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Three Virginia communities are getting high marks keeping pollutants out of tap water, but one local city still has some work to do. Full Story »

Norfolk pet owners are now required to license their cats and dogs. The city can track down pet owners with records given to them by their veterinarians. Full Story »

Virginia Beach landowner Allan Gibbs joined three others, including a pair of retired Navy officers . All say say the city is seizing property for far less than fair market value. Full Story »

Portsmouth health officials say they had a goal and they stuck with it. As other cities are just finishing their first round of swine flu vaccinations in school, Portsmouth is almost finished with round two which has been recommended by the centers for disease control and prevention for children under the age of nine. Full Story »

As the clock ticks closer towards Christmas, Currituck County social workers line up toys for Operation Santa. Full Story »

Virginia Senator Mark Warner is reaching out to a growing minority: female veterans diagnosed with and treated for post traumatic stress disorder. Full Story »

Jared Nicholas Patton was born healthy in October 2006, but suffered the injury when he was in the care of his father six weeks later. Full Story »

Newport News, Va. Newport News police say 16-year-old Arnez Lenard Boyd has been identified as the shooter in the weekend shooting death of Jerome Houston and has been classified a danger to the community. Houston's death was the 22nd homicide in the city this year. Full Story »

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Monday temporarily blocked the release of two convicted murderers sentenced to life in prison under a 1970s law, issuing an order an hour before they were to be set free. Full Story »

Republican Ron Villanueva was again declared the winner for the 21st district of the House of Delegates. Full Story »

The suspect in a Hampton homicide has been arrested in East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Full Story »

Chesapeake, Va. - The Southeastern Public Service Authority says the smell in the immediate area of its Chesapeake landfill that has been present since this morning is a result of personnel from U.S. Energy and Biogas working on their odor control system and not a natural gas leak. Full Story »

A 3-year-old boy who suffered a severe brain injury when he was shaken violently shortly after birth has died. Full Story »

The neighbor had gone into the home looking for the residents and was transported to a local hospital for smoke inhalation. The fire was contained and prevented from spreading to neighboring homes. Full Story »

One person was transported to a local hospital this morning after fire damaged a home in Newport News. Full Story »

Start getting in line now. Today's the busiest day of the year at the post office, the U.S. Postal Service says. Full Story »

About 50 fort Eustis soldiers are on their way to the Middle East. Full Story »

UPDATE: Two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane of Rt. 58 are now open. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nobody wants to buy them a beer. Full Story »

Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Menlo Park) wanted advertisers to hear her loud and clear. So she introduced the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation -- or CALM -- Act, aimed at lowering the volume on televised sales pitches. Full Story »

Some Virginia payday lenders have given up their state licenses in an attempt to skirt tough new predatory lending laws put on the books by the General Assembly over the past two years. Full Story »

A cemetery on the banks of the York River is washing away at the rate of about 15 to 16 inches a year, with little hope that the scenic spot will be saved. Full Story »

Multiple, lengthy wartime deployments by service members are taking an emotional toll on their children, who report being anxious or stressed at rates much higher than children nationwide, a new study concludes. Full Story »

In Newport News, the City Council and the police department are saying enough already to prostitution by pushing for stricter laws that would crack down on street prostitutes and the clients who keep them in business. Full Story »

NEWPORT NEWS – Police have issued a description of a teenager and two other suspects linked to the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old early Saturday morning in Newport News. Full Story »