11/05/2009

Flu sweeps through Hampton Roads Academy in Newport News
According to a note on the school's Website, the flu is hitting students in the lower and middle divisions particularly hard. The upper school has had minimal absences.
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Norfolk St. president a finalist at Morgan St. Carolyn Meyers came to Norfolk State in 2006 from North Carolina A&T, where she was provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs.

Newport News homes burglarized while residents slept Eight homes along River Road, Ferguson Cove, Riverside Drive, Barclay Road and Hilton Terrace were targeted by Chae Herring and Sterling Lewis, police say.

Newport News man charged with downloading child porn The images were found when Marvin Villacorta took his computers in for repair, according to police.

11/04/2009

One dead, one wounded in shooting in Newport News
Shots were fired outside Christian Kendrick Hatch's home on Catina Way around 3:30 a.m. and struck Hatch and a 19-year-old.

10/27/2009 Fire damages vacant Newport News home Investigators say it didn't take long to put out the fire in the two-story home on 33rd Street, but they're working to determine how it started.

10/26/2009

Portsmouth man killed in crash on I-664 in Newport News
Va. State Police say Patrick Joseph McDonald, 44, lost control of his 1995 Dodge Caravan just after midnight.

10/23/2009

Foodbank's backpack program distributes food through schools
Students receive book bags filled with food items every Friday afternoon. 15 Peninsula schools participate in the program but another 10 are on a waiting list.

Historic Triangle featured in travel magazine
The Historic Triangle ranked the best among the Virginia destinations and was listed in the "Places Doing Well" category.

10/20/2009

Wait not a problem for hundreds at Swine Flu vaccination clinic
Hundreds of people, primarily parents and children, waited Tuesday to get vaccinated against Swine Flu. It’s the first mass inoculation clinic offered in the Peninsula Health District.

Canned foods will pay library fines in Newport News
If you're late returning books to any Newport News library, officials want you to know you "can" return them without paying those late fees.
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Lawmakers respond to Newport News residents' call for help Several townhome owners in the Hollymeade Village neighborhood are frustrated about having Chinese drywall in their homes. VIDEO

Prison terms for 2 in Va banking scheme
Sentenced Monday in Newport News were 29-year-old Joseph M. Cherry II of Norfolk and 26-year-old Bruce Bridges of Virginia Beach.

10/19/2009 Children getting vaccinated against H1N1 Children at three Portsmouth schools received the H1N1 vaccine Monday. The Peninsula Health District has seven after-school clinics this week, in partnership with local school districts.  VIDEO

10/16/2009 Newport News parents question school's limited hand-washing policy At back-to-school night, parents with children attending Watkins Early Childhood Center learned some teachers were instructing children to use sanitizer to save time. VIDEO

Va. Beach, Hampton, Newport News schedule H1N1 vaccinations for students, staff Va. Beach schools begin immunizations on October 21; Hampton schools begin on October 27; in Newport News, after-school clinics begin October 20.

10/15/2009 Elevator fire in CNU dorm "suspicious" 350 students at James River Residence Hallts were evacuated as a precaution for about 45 minutes Thursday.

10/14/2009

6-year-old collects cans, sells toys to protect police dogs
Since Kayleigh Crimmins started her effort earlier this year, she's bought and donated ballistic vests to K9 unit dogs in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.
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Trial set for suspect in killing of Hardee's employee in Newport News
Henry Stapleton is one of men accused of killing Diane Green during a robbery on September 8, 2007.

17 and under can't visit in Hampton Roads hospitals The age restriction reflects the higher prevalence of 2009 H1N1 among children and adolescents, putting them at greater risk of carrying the virus into health care settings. VIDEO

10/13/2009 Police dig for clues in crime-solving class Skeletal remains, bugs and other pieces of evidence were buried in May at five locations in the woods at the Virginia Beach Training Center. VIDEO

Shooting victim collapses in Newport News school parking lot Officers found the wounded 19-year-old man outside Newsome Park Elementary, four blocks away from where police say he was shot. The school was briefly in lockdown. VIDEO

10/12/2009

Newport News, Va. Beach reviewing noise ordinances
Newport News suspended enforcement of the law after the state Supreme Court struck down the one in Va. Beach. Now, Va. Beach wants the public to comment on the ordinance that's been in effect since May.
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10/09/2009 Free health clinic to open in Southeast community of Newport News Riverside Health Systems is putting up $5 million as seed money for the 25th Street clinic. VIDEO

Lights shot out at ATM in Newport News Police pulled images of the suspect with a gun at Old Point National Bank from ATM surveillance cameras.

