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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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 discover body in Norfolk marina
NORFOLK, Va (AP) — Norfolk police are investigating after officers discovered a body in the water near a local marina. Police say police were dispatched to the 4900 block of Pretty Lake Avenue near Little Creek Marina. Police say when the officers arrived they found a man’s body floating in the water. The body has … Continue reading
Lawmakers OK $350M million bond plan for Port of Virginia
Norfolk, Va (AP) — State lawmakers have signed off on a $350 million bond package to boost capacity at the port of Virginia. Transportation Secretary Aubrey Lane tells The Virginian-Pilot (bit.ly/250ZNOr) that the move is “huge for the commonwealth of Virginia and the port.” The state-backed bond deal is aimed at allowing Norfolk International Terminals … Continue reading
2 Norfolk baggage handlers sentenced for stealing from bags
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two baggage handlers have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to steal items from passengers’ bags at Norfolk International Airport. Media outlets report that 26-year-old Chris Arthur Perry was sentenced Monday, March 14, to one year and five months in prison. Twenty-eight-year-old Gregory Paul Wingard Jr. was … Continue reading
Johnson leads Hampton past SC State for MEAC men’s title
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Reginald Johnson Jr. figured experience gave Hampton an advantage in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship game. The Pirates, after all, won the championship last season, and South Carolina State hadn’t made it this far since a loss in 2010. Still, it took Hampton until the last four minutes to take command. … 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
Arts organizations in debt to Norfolk for unpaid rent, fees
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two major arts organizations owe Norfolk for unpaid rent and event fees. The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/1RURfn4 ) the city says the Virginia Opera owes about $215,000 and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s debt is around $162,000. The opera rents the Harrison Opera House, and the symphony pays to use the Chrysler Hall … 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
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