07/03/2009

Langley jets plan night flights next week
The 1st Fighter Wing will take flight July 7 through 9 beginning around 1:00 p.m. and ending around midnight.

07/02/2009 Hampton man arrested in Va. Beach fraud investigation The attorney for Robert Michael Walter says police have the wrong man. Police believe he went into restaurants, theaters and a hospital cafeteria to get money after claiming to have gotten sick from eating food. VIDEO

06/30/2009

Red kettles signal Christmas in July
Money is tight and many chapters can't afford to wait until the traditional holiday season to do fundraising for badly-needed programs.
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Fire departments plan patrols for illegal fireworks Hampton and Virginia Beach fire officials have confiscated illegal fireworks before and they're ready to do it again this year if necessary. VIDEO

06/26/2009

Army names drill sergeants of the year at Fort Monroe
Seven soldiers tested their skills in marksmanship, physical fitness, hand-to-hand combatives and weapons cleaning.
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06/25/2009

NFL commissioner starts to focus on Vick
Roger Goodell says he has yet to speak to Michael Vick and won't sit down with him until after July 20, when Vick's free of home confinement and federal custody.

Dozens of school bus drivers needed in Hampton School officials figured they could save about a million dollars by buying buses for middle and high school students and hiring drivers rather than continuing with Hampton Roads Transit buses. VIDEO

06/24/2009 Grand jury to hear Hampton University dorm shooting case Odane Maye waived Wednesday's preliminary hearing, so the case will go to the grand jury in July.

11 Hampton Roads localities under fire ant quarantine State agriculture officials say inspectors will look at nursey items, honey bee hives on the ground, logs and other items that can carry fire ants. VIDEO

06/23/2009

Petition drive aims to preserve waterfront land in Hampton
Save our beach is the battle cry of the Buckroe Beach Bayfront Committee.
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06/18/2009

HU and Red Cross team up to teach minority children how to swim
With all the water in Hampton Roads, it's important to know how to swim.
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06/17/2009 Babysitter charged in child's death Newport News Police say Tamecca Clay strapped the five-month-old girl into a car seat inside the Kiln Creek home in February and then stepped away.

Newport News teacher creates successful mentoring program
"There's 3,000 dropouts, kids, just in Newport News alone. We want to get them together, we want to get all those kids back in school," says James Graves, founder of Operation Think Smart.
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Macy's recalls children's hooded sweatshirts The boys' and girls' Epic Threads and girls' Greendog sweatshirts, in small and medium sizes, have a drawstring sewn in the base of the hood that pose a strangulation risk, the CPSC says.

Hampton Police giving away gunlocks If you have a gun, Hampton police want to help you keep it safe, especially around children.

06/16/2009 Mother convinces son to surrender Wanda Stover-Fields tells 13News she couldn't believe it when her son's picture aired on TV as a suspect in carjackings and robberies in three Peninsula cities. VIDEO

Norfolk closes door on assessor home visits City council decided assessors should stay on sidewalks and other public property and cannot walk through yards to knock on doors without the homeowner's permission. VIDEO

Several crimes linked, more possible to carjacking of college football player Stout tells 13News there were two people involved in the carjacking at Conway Garden Apartments early Friday morning.  VIDEO

06/15/2009

Alcoa Howmet investing $25 million at Hampton facility
The company, in Hampton since 1974, will increase capacity and production of investment castings for industrial gas turbines.

06/12/2009 President of Thomas Nelson Community College to retire Charles Taylor has led the college in Hampton for five years.

Vick released by Atlanta Falcons The team general manager says Vick, should he be reinstated into the NFL, would have the best chance at restarting his career with another team.

06/11/2009 Wright says 'Jews' keeping him from Obama "Them Jews ain't going to let him talk to me. I told my baby daughter that he'll talk to me in five years when he's a lame duck, or in eight years when he's out of office," Wright told the Daily Press following a Tuesday night sermon at HU's Ministers' Conference.

06/10/2009

Hampton child's abduction information "unfounded," police say
Linetta Davis was concerned Monday when her nine-year-old son didn’t come home as scheduled at 6:30 p.m.

Free concert at Ft. Monroe marks Army birthday
Thursday night's concert under the starts will also have a performance of the U.S. Army Drill Team.
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06/09/2009 Letter to parents: Hampton, Middlesex students recovering from "swine flu" A student in Hampton and one in Middlesex County are recovering from H1N1 swine flu, state health officials confirmed Tuesday.

