Norfolk-Portsmouth News

The Virginian-Pilot

Norfolk residents displaced after morning fire
The Virginian-Pilot – 2 hrs 23 mins ago

NORFOLK Residents of a home on Mapleton Drive were displaced this morning after a fire caused serious damage to the structure, officials said this afternoon. Full Story »
Carbon monoxide sends adult, two children to hospital
The Virginian-Pilot – 2 hrs 38 mins ago

NORFOLK An adult and two children were hospitalized Friday night with carbon monoxide poisoning after they ran a generator inside their home, officials said today. Full Story »
Foundation for new class of carriers laid today
The Virginian-Pilot – Fri Nov 13, 11:17 pm ET

NEWPORT NEWS The keel for the first ship in the new Gerald R. Ford class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be laid today at the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. About 2,000 people, including three of Ford's children and several members of Congress, are expected to attend. Susan Ford Bales, the daughter of the late former president, is the ship's sponsor. Full Story »
Newest SPSA bidder fills in the details
The Virginian-Pilot – Fri Nov 13, 10:02 pm ET

CHESAPEAKE A company that submitted a proposal this week to buy SPSA wants to purchase the region's trash authority for a total of $240 million, according to details released Friday. Full Story »
Storm aids police in arrest of home-invasion suspect
The Virginian-Pilot – Fri Nov 13, 9:32 pm ET

Virginia Beach Police on Thursday arrested a fugitive on robbery, abduction and other charges after learning he had hunkered down in an Oceanfront motel to ride out this week's nor'easter. Brian A. Evans, 23, of Virginia Beach, was jailed without bond on charges stemming from an Oct. 6 home invasion robbery in the 9000 block of Newtown Road. Full Story »

13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads

Local mall taking precautions against swine flu
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads – Sat Nov 7, 10:11 pm ET

NORFOLK--As swine flu continues to spread among children, MacArthur Center is taking extra precautions to protect kids visiting Santa Clause. The mall opened it's Santa exhibit Friday and it's stocked with hand sanitizers for visitors and employees. Full Story »
2 Va. Democrats break ranks on health bill
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads – Sun Nov 8, 6:11 pm ET

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A majority of Virginia's representatives in the U.S. House voted against sweeping health care legislation, thanks to two Democrats who broke with their party. Full Story »
Va. transportation board to scale back projects
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads – Sun Nov 8, 6:26 pm ET

RICHMOND (AP) -- An anticipated $600 million reduction in available revenue over the next six years is forcing the Commonwealth Transportation Board to scale back its projects. Full Story »
Two pitbull puppies stolen
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads – Sun Nov 8, 9:26 pm ET

PORTSMOUTH--Two pitbull puppies were stolen from the Portsmouth Humane Society. Shelter workers believe the dog nappers were either plotting and waiting parked in the shelter's parking lot or maybe hiding behind a store front church. Full Story »
Hurricane warning for Gulf Coast
13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads – Sun Nov 8, 11:41 pm ET

Visit WVEC.com for the top stories in Norfolk, VA and Hampton roads. The site includes top headlines, weather, sports, and video on demand. Full Story »

Daily Press

20-year-old shot in back
Daily Press – Sat Nov 14, 3:46 am ET

NEWPORT NEWS — Police are investigating a shooting Friday night that sent a 20-year-old man to the hospital. Full Story »
Milk-Bone, Farm Fresh sponsor new police dog
Daily Press – Sat Nov 14, 3:45 am ET

All the dogs came at once. Full Story »
Corrections for November 13
Daily Press – Sat Nov 14, 3:45 am ET

• The golf swing story promoted Friday as a feature on today's Health & Fitness section has been postponed. Full Story »
Radio show to broadcast at CW
Daily Press – Sat Nov 14, 3:45 am ET

On Monday, local radio personality Cathy Lewis will host a live broadcast from noon to 1 p.m. at R. Charlton's Coffeehouse in Colonial Williamsburg. Lewis' show will air four days before the reconstructed coffeehouse officially opens on Duke of Gloucester Street. Full Story »
Newport News won't host Sept. 11 trials
Daily Press – Sat Nov 14, 12:52 am ET

The trial of the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks isn't coming to Newport News. Full Story »

WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth

3 become ill after CO poisoning in Norf
WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth – Sat Nov 14, 11:17 am ET

A Norfolk mother and her two children were transported to area hospitals after breathing in fumes from a generator being operated inside their home. Full Story »
Reclaiming abandoned cars in Norfolk
WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth – Fri Nov 13, 11:17 pm ET

