Neck Road and General Booth Boulevard Tuesday. The parking lot and entrance to the store were blocked by local security guards. WAVY.com called the store and ...
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Gang fight leads to child neglect case
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Suffolk Police found young children living in deplorable conditions while attempting to serve an arrest warrant Tuesday, according to officials. Diana Klink with the City of Suffolk said officers were called to the downtown area on June 5 for a report of a fight. That investigation led officers to Kimberly Shanqua Shelton, 20, who police say assaulted another woman as a ...
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Democrats introduce delegate candidates
DPVA Chair Delegate Charniele Herring joined Delegate Daun Hester and supporters in Norfolk along City Hall Avenue and Bank Street Wednesday morning. The candidates introduced were the following: Bill Dale ...
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Residents evacuated in Suffolk gas leak
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - A construction worker struck a gas line along a Suffolk street Wednesday morning, forcing an evacuation. Diana Klink with the City of Suffolk said the line was struck at the intersection of Jordan Circle and Godwin Boulevard in the Elephant's Fork section of the city around 10:30 a.m. Residents in nearby homes have been evacuated as a precaution. Crews with Virginia ...
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Gunfire breaks out at graduation party
JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - James City County Police are investigating a shooting at a graduation party over the weekend. Maj. Steve Rubino with the James City County Police Department told WAVY.com the shooting occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday in the 7200 block of Little Creek Dam Road. During a high school graduation party, some uninvited guests showed up. When they were asked to leave, a ...
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Enterprise to make final trip Thursday
U.S. Navy . It completed its final combat deployment last year and was formally taken out of service in December.Since then, it has sat pier side at Norfolk, waiting to be reunited with the shipyard where it was ...
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West Virginia Democrat Signs On As The 52nd Sponsor Of The Employment Non-Discrimination Act
51st co-sponsor of ENDA. With the bill’s original sponsor Jeff Merkley (D-OR), that leaves just four Democrats in the senate who have yet to embrace one of the most crucial pieces of legislation aimed at protecting the country’s LGBT community from discrimination in the workplace. Rockefeller, ...
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Shooting breaks out at graduation party
JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - James City County Police are investigating a shooting at a graduation party over the weekend. Maj. Steve Rubino with the James City County Police Department told WAVY.com the shooting occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday in the 7200 block of Little Creek Dam Road. During a high school graduation party, some uninvited guests showed up. When they were asked to leave, a ...
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Virginia teen fatally shocked 3 others injured on elementary schools roof
Virginia officials say a teenage boy was fatally shocked and three others were hurt when they came into contact with an electrical wire on a roof at an elementary school in Fairfax County. The 14-year-old boy became entangled in the electrical lines on the roof of a building on the grounds of Fox Mill Elementary School on Tuesday night, County Police spokesman Don Gotthardt says Gotthardt says ...
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Report How Tidewater grocery retailers fared in 2012 | Savvy Shopper
Harris Teeter are facing stiff competition in the Tidewater market, according to a new report by Food World, an industry publication. According to the report, Food Lion has the largest market share for groceries in the area, controlling 41 percent of the market among traditional grocery stores. But when looking at the entire grocery retail scene, alternates, like drug stores, convenience ...
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Health Department seeks Pitbull that bit a James City resident
JAMES CITY - The Peninsula Health District is asking the public's help in locating a dog that bit a person June 16 in Windy Hill Mobile Home Park. The incident happened near the corner of Judy Drive and Carol Lane. The dog has been described as a black and tan pitbull wearing a blue collar. If authorities can locate the animal, the victim may not have to ...
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Tune-Up Tuesday opened window on original music scene | Sound Check
Goody's Deli & Pub in downtown Hampton. Giveaways were a newly introduced feature of the event. I drew names and six folks at last night's gathering got to dip into ...
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Obama defends intelligence tactics in wary Berlin
Reuters © U.S. President Barack Obama gestures as he addresses a news conference after a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Thomas ...
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Pit Bull sought after bite in JCC
JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - The Peninsula Health District is looking for a Pit Bull that bit a person Sunday. The dog is described as tan and black with a blue collar. The Peninsula Health District said the person was bit near the corner of Judy Drive and Carol Lane at the Windy Hill Mobile Home Park in James City County. If the dog is not found, the victim may have to undergo rabies shots. ...
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James River named an endangered historic site
WASHINGTON – The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named the James River to its 2013 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, according to a release. It is threatened, the group said, by Dominion Virginia Power's plans to run a 500-kilovolt line on towers up to 295 feet tall. They would stretch over the river from Surry Nuclear Power Plant to Skiffes ...
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Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen following a security handover ceremony at a military academy outside Kabul June 18, ...
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TRAFFIC Accident on I-64 westbound at Armistead Avenue in Hampton causing delays
HRBT , eastbound traffic is backed 3-1/4 miles to Hampton River Bridge. On I-264 at the Downtown Tunnel, eastbound traffic is backed up a half-mile to Effingham Street. On Route 58 at the Midtown Tunnel, eastbound traffic is backed up a mile to Route 164/Western ...
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Heat beat Spurs 103-100 in overtime to force Game 7
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Navy holds hearing in Va on deaths of divers in Md
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Two members of a Navy dive unit are facing involuntary manslaughter and dereliction-of-duty charges in the drowning deaths of two divers at Aberdeen Proving Ground near ...
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Officials speak on women combat roles
WASHINGTON (WAVY) - The Pentagon announced Tuesday that women in the military will be able to join the best of the best when it comes to combat. Over a two year span, women's roles in the military will expand, allowing them to be in previously restricted combat positions and elite special forces, like Army Rangers and Navy SEALs. "Each service and SOCOM is conducting a thorough ...
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One hundred fifty years since West Virginia statehood
An 1863 map of West Virgina and Virginia from the Library of Congress June 20 marks the sesquicentennial of West Virginia statehood. The origins of the 35th American state grew out of the revolutionary events of the Civil War and the struggle to eradicate slavery within the United States. The division of Virginia was prepared by sectional antagonisms that arose within the state, influenced by ...
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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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