06/08/2009

Hampton parents say child escaped would-be abductors
They say the men, who had bandanas over their faces, a pulled a gun on their 9-year-old son and said they were going to kill him.
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5 Hampton Roads cities get millions for foreclosed home rehab More than $17 million across the state is being used to buy and rehab homes to sell to low and moderate income families.

06/05/2009

Blackbeard Festival takes over downtown Hampton
75,000 people are expected for this weekend's festival, which is in its 10th year.
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06/04/2009

Tents for car sale blown down in Hampton
The overnight storm's heavy rain and gusty winds caused a big mess.

Va. Supreme Court upholds Atkins' life sentence Daryl Atkins was convicted for the 1996 robbery and slaying of Langley airman Eric Nesbitt.

Hampton man charged following house fire Investigators say Jeremiah Shaheed Bilal set fire to his living room and then briefly took his young daughter hostage in Hampton last month. VIDEO

06/03/2009 State hotline connects people to services 211 is a hotline that Virginians can contact to get assistance with a problem, question or need. VIDEO

06/02/2009

2 arrested in shooting investigation in Hampton
Police say Jared Lee Delapaz, 19, and James Clayton Thomas Jr., 21, pulled alongside the vehicle near Andrews Blvd. and Amherst Drive and opened fire on May 30.

05/29/2009

Suspect identified in murder of former Hampton athlete
Police say Brian Snowden shot and killed Andre Holloway, who played on the Phoebus High School football team, on May 27.

05/28/2009 2 charged with holding Hampton family at gunpoint for 8 hours Police say Tony Lamont Johnson, 23, and Terrell Singleton, 22, broke into a home on Westwood Avenue early Monday morning and demanded money from the couple and their 14-year-old nephew. VIDEO

Shooting on Hampton houseboat 'justified'
Police say Travis Johnathan Weisenberger, 22, was shot as he broke into the houseboat at Marina Cove Boat Basin last month.

05/27/2009 Don't smile for your Virginia driver's license Using a neutral expression can help stop identity theft, officials say, because facial recognition software can be thrown off if you smile. VIDEO

05/22/2009

Hampton teen hit by car
Police say the 13-year-old girl darted into traffic from between two cars parked in the 900 block of N. King Street.

Vick finishes probation meeting in Norfolk Michael Vick said nothing as he went inside federal court in Norfolk around 10:00 a.m. and as he left just before 11:00 a.m., walking past cameras and reporters. VIDEO

05/21/2009 Michael Vick out of prison, at home in Hampton Michael Vick is wearing an electronic ankle bracelet that will monitor his whereabouts for the next two months of home confinement. VIDEO

05/20/2009

Electronic monitoring gets inmates out of jail cells
If the person being monitored goes too far away from home without permission, the ankle bracelet beeps and alerts authorities.
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05/18/2009 Vick to be closely monitored during home confinement He now faces the task of rebuilding his public image after lying about financing a dogfighting ring and for participating in the executions of poorly performing pit bulls.

Hampton scouts rescued after canoes overturn in James River
Two scouts were stranded on rocks and seven scouts and three adults made it to a riverbank.

05/15/2009

State trooper's car sideswiped in Hampton
Investigators say Ciara Shavon Palmer is charged with DUI after striking the trooper's vehicle around 6:10 a.m.

Langley not picked for Cyber Command
Lackland Air Force Base in Texas is the preferred alternative for the new 24th Air Force, which will focus on threats to cyber security and is expected to bring about 300 personnel to the base.

05/14/2009

8 homeless after mobile home fire in Hampton
The two adults and six children are being helped by the Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Red Cross.

05/13/2009 Langley airmen deploy to Japan The 94th Fighter Squadron, along with members of the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192 Fighter Wing, are going to Kadena Air Base. Raw Video

05/12/2009

Hampton's new fishing pier nearly ready
The new Buckroe Fishing Pier replaces the private pier that washed away during Hurricane lsabel.
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05/11/2009

2 rescued from sinking boat off Hampton
The Coast Guard says a Good Samaritan picked them up and their 50-foot vessel was being towed by a commercial salvage company.

2nd swine flu case in Hampton Roads The adult male lives within the Peninsula Health District and is recovering from the H1N1 flu, health officials tell WVEC.com.

Fire damages Hampton home
Fire officials say most of the damage occurred in the attached garage of the Toddsbury Court home.

04/30/2009

Family dog dies in Hampton house fire
The family was alerted to fire in their Roane Drive home when the smoke detector went off.
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04/29/2009

Letter to parents: HU president tries to assure parents following weekend shooting
Dr. William Harvey says Hampton University is working with law enforcement authorities to confirm what happened and why.