City of Norfolk Public Works Towing Service has removed abandoned vehicles that were blocking public rights of way. Full Story »
Crews work to reduce power outages
WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth – Fri Nov 13, 11:17 pm ET

More than 110,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers who were in the dark Thursday night, had electricity again by Friday night. More than 60,000 were still waiting. Full Story »
Kaine to survey damage in Norf, Hampton
WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth – Fri Nov 13, 8:17 pm ET

Gov. Tim Kaine is scheduled to assess storm damage in Hampton Roads on Saturday. Full Story »
Parts of Virginia Beach Blvd. closed
WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth – Fri Nov 13, 7:47 pm ET

The Virginia Beach Blvd. underpass is closed due to a failed pump station in the area. Full Story »

FOX 43 TV Hampton Roads

Crews work to reduce power outages
FOX 43 TV Hampton Roads – Fri Nov 13, 11:13 pm ET

More than 110,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers who were in the dark Thursday night, had electricity again by Friday night. More than 60,000 were still waiting. Full Story »
CG responds to grounded barge
FOX 43 TV Hampton Roads – Fri Nov 13, 6:59 pm ET

Response crews from Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads and Virginia Beach Fire Department responded to a grounded 571-foot barge near Sandbridge Pier, Friday morning. Full Story »
Avoiding storm scams
FOX 43 TV Hampton Roads – Fri Nov 13, 5:58 pm ET

As the storm water starts to recede, look for the scum to rise to the top. Ten On Your Side's Stephanie Harris has some tips on avoiding scams while processing your insurance claims. Full Story »
Ohio to change lethal injection method
FOX 43 TV Hampton Roads – Fri Nov 13, 4:13 pm ET

Ohio on Friday became the first state to adopt a procedure for lethal injections that uses one drug, a method never before tried on U.S. inmates. Full Story »
Gov. Kaine discusses storm's impact
FOX 43 TV Hampton Roads – Fri Nov 13, 1:43 pm ET

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine spoke with WAVY News 10 Friday at Noon, to discuss the impact of this week's nor'easter on Hampton Roads, and the state's response. Full Story »

WTKR Norfolk

700-foot ghost fleet ship breaks free, runs aground
WTKR Norfolk – Fri Nov 13, 5:24 pm ET

A 700-foot oil tanker from the James River Reserve Fleet broke free of its moorings Friday morning and ended up a half-mile downstream. Full Story »
Police: Missing Va. Tech student seen hitchhiking
WTKR Norfolk – Fri Nov 13, 4:09 pm ET

Virginia State Police say they believe a Virginia Tech student missing for nearly a month was hitchhiking after she left a Metallica concert in Charlottesville. Full Story »
Virginia Natural Gas urges all to leave gas on when evacuating flooded area
WTKR Norfolk – Fri Nov 13, 11:24 am ET

Due to severe flooding caused by the recent rain, Virginia Natural Gas is asking residents to leave their gas on as a safety precaution if they are forced to evacuate their home. A gas company employee, qualified plumber or HVAC contractor should be the only individuals turning natural gas on or off. Full Story »
Runaway barge carrying hazardous chemicals grounds itself on Sandbridge Beach
WTKR Norfolk – Fri Nov 13, 11:09 am ET

Virginia Beach, Va. - The Coast Guard and Hazmat crews are on the scene at Sandbridge beach where a 570 ft. long barge carrying hazardous chemicals grounded itself Thursday night. At this time all of the containers onboard are intact. It currently sits about a quarter mile from the public fishing pier. Full Story »
Virginia Beach: Fifty-four years of history, gone in just a day
WTKR Norfolk – Fri Nov 13, 10:10 am ET

"I was in the living room watching NewsChannel 3 all day, and when I saw that picture, I cried." Full Story »

Eastern Shore News

Work or starve
Eastern Shore News – Sat Nov 14, 1:20 pm ET

In your Bible, check out 2 Thes. 3:10: If you don't work or don't want to work, you don't eat. Get a job, it's that simple. Republicans are again relying on wedge issues to spread fear, divide the country and divert the country from the substance of health care reform. Full Story »
Your View: Salisbury could use fresh faces and new ideas
Eastern Shore News – Sat Nov 14, 1:05 pm ET

No wonder no one in Salisbury wants to make a public statement on matters. Before they can even get a word out, after having to take a oath, they are shot down by City Council President Louise Smith. Full Story »
CHURCH NEWS
Eastern Shore News – Sat Nov 14, 4:38 am ET