10/08/2009 Man accused of exposing himself to women in Newport News Shawn Robert Fraser, 23, was arrested overnight for crimes that occurred in September in the Lees Mill neighborhood, police said.

10/07/2009 NY judge sends kidnapping suspect back to Va. Beach On July 15, Matthew Nash allegedly stole a minivan at a 7-Eleven while a woman was pumping gas and drove off with her 18-month-old daughter in a car seat. >>13News background report

10/05/2009 Newport News residents vent frustration over Chinese drywall issue In September, the builder confirmed Chinese drywall was used in at least one home in the Hollymeade subdivision. Residents say inspectors have since found the product in others. VIDEO

10/01/2009

Slain sailor's family seeks killer's court-martial
In February, in a new apartment complex for Navy sailors, Darren Mackie, a sailor on USS Kearsarge, put a gun to the back of Caitlin Trask's head and pulled the trigger.

09/30/2009

WIC expands to cover healthy food choices
The federal WIC program got a menu makeover and now covers fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
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2 teens charged in murder of Newport News man
Police say the 17-year-old boys had burglarized John Gibson's apartment Monday and returned Wednesday to get more items. GIbson was shot during that robbery.

Bullet strikes Newport News man in the head Police say the 20-year old was walking with a friend Tuesday night when they heard gunfire.  A bullet struck him in the left temple.

Stolen credit card used to buy sneakers in Newport News
Security camera video shows two teens at the counter at Foot Locker and then each leaving with a bag.
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09/29/2009

Fire damages vacant home in Newport News
Crews were called to Tyler Avenue near Randolph Road just before 2:00 a.m. Tuesday.

Newport News fire truck damaged on way to a call
Authorities say the truck swerved to avoid a car just before 11:00 a.m. Monday at Enterprise Drive and Warwick Blvd.

09/25/2009

Newport News educator named regional teacher of the year
It started as just another day for Newport news teacher Dr. Marjorie Wallace. But when she got to work at Huntington Middle School, that all changed.
Slideshow: NN Region Two Teacher of the Year
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09/24/2009 Grandmother thwarts child abduction attempt in Newport News Police say Wesley Brown got the nearly four-year-old boy Thursday afternoon, but the child's grandmother and other people in the community were able to stop the man before he got away.

Navy secretary visits Northrop Grumman-Newport News shipyard Ray Mabus toured aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush during Monday's visit. VIDEO

09/23/2009

Registered sex offender charged with child sex crimes in Newport News
Boris Alston and Naiquita Harris are accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl this year.

Police say children home alone in Newport News Police say Sandro Soto, 36, admitted leaving his four- and one-year old boys Saturday while he went to a doctor's appointment. VIDEO

Hardee's murder suspect searching for new attorney Attorney Alvin Fox told the judge he and Henry Stapleton had "insurmountable differences of opinion" about how to proceed with the case. Stapleton is charged in the September 2007 murder of Diane Green.

09/21/2009

Read the report: Newport News scraps King William Reservoir project
Environmentalists and Native Americans who fought the $300 million project for years were elated and said they hoped the city will now draw up more realistic proposals for providing water to the area.
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Man charged with child sex crimes in Newport News Police say Andrew David Torres sexually assaulted a three-year-old girl in his home between November 2007 and March 2008.

09/18/2009

Home invaders storm in on family eating dinner in Newport News
According to spokeswoman Holly McPherson, the suspects bound the hands of the adults and forced the man to help search the home while the other kept watch on the woman and child.

09/17/2009 ODU makes change at top of leadership center In the wake of the Phil Hamilton case, David Blackburn will be replaced as head of Teacher Quality and Educational Leadership, ODU's president said. >>ODU's audit VIDEO

Kaine touts environmental efforts of 'ghost fleet' Since 2001, the U.S. Maritime Administration has sent 84 rusting hulks from the fleet to salvage yards or converted them to artificial reefs. VIDEO

09/16/2009 Newport News man charged with trying to rob Gloucester business Investigators say Ryan Vernard Jarvis, 44, tried to rob Zooms Convenient Store early in the morning of July 30.

