~ Largest U.S. plumbing wholesaler to invest $82.8 million to expand headquarters, build new campus platform ~ NEWPORT NEWS – Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday, June 5, that Ferguson, the largest plumbing wholesaler in the U.S., will invest $82.8 million to expand its headquarters operation in the City of Newport News, retaining more than 1,000 … Continue reading
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Man fatally shoots woman, kills himself in Newport News
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Newport News police have identified a woman who was fatally shot and her attacker, who shot and killed himself after a police chase. The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Naisha Singleton. The suspect has been identified as 32-year-old Reginald Langley. Police say the incident occurred just after 10 p.m. … Continue reading
Program to deliver Christmas trees to troops during holidays
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — About 400 live Christmas trees will be delivered to Fort Eustis to help active-duty U.S. service members and their families celebrate the holidays. The Joint Base Langley-Eustis said in a news release Monday that the 11th annual “Trees for Troop” program is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Dec. 4. FedEx, … Continue reading
Worker injured in flash fire at Continental plant
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Authorities say one worker has been injured in a flash fire at Continental Corporation’s plant in Newport News. Newport News Fire Department battalion chief Stephen C. Pincus says the fire occurred Thursday morning in a lab area. Pincus says in a news release that a male employee suffered burns. He … Continue reading
Va. police force uses simulator to complement field training
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — It looks like a real gun, feels like a real gun and sounds like a real gun as it fires at a man who’s charging forward and wielding a knife. But the man is only a projection on a screen, and there are no bullets flying from the firearm — … Continue reading
Virginia man gets nearly 10 years for armed bank robbery
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A Newport News man has been sentenced to nine years and nine months in prison for an armed bank robbery. Thirty-six-year-old Harrison Nefale Branch was sentenced Monday in federal court. Court documents show Branch demanded $40,000 from a teller at the Virginia Educator’sCredit Union in Newport News last September. The teller … Continue reading
Stricter curfew requirements for minors in Newport News
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Juveniles in Newport News will soon face a stricter curfew. The Daily Press reports (http://bit.ly/1LHiCed ) the city’s new curfew requires unaccompanied minors younger than 18 to be inside by 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and by 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The old curfew allowed those between 14 and … Continue reading
Newport News to start impounding vehicles for unpaid taxes
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Delinquent taxpayers in Newport News could have their vehicles impounded if new cameras snap a photo of their license plates around town. In an attempt to claim the nearly $4 million in delinquent personal property taxes owed, the city will soon begin using license plate scanners to find vehicles … Continue reading