04/28/2009 Police arrest suspects in Hampton killing According to police, Adam Abdullah Mohammad Brewer and Evan Stephans tried to hold up three men Friday afternoon as they arrived at a home near Phoebus High School.

Hampton family twice burned out of their home
The Jones family had returned to the home in February and was still unpacking when Tuesday's fire occurred, according to Hampton Chief Anne-Marie Loughran.
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04/26/2009 HU to have campus-wide security review following dorm shooting Dr. William Harvey says there are always things to improve on, but he feels HU responded correctly to the situation at Harkness Hall. VIDEO

04/21/2009 Air Force, Navy jets rehearse for Wednesday flights at the Oceanfront First Fighter Wing jets from Langley Air Force Base were rehearsing for the Joint Air Power demonstration, which begins at noon.

Two sought in Hampton grocery store robbery Two men, one with a gun, robbed a cashier at Food Lion on Big Bethel Road.

04/20/2009 Big reward for info on Hampton house arson Flames poured from the home on Pennington Terrace late Sunday night. VIDEO

04/17/2009 13 suspected Hampton gang members arrested Most are juveniles, but there are several adults in the 36th Street Bang Squad, said police spokeswoman Cpl. Paula Ensley.

04/16/2009 Hampton's Curry signs with Detroit Lions Ronald Curry, an All-American in basketball and football in the 1990s at Hampton High School, was a free agent after spending seven seasons with the Raiders.

Family questions why Chesapeake Police killed mother
Debbie Ferguson was shot during a traffic stop on Battlefield Blvd. last weekend after authorities say she threatened witnesses and then came at the officer with a knife.
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Man shot on houseboat in Hampton People at Marina Cove Boat Basin tell 13News the two men knew each other and their boats were docked a few slips apart. VIDEO

04/15/2009 Homeless man's death was murder, Hampton Police say An autopsy revealed James Ramos had internal injuries consistent with being assaulted.

04/14/2009

Newport News police captain pleads guilty to DUI
Dawn D. Barber was demoted from assistant police chief to captain following her arrest on Aug. 16.

Engineer recalls shoring up Fort Monroe chapel
Built in 1858, it was honored at different times by the attendance of President Woodrow Wilson and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Brass plaques mark where they each sat.

04/09/2009

Hampton teen has eye surgery after 'bottle bomb' explodes
Authorities say three teens, ages 13, 16 and 17, made chemical reaction bombs in 12-ounce plastic bottles and one went off.
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04/07/2009 Gunman robs Hampton store Police released a surveillance camera image of the robber, who got the cash from the cashier at Dollar General on W. Mercury Blvd.

04/03/2009 Iverson out for season with sore back The Detroit Pistons said Friday the All-Star guard and Hampton native will miss the rest of the season.

03/31/2009 Hampton man charged with attempted extortion using sex tape According to a court document, Carlos Griffin called a Hampton University student, threatening to put the video on the Internet and ruin her reputation if she didn't give him money and have sex with him. VIDEO

03/27/2009

Shooting sends Hampton school into lockdown
The victim, who isn't a student, was found dead on the ground between two homes behind Phoebus High School on Friday afternoon.
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03/26/2009 21-year-old wanted for two robberies in Hampton Police say Adam Mohammad Brewer pulled a gun on a woman he knew at a hotel in February and robbed a barber shop the next month.

03/24/2009 Hampton church boxing up food for those in need Liberty Baptist Church has two weeks to fill boxes with food and other essential to help 1,600 needy familes in the community. VIDEO

Appeals court upholds verdict against Allen Iverson NBA star and Hampton native Allen Iverson must pay $260,000 for standing idly by and watching his bodyguard beat up another man in a 2005 bar fight.

Gas line broken at site of new Hampton school
Fire officials say construction crews broke the line at the site of the new grade K through 8 school being built on Victoria Blvd.

Stimulus money to fund projects at Hampton Roads military installations The region is getting the majority of the nearly $330 million for construction projects. >>Stimulus projects from DOD

03/23/2009 Economy forces some out of boat ownership As people make decisions on where to spend their money, some are just walking away from their boats, as one Hampton marina is finding out. VIDEO

Fantasia, LaBelle among stars at 2009 Hampton Jazz Festival The 42nd annual music festival takes place June 26, 27 and 28 at Hampton Coliseum.