09/15/2009 Police identify suspect in stabbing at Newport News party Police say Jamie Thomas Millirons pulled a knife during a scuffle Sunday night and two men were stabbed.

Ghost Fleet ship Escape leaves James River The 1942 Navy rescue ship supported the nation's Mercury manned spaceflight program in the early 1960s.

09/14/2009

Burst of emotions greets soldiers returning from yearlong deployment
The members of the 89th Transportation Company, 6th Transportation Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade will arrived home nearly a year to the day that they left.

09/11/2009 Chinese drywall concerns in Newport News subdivision Nearly 70 homes in the Hollymeade neighborhood could be checked after Chinese drywall was found in one house. VIDEO

Norfolk, Newport News, Va. Beach get money for terrorism prevention Localities will purchase items like protective equipment and robotics.

Navy: Welding poses no risk to sailors, subs
Navy inspectors had found that welders and pipe fitters at Northrop Grumman Newport News used incorrect metals to weld together piping and joints on submarines and surface ships.

Anti-Semitic graffiti found on Jewish center in Newport News Swastikas and "Hitler" were among the words and symbols tagged in purple and yellow on a window, a trailer and port-a-potty at the United Jewish Community Center on Spring Road. Slideshow: NN Jewish Community Center graffiti VIDEO

09/10/2009 Explorers probe WWII Navy vessel off NC coast Several sailors died when YP-389, a U.S. Navy patrol boat , was sunk by a German submarine during World War II.

09/09/2009 Cuts coming to community services in Hampton Roads When asked to name which budget cut was the most difficult to make, Gov. Tim Kaine told 13News the 5 percent cut to community services boards, which provide therapy for people with mental illness and addiction. VIDEO

Fire damages Newport News restaurant Crews were called to Plaza Azteca on Jefferson Ave. in the Oyster Point neighborhood around 5:30 a.m. VIDEO

09/07/2009

Doctor donates SS United States collection to Mariners' Museum
Dr. Sarah Forbes of Newport News collected items from the great ship, enough to furnish a restaurant in Nags Head, NC.
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Va. optimistic about crab license buyback The state wants to reduce the number of outstanding licenses, many of which are inactive and make it difficult to manage the crab population.

09/04/2009

Man dies from truck fire on I-664 in Newport News
Police tell 13News, Larry Overall of Chesapeake died Saturday morning from the injuries he sustained in the fire.

09/03/2009 Man caught on camera using stolen credit card Police say the credit card's owner had used the card in Newport News and inadvertently left it in the ATM.

09/02/2009 Ft. Eustis soldiers deploy to Iraq The 21 soldiers will move personnel, cargo, vehicles and aircraft throughout Iraq. VIDEO

Ex-Newport News officer pleads guilty in sex case In exchange for the plea, child pornography charges against 48-year-old Ronald M. Hendrickson were dropped.

08/31/2009

Newport News tries to bridge culture divide with CNU students, neighbors
As more and more students live off campus, the mix of young people with long-time homeowners hasn't always been pleasant. 
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08/28/2009 Police reach out to Southeast community residents In the third annual Field of Friends event at the Achievable Dream Academy, children bounced on inflatable toys, tried to dunk officers in a dunk tank and walked away with their bellies full.

Newport News man found guilty of W.Va. minister's murder The jury deliberated for less than two hours before finding 24-year-old Daniel Smith guilty of the June 19, 2008 murder and robbery at a gun range.

08/27/2009 USS Theodore Roosevelt getting $2.5 billion overhaul TR is scheduled to arrive at Northrop Grumman Newport News this month for the overhaul that's expected to last more than three years.

08/25/2009 NN city manager voted out Randy Hildebrandt spent more than an hour Monday fighting for his job, but in the end, city council voted him out. VIDEO

Yorktown Marine honored for saving 2 from burning van Brandon Mikalik received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Wednesday for his actions to save people inside a van that had gone off the road, struck a tree and caught fire. VIDEO

08/24/2009 $200K lost in ATM skimmings in Hampton Roads The Secret Service is working with police from Virginia Beach, Newport News, Chesapeake and Richmond to find those who are using a device that records information from the magnetic strip on customers' ATM cards. Suspects Video #1 Suspects Video #2

More opposition to possible Gitmo terror trials in Newport News
The U.S. Marshals Service is developing security plans for trials connected to the September 11 attacks at four courthouses in Virginia, including the new, high security complex in Newport News.
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Ethics investigation of Newport News Del. Hamilton launched Del. Phil Hamilton (R-93rd) had asked for a job at the new teaching center at Old Dominion University before using his position as budget negotiator to direct $500,000 toward its creation in 2007. VIDEO

Newport News man on trial for killing West Virginia minister 23-year-old Daniel of Smith, an Army deserter, is charged with killing Rev. Mark McCalla on June 19, 2008, at a gun range in the Beech Fork Wildlife Management Area.