Acts the Apostolic Church, Temperanceville, has a free meal of soup and sandwiches served every second Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eat-in or carryout is available. Full Story »
Jimmie Johnson news takes a Danica detour
Eastern Shore News – Sat Nov 14, 4:38 am ET

For several weeks now, we have pretty much accepted the fact that most of our conversation for the remainder of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season will revolve around Jimmie Johnson. Full Story »
Jackets upended in quarterfinals
Eastern Shore News – Sat Nov 14, 4:38 am ET

VIRGINIA BEACH -- For the second consecutive season, the Northampton field hockey team finished the season in the state playoffs. Northampton's season came to an end in the quarterfinals of the Group A/AA State Championships on Tuesday afternoon at the National Field Hockey Training Center. Full Story »

The Daily Advance

Bunker Hill Road residents stranded
The Daily Advance – Fri Nov 13, 11:03 pm ET

SOUTH MILLS — Residents of the Bunker Hill Road area in Camden County woke up on Friday morning to find there was no way out of their neighborhood, according to County Manager Randell Woodruff. Full Story »
Business strives to stay afloat
The Daily Advance – Fri Nov 13, 7:33 pm ET

By John Henderson Staff Writer Brian West said he is quickly learning that there are no bailouts for small businesses. Full Story »
Denny takes second place in Â‘Karaoke ChallengeÂ’
The Daily Advance – Fri Nov 13, 2:03 pm ET

SOUTH MILLS — Donnie Denny didn’t win Oprah Winfrey’s “Karaoke Challenge,” but the Hertford plumber’s brush with fame has made him $100,000 richer. Full Story »
Ida causes sewage spills in Winfall, Edenton
The Daily Advance – Fri Nov 13, 1:18 pm ET

Both Edenton and Winfall have reported spills of untreated sewage as a result of recent flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ida. Full Story »
Denny to learn Â‘Karaoke ChallengeÂ’ fate today
The Daily Advance – Thu Nov 12, 9:48 pm ET

SOUTH MILLS — Watching his boss, Donnie Denny, sing live on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Thursday, Travis Hopkins had a “I told you so” moment. Full Story »

The Virginia Gazette

Sal's to reopen shortly
The Virginia Gazette – Sat Nov 14, 8:24 am ET

WILLIAMSBURG — Georgia Salih remembers the pain when her family’s longtime restaurant, The Lobster House, burned a decade ago. Full Story »
City is in play for GOP redistricting
The Virginia Gazette – Sat Nov 14, 8:24 am ET

WILLIAMSBURG — With Republicans in control of the House of Delegates, the city may be redistricted right out of the 64th. Full Story »
The opponent stops here
The Virginia Gazette – Sat Nov 14, 8:24 am ET

WILLIAMSBURG - Dominating defenses aren’t designed overnight. They are built through countless hours of film study and on-field repetition. Full Story »
Ferry remains closed for Saturday
The Virginia Gazette – Sat Nov 14, 8:24 am ET

SURRY - The Virginia Department of Transportation will keep the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry shut down at least through Saturday morning. Full Story »
York opens shelter in Grafton
The Virginia Gazette – Sat Nov 14, 8:24 am ET

York -- Grafton High School and Middle School have been opened as a shelter for residents concerned about overnight flooding. Full Story »

Outer Banks Sentinel

Accused attorney: He, too, was victim
Outer Banks Sentinel – Wed Nov 11, 2:55 am ET

Editor's note: This is the third of a three-part series about how millions of dollars were stolen from Bank of America, development investors and bank depositors. The result has been multiple lawsuits and an ongoing investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Full Story »
Homeowners association takes legal action
Outer Banks Sentinel – Wed Nov 11, 2:55 am ET

The Sandpiper Cay Condominium Owners Association Inc. has filed a civil suit against its former president, property manager and management company - Douglas Seay, Susan Seay and Sandpiper Management Co., respectively. Full Story »
Police seeking public's help
Outer Banks Sentinel – Wed Nov 11, 2:55 am ET

The Town of Nags Head Police Department is seeking information regarding recent crimes in and around Village at Nags Head. Full Story »
Fire destroys fishing boat
Outer Banks Sentinel – Wed Nov 11, 2:56 am ET

The Colington Fire Department responded to a boat fire in the water behind a residence on Club View Court in the Colington Harbour sub-division just after 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Full Story »
Outer Banks election results
Outer Banks Sentinel – Wed Nov 11, 2:56 am ET

DuckCouncil (5)Chuck Burdick 124Nancy Caviness 108Don Kingston 155Neil Morrison 111Monica Thibodeau 150Dave Wessel 162 Full Story »