03/20/2009 Hampton considers using only yellow school buses In a survey last year, many parents wondered if their children in middle and high school were safe enough on HRT buses. VIDEO

03/19/2009 Free gas: Too good to be true With consumers searching for the best deals and retailers using gimmicks and promotions to encourage spending, sometimes the deals aren't as good as they seem. VIDEO

03/16/2009 Man sought for 7-Eleven robbery in Hampton Police say the man implied he had a weapon and demanded money from the clerk around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

03/11/2009 Container truck takes out power pole, damaging two Hampton homes A container truck was leaving the neighborhood after picking up debris from a construction when it snagged a Cox cable that was too low. VIDEO

Hazmat clean-up underway following fire at Hampton business Firefighters battled fire in a trailer that contained equipment and chemicals to spray polyurethane insulation foam.

03/10/2009

Phish puts needed money into Hampton economy
The Hampton Convention & Visitors Bureau reported Tuesday that the estimated 75,000 fans who flocked to the three concerts generated $5 million in hotel, restaurant and retail sales.

More charges in Hampton blow dart attacks Three people, including a 15-year-old boy, are charged in six attacks since mid-February. VIDEO

Red Cross helps Newport News, Hampton fire victims
The two fires Monday displaced 11 people.

03/06/2009

Soldier born in Hampton is killed in Iraq
The Dept. of Defense says Sgt. Jeffrey A. Reed, 23, died March 2 after being wounded when his vehicle was struck by a grenade in Taji, Iraq.

03/05/2009 Iverson says he'll do 'whatever it takes' to help Pistons win The Hampton native says says he will come off the bench, even though he's missed three straight cames due to a back problem.

Phish has three days of concerts at Hampton Coliseum
Fans gathered all day Friday for the beginning of the 3-day event.
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03/04/2009 Man ticketed for leaving truck running at his Hampton home Hampton's city code makes it illegal to leave a vehicle running. It's an effort to stop thefts, but Kenny Morris says he was watching from inside his home and could have stopped a thief. VIDEO

Phish asks judge to reel in bootleggers at Hampton reunion concert
A hearing is scheduled for Thursday in Newport News on the band's request for an injunction that would bar the sale of unauthorized T-shirts, posters and other items bearing the Phish name.

02/25/2009 Hampton Bay Days to refund 2008 sponsors, vendors Concerns about Tropical Storm Hanna forced officials to cancel the three-day event that takes place each September.

02/23/2009

Wrongly-imprisoned man to be compensated for jail time
Teddy Thompson of Hampton will be compensated for the seven years he spent behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.
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02/18/2009

State trooper vehicles sideswiped on I-64 in Hampton
State Police say a driver fell asleep at the wheel and sideswiped two cruisers that had pulled over a suspected DUI driver.

02/16/2009 Sentara CarePlex in Hampton to stop labor and delivery services Sentara is closing the Careplex's 12-bed labor and delivery unit and nursery on April 3 because of declining births at the hospital. VIDEO

02/13/2009

74-year-old Hampton man hospitalized after beating, robbing
Police say the suspects struck the 74-year-old man on the head several times and then stole his credit cards and SUV.

02/12/2009 Navy man arrested for shooting death of Navy woman Caitlin Trask was found shot in the head in an apartment complex on 32nd Street on Thursday. VIDEO

02/10/2009

Equipment arrives for HU Proton Therapy Institute
When the institute on the HU campus opens next year, it will be the largest free-standing proton cancer treatment center in the world.

Suspect in 2002 Hampton murder in court Bradley Holmes is accused of killing 19-year-old Christopher Tromly, a star athlete at Kecoughtan High School.

02/06/2009 Hampton police believe courthouse threats made by same person Bomb threats made Friday morning to the Hampton General District Courthouse came from the same phone number as threats made in December, police said. Nothing was found, so everyone's back inside.

01/25/2009 90-year-old man dies, wife in serious condition following Hampton house fire Fire started Sunday afternoon at the Merrimac Ave. home that Charles and Georganna Burch have lived in for 49 years. VIDEO

01/23/2009

Police see increase in items being stolen from parked cars
Larceny from vehicle reports are so prevalent that Precise Auto in Hampton has hired a fourth person to install vehicle alarm systems.
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01/21/2009 HU Marching Force thrilled after Inaugural Parade performance The band marched past the viewing enclosure where President and Mrs. Barack Obama stood Tuesday evening and played "signed, Sealed, Delivered." VIDEO

Hampton Roads jockeys for funding from Obama administration President Obama's plan to jump-start the economy could mean new schools, bridges and parks in Hampton Roads. Jobs and Infrastructure list Video: 13News Report

01/19/2009 Boats at Hampton marina set on fire A 48-foot wooden boat and 30-foot house boat on scrap row at Bell Isle Marina were torched early Sunday. VIDEO

01/16/2009

Hampton man charged with abduction in Newport News
Police say Joshua Dewayne Washington threatened a woman at gunpoint and that he may have attacked others.