08/21/2009 Newport News police officer charged with assault and battery Police say Johnnie Hicks, who was off duty, pulled a gun and then assaulted his neighbor just before 2:00 a.m. Friday. VIDEO

08/20/2009

Ft. Eustis salutes non-coms
There was a celebratory mood at the post’s Super Day celebration – food, activities for  young and old alike.
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Bulldozer runs over construction worker in Newport News Police say the 34-year-old worker died Thursday morning. He was part of a crew clearing a site for the planned Heather Heights community.

08/17/2009

Vick says police knew about dogfighting
In his interview on 60 Minutes, Michael Vick said he remembers two Newport News police officers turning their backs on a dog fight in the housing complex where he grew up.
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Some paid crossing guards axed from Newport News Schools budget Training on those duties continues for staff members at Epps, Jenkins, Sanford and Saunders elementary schools. VIDEO

08/14/2009

Newport News sporting goods business closing after 33 years
The "going out of business" signs have been up for about three weeks at the store in the Denbigh Village Centre on Warwick Boulevard.
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08/07/2009

Ex-Army official from Newport News admits taking bribes
According to court documents, James Clifton admitted that two Afghan companies paid him up to $20,000 and $15,000 a month in exchange for scheduling them for additional trucking services.

The Alley in Newport News reopening Friday night
A Newport News Circuit Court judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence that violence in the area was connected to the club and ordered its liquor license be reinstated.
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Teen identified as second suspect in Newport News street robbery
Police say Alberto Rafael Diaz, 19, was one of two men who attacked and robbed a man on the night of November 11, 2008.

08/06/2009 2 "swine flu" cases at Newport News rec center Administrators have sent letters to parents whose children are attending programs at the Doris Miller Rec Center in the Southeast community.

08/05/2009 Van provides health care on the go for Peninsula uninsured Vaccinations and other medical care for the uninsured of all ages are free through the Bon Secours Care-A-Van program, which has expanded from Richmond to the Peninsula. VIDEO

Newport News sets back-to-school shot clinics
It’s nearly back-to-school time and that means making sure your child is up to date on shots.

08/04/2009

2 charged with running motorcycle chop shops in Newport News
Police say they recovered six stolen motorcycles, two partial motorcycles and two trucks filled with parts that have a street value of $100,000 in an operation allegedly run by Brad Morningstar and Kevin Reeves. 
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Rabid puppy found in Newport News
The owners of a beagle puppy are undergoing rabies treatment and health officials are looking for other people who may have come in contact with the pup.

08/03/2009

Organizer: Michael Vick 'celebration' in Newport News postponed
The Peninsula chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference says Michael Vick has a commitment in Atlanta with the Humane Society of the United States.

7 local post offices among hundreds that could close
Two in Va. Beach and Hampton and one each in Newport News, Norfolk and Chesapeake will be reviewed for possible closing.
>>Review the complete list

Business falls off, forcing 90 layoffs at Virginia International Terminals Officials say it's the first mass layoff in its 27-year history and represents a 20-percent reduction in VIT staff. >>Chart: VIT tonnage 1999-2009 VIDEO

Portsmouth man killed in crash in Newport News
Va. State Police say Mason Kevin Lorenzo, 36, ran off the Terminal Avenue north ramp around 11:20 p.m. Sunday.

07/30/2009 Husband of murder suspect says wife tried to kill him to cover tracks "I don't want her going down with her mother," Roy Brown said of his daughter Morgan, who along with her mother Mary Pat is charged with the April 2005 death of 69-year-old Nancy Telstad. VIDEO

Vick says "getting close" to signing with a team After a hearing in Newport News bankruptcy court Thursday, Michael Vick didn't specify if he meant an NFL team.

