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Smaller Chesapeake dead zone forecast
The "dead zone" that forms every summer in the Chesapeake Bay, stressing and even killing some fish, crabs and shellfish, is projected to be smaller than normal this ...
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Va files appeal over tunnel tolls
Portsmouth Circuit Judge James A. Cales Jr. ruled in favor of a group of businesses and residents that sued in 2012 claiming the Virginia Department of Transportation and Elizabeth River Crossings don't have the authority to impose taxes. The lawsuit claims the tolls are taxes because the existing Downtown and Midtown tunnels' construction costs have been ...
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Birthplace of West Virginia celebrates sesquicentennial with full schedule of events
WHEELING, W.Va.-- Wednesday, West Virginia's sesquicentennial ceebration will get underway in Wheeling.On Tuesday, officials with the city of Wheeling and others from the northern panhandle gathered in the city's council chambers to hash out the final details.The state's 150th birthday bash will begin with meetings, ceremonies and events lasting right into the weekend."This ...
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Bull blamed for Va. farmers death
Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said Sam Saufley was found by family members Saturday night. The enraged bull was nearby and it had to be shot and killed before they could approach ...
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Grand jury to get charges in Va. mall shooting
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- The case against a man charged with shooting two women at a community college inside a Christiansburg mall is headed to a grand ...
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Smaller low-oxygen levels predicted for Chesapeake
Scientists said Tuesday that they are expecting smaller-than-average hypoxic levels this year, meaning a smaller-than-average "dead zone" in the nation's largest ...
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Virginia hires Oregon assistant as softball coach
Miller spent the last three seasons as an assistant at Oregon, and helped lead the Ducks to the super regional round of the NCAA tournament each season, and to the College World Series last year. As a head coach, employing a strategy that relies on speed and aggression, he led Division II Texas A&M-Kingsville to a 76-79 record from 2008-10, and posted a 64-44 record in two seasons at Darton ...
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Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012
NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Tuesday for areas with too little oxygen to support life.It says the Gulf zone prediction is 7,286 to 8,561 square miles - anywhere ...
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Man arrested in December slaying of 14-year-old
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) -- The Prince George's County Sheriff's Office says a man sought in the shooting death of a 14-year-old has been arrested in ...
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Teen charged in fatal skateboarding accident
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- A 17-year-old high school student has been charged with reckless driving after an accident that killed his skateboarding ...
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Ex-Massey official asks W.Va. judge for leniency
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- A former Massey Energy executive who is cooperating with the criminal investigation into the Upper Big Branch mine disaster is asking a judge for leniency when she sentences him Aug. ...
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Va. alcohol regulators make moonshine bust
CHATHAM, Va. (AP) -- State alcohol regulators say they have arrested a Pittsylvania County man after they seized 339 gallons of moonshine from his ...
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Glitch stops DC students from using Metro passes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A technical glitch affected hundreds of D.C. students who use special passes to ride Metro, and some students were told incorrectly that they needed to add money or were improperly ...
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Virginia Beach police investigating bank robbery
Virginia Beach police are investigating a Tuesday afternoon bank robbery and think the robber is behind two other bank robberies in recent weeks. Police were called to a BB&T Bank at 4592 Virginia Beach Boulevard at 12:49 p.m., according to an email from Virginia Beach police spokeswoman Tonya Borman. Police were told someone entered the bank and demanded money from the teller. The teller ...
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Woman in serious condition after struck by bus
http://bit.ly/17jL0DA ) the woman who was struck Tuesday is expected to survive. The driver of the Virginia Commonwealth University bus was issued a summons for failure to yield the right of ...
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Manning WikiLeaks case in recess until June 25 while attorneys negotiate witness statements
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, left, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Monday, June 17, 2013, after the start of the third week of his court martial. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Patrick ...
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Judge urges new approach for Gitmo detainee cases
WASHINGTON -; A federal appeals court judge says it's time for the president and Congress to consider a different approach to the handling of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay ...
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Bank robbery reported in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - Virginia Beach Police are investigating a bank robbery Tuesday afternoon. Tonya Borman with the Virginia Beach Police Department said officers were responding to the BB&T bank located at 4592 Virginia Beach Blvd. around 1 p.m. Further information regarding the robbery have not been released at this time. No one was injured. Stay with WAVY.com for more on this ...
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Concern Over 2002 DC Protest Led To Deal With Navy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The D.C. police department arranged to use satellite communications and video equipment from the U.S. Navy as it prepared for a large 2002 demonstration. Documents turned over in an ongoing lawsuit shed new light on the arrangement between police and the Naval Research Laboratory. That deal was developed ahead of protests timed to coincide with the International Monetary Fund ...
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Vice pulls breathtakingly tasteless fashion shoot glorifying the suicides of famous female authors from Sylvia Plath to Virginia Woolf
Vice magazine pulled a "suicide photoshoot" from its website today after it was bombarded with criticism for publishing a fashion feature depicting models posing as female writers, including Sylvia Plath and Virginia Woolf, on the brink of killing ...
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Report Va. officer justified in fatal shooting
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- An Altavista police officer who fatally shot an armed 83-year-old woman acted properly and will not face criminal charges, a special prosecutor has ...
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Va foundation receives grant for Parkinsons study
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation has awarded a $600,000 grant to a Virginia organization to help pay for a Parkinson's disease ...
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NASA plans Thursday rocket launch from Va facility
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (AP) -- A rocket carrying students' experiments is scheduled to be launched Thursday from the Wallops Island Flight Facility in ...
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West Virginia teen facing year in jail over NRA shirt- Oregon residents arm themselves on Glock blocks
A West Virginia eighth-grader who was suspended from school for refusing to change his National Rifle Association T-shirt faces up to one year in jail and a $500 fine after being formally charged with obstructing an officer. Jared Marcum, 14, appeared before a judge Monday and was hit with formal charges that carry a maximum $500 fine and up to a year in jail. The Logan County Police ...
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Virginia site of Pocahontas rescue will be preserved
GLOUCESTER, Va. - The site where archaeologists and historians believe Pocahontas rescued English Capt. John Smith from death will be preserved under a new agreement.But Native Americans say that event is just a footnote for the 57-acre site in Tidewater Virginia. They say the real story is that it was the center of a complex, sprawling empire ruled by Pocahontas' father, Chief Powhatan ...
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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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