01/13/2009 19th Century homes in Hampton destroyed by fire The homes at 407 and 409 Settlers Landing Road, which caught fire Monday night, were built in 1885. VIDEO

01/02/2009 Family stops in Hampton during around-the-world sail The Bachs sold everything they had in Texas, bought a boat and went to sea two years ago. VIDEO

12/05/2008

2 wounded in drive-by shooting in Hampton
Police say the 18 and 21 year old victims were walking near Eaton Street and Poplar Avenue Thursday night. A passing car slowed down and someone opened fire.

12/02/2008

VDOT sets hearings on HRBT expansion
VDOT will hold a hearing in Hampton Wednesday night to present six options for another crossing between the Southside and Peninsula.

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11/26/2008 Toano man charged with construction fraud in Hampton Police say an out-of-town couple paid Jasen Plocharczyk $135,00 to do work on their mother's home, which he never completed.

11/25/2008 Langley Air Force Base helps families have happy, tasty Thanksgiving Operation Warm Heart is the culmination of an annual food drive. The items are put together and handed out by the First Sergeants Association. VIDEO

11/13/2008 Old jewelry is as good as gold for customers, businesses With gold selling for high prices, at times as much as $1,000 an ounce, people have been gathering old, broken or unwanted pieces of jewelry and selling it. VIDEO

11/03/2008 Iverson to play for Detroit Pistons The Hampton native and former MVP Allen Iverson was in the final year of his contract with the Denver Nuggets.

09/19/2008

Hampton University named biochemical attack resource site
The campus took part in a drill on Friday where the university functioned as a site to administer antibiotics to the public in case of a bio-chemical attack.

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07/17/2008 Gunman robs Hampton gas station Police released surveillance camera images from the Citgo station on Victoria Blvd.

07/11/2008 Man wanted for stealing copper in Hampton, Newport News Police say Blanten Gene Carr took copper and aluminum wire/tubing from Dominion Power substations. VIDEO

07/09/2008 Man surrenders in New Jersey for 2001 murder in Hampton Police say Edward Roosevelt Stewart, Jr. of Newport News got out of his car and shot Tremone Abramson in December 2001.

Langley F-22s ready for first trans-Atlantic flight Three Raptors, the Air Force's newest fighter jets, will participate in two air shows in the United Kingdom this weekend.

07/08/2008

Hampton call center to close; 532 to lose jobs
TeleTech provides call-center and customer-management services.

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07/05/2008 Fort Monroe's future in focus as Army plans pullout The six-sided, 63-acre fortress sealed by 1.3 miles of granite is the last active moated fort in the U.S.

07/02/2008 Police warn of drinking and boating dangers A festive holiday weekend is at hand and police will be watching for people who drink too much on land -- and on the water. VIDEO

Local auto repair owner sentenced for identity theft
Charles E. Perry Jr. operates businesses in Hampton, Norfolk and Va. Beach.

06/30/2008

Electrical fire burns 3 from Hampton home
Three adults are displaced; a fourth person is on deployment in the Middle East, according to the Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Red Cross.

06/27/2008 Sunday liquor sales allowed beginning July 6 State-run ABC stores in Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Richmond and Chesapeake will now have Sunday sales.

06/24/2008 Hampton walkers get walking papers They left Coliseum Mall when it was torn down to create Peninsula Town Center. Now, upcoming events are forcing them from the Hampton Roads Convention Center. VIDEO

06/23/2008

Body of 21-year-old man found in burning trailer in Hampton
Patrick Rowley of Montana got into the trailer parked at and accidentally started the fire that killed him, investigators say.

06/19/2008 Diesel fuel spills in two-vehicle crash in Hampton According to investigators, the rig was turning left from Aberdeen Rd. south onto I-664 when a Honda struck it, rupturing the fuel tank.

Hampton U will give gas cards to workers, sets 4-day week Hampton University will offer $25 gas cards to about 500 employees through August. VIDEO

06/18/2008 Hampton man charged with child abuse/neglect Tony Antwann Battle's nearly two-year-old daughter had burns and bruises on her feet when he returned her to her mother, police said.

Business encourages carpooling, walking The high price of gas prompted the first Carpool Day at Langley Federal Credit Union.