NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Authorities say Norfolk police shot two people, killing one and wounding another, in separate incidents. Virginia State Police are investigating both shootings. The fatal shooting occurred early Saturday after a nearly seven-hour standoff. State police say a 30-year-old white man wanted on felony warrants barricaded himself inside a house at about … Continue reading
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2 Virginia officers charged with assault in man’s arrest
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Two Virginia police officers have been charged with assault following the arrest of a man in October. Chesapeake Police spokeswoman Kelly O’Sullivan told news outlets that officers Thomas Walden and Michael Hill have been charged with one count of misdemeanor assault. Fifty-nine-year-old Thomas Wilson told The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1VDuMOi ) that the … Continue reading
Police investigating after pro-Nazi fliers found at ODU
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police at Old Dominion University are investigating after fliers that appear to promote Nazism were found on campus. Media outlets report that the school’s newspaper, Mace & Crown, says the fliers were discovered over the weekend on monorail poles between the engineering and education buildings. That newspaper reported that one of … Continue reading
Funeral held for Virginia trooper slain at bus station
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Trooper Chad Dermyer’s intuition told him something was wrong when he pulled a woman over last year for expired license plates. Authorities say it turned out that the remains of her long-missing son were hidden in the trunk. Those same instincts were on display on the last day … Continue reading
Cake Shop-Money Laundering story
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — In an April 4 story about a couple pleading guilty to drug and money laundering charges, The Associated Press reported erroneously that prosecutors ran a cocaine operation as the defendant’s home. Prosecutors say Norvell ran the cocaine operation at his home. A corrected version of the story is below: Bakery … Continue reading
Report calls for changes after inmate death in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Portsmouth jail should provide better oversight of its health care providers and the state should take steps to ensure the accuracy of a waiting list for beds at a state mental hospital, Virginia’s inspector general said in a report issued Tuesday on the death of a 24-year-old inmate last year. … Continue reading
Police: Wanted man fatally shot in encounter with officers
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A man suspected in a killing the previous night was fatally shot when officers confronted him early Friday, police in Virginia said. Two officers on routine patrol about 4 a.m. Friday spotted 25-year-old Tyre Privott walking in the road, Norfolk police spokeswoman Cpl. Melinda Wray said by phone. When officers got … Continue reading
Large turnout expected in Virginia primary
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginians head to the polls Tuesday for the presidential primary in what some officials are expecting to be record numbers. The state is one of a dozen Super Tuesday contests whose outcomes could go a long way in determining each party’s eventual winner. John Whitbeck, chairman of the Republican Party of … Continue reading
Republicans barrel toward Super Tuesday
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Republicans are barreling toward Super Tuesday with another debate in the offing and Donald Trump’s opponents reaching for perhaps their last best chance to knock him off stride for the presidential nomination. Expect a nasty turn, Trump warned, as if the roiling GOP race were anything but that already. The … Continue reading
GOP backers of defense budget hike got millions in donations
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans urging a steep increase in the Pentagon’s budget have received $10 million in campaign contributions over the course of their congressional careers from defense contractors that would benefit from higher levels of military spending. The 34 GOP lawmakers, all members of the House Armed Services Committee, are pressing for an … Continue reading
Fairies celebrated at Virginia Beach event
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The Disney image of fairies like Tinker Bell scattered its glitter on the Fairy Magical Valentine’s Day held at Lynnhaven House in Virginia Beach recently. But while children came to the event to get their face painted, to learn how to makes wands and to go on scavenger hunts and … Continue reading
Scoring spree: ODU guard Trey Freeman putting up big numbers
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Trey Freeman leads Old Dominion in assists, like any good point guard. But it’s his scoring that is turning heads. The 6-foot-2 senior has recently been on a tear, putting up numbers like no other player in the college game. Not Ben Simmons at LSU or Oklahoma’s high-scoring sharpshooter Buddy Hield. … Continue reading
Canadian Pacific wants vote on Norfolk Southern deal
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Canadian Pacific plans to ask Norfolk Southern shareholders whether they want the two railroads to pursue a merger. Canadian Pacific said Tuesday that it plans to submit a shareholder resolution on a possible deal at Norfolk Southern’s annual meeting this spring. But it doesn’t plan to nominate its own slate of … Continue reading
US WWII vet reunites with wartime girlfriend in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — A 93-year-old World War II veteran from the United States embraced his wartime girlfriend in Australia in their reunion Wednesday after more than 70 years apart. Norwood Thomas and 88-year-old Joyce Morris laughed as they wrapped their arms around each other after Thomas flew from Virginia to the southern Australian city of … Continue reading
Captain drank with his Navy crew, harassed women
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A former commanding officer could be dismissed from the Navy over numerous misconduct allegations after a night of heavy drinking with his crew while he was in charge of the guided missile cruiser the USS Anzio. Officials relieved Capt. Brian K. Sorenson of command in September, according to a report from … Continue reading
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