07/29/2009

5 women sought in ABC store theft in Newport News
Five women are accused of stealing alcohol from the Stoney Creek lane store on June 27.
Slideshow: ABC store suspects

Newport News library focused on the future
For the first time ever, the Newport News library is holding a focus group for people who aren't using the library right now.
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07/28/2009 Norfolk Southern 2Q profit plunges 45 percent The Norfolk-based company says its biggest shipping category, which is the most closely tied to consumer spending, fell off drastically. General merchandise shipment sales sank 33 percent.

Norfolk man pleads guilty to role in $1.5 million loan scam
Joseph Cherry admitted to fraudulently obtaining pre-commission military loans from banks.

Virginia approves crab license buyback Virginia regulators says the multimillion-dollar program will purchase the licenses of watermen who want to get out of the business of crabbing.

07/27/2009 19-year-old charged with child sex crimes Charles May is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in his home on Oxford Road between April 1-10.

Police: Woman got $5600 promising visa help for Hispanics
Newport News police spokesman Lou Thurston told WVEC.com that Indira Delcarmen Pina apparently left her business card at locations frequented by the Hispanic Community.
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Newport News man dies six days after being shot Police say Michael Reeder left his 18th Street home on July 19 and was found wounded on the porch of a Denbigh home early July 20. They're trying to determine what happened from the time he left to the time he was found.

07/24/2009

Crash closes stretch of Jefferson Avenue in Newport News
2 vehicles collided around 9:30 a.m. and one of them then struck a traffic pole, which toppled onto the vehicle.

07/23/2009

Gage leaves Ghost Fleet, 2nd ship this week
The former attack transport ship will be recycled in Brownsville, Texas, as will the Ortolan, which left Monday.

07/21/2009

Bedbugs, cockroaches and more found at Newport News motel
Two rooms at Midtown Motel on Jefferson Avenue have been condemned; problems in other rooms will have to be corrected before anyone can stay in them.
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07/20/2009 Prostitution crackdown near Newport News motel The undercover sting on Friday and Saturday operated in the area of Colonial Courts Motel on Jefferson Avenue. VIDEO

Ghost Fleet ship heads to Texas for dismantling
The submarine rescue ship Ortolan is the 80th vessel to leave the James River since January 2001.

Newport News printing business to close one division About 100 people will be out of work when Shorewood Packaging, part of International Paper, closes its lithographic printing operation by year's end.

07/17/2009 Riverside to keep Level II trauma care Evaluation of the designation began earlier this year when economic pressures impacted the health care industry, officials stated.

07/16/2009 Father sat in traffic back-up caused by crash that killed son in Newport News Carlton Kidd's son was killed when the SUV he was in flipped on I-64 West in Newport News. Patrick Kidd was a passenger in the vehicle. VIDEO

Summer can be deadly for teen drivers
Triple A says more teens die in traffic accidents in summer than any other time of the year, citing technology that distracts them when they're behind the wheel.
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07/14/2009

Drill sends emergency crews to Newport News school
Dozens of emergency personnel spent Tuesday in training at Woodside High School.
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19-year-old shot walking on Newport News street Two friends heard gunfire Monday night and one of them was struck by a bullet, police say.

07/13/2009 Northrop Grumman Newport News delivers USS Carl Vinson The three-year overhaul included extensive modernization work to more than 2,300 compartments and hundreds of system upgrades. Work also included defueling and refueling the nuclear reactors.

Peninsula may lose Level II trauma center One of two trauma surgeons is leaving Riverside Regional Medical Center and the other hasn't renewed his contract.

07/10/2009 Man shot at Newport News apartment complex According to investigators, Corey Rogers was with two other people Thursday night when two men walked up to them.

07/09/2009 150 charged in fugitive sweep in Hampton Roads Operation FALCON – Hampton Roads focused on capturing people wanted on felony charges, including sexual predators and fugitives wanted for crimes of violence, US Marshals Service officials said. VIDEO

07/08/2009 Demolition signals new beginning for Southeast community People living in the 584 public housing units at Dickerson Courts were relocated as Newport News officials work to revitalize the area. VIDEO

07/07/2009

Work continues on downed power lines on James River
Dominion spokesman Chuck Penn says divers had trouble finding the cables because they were embedded in the James River.
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07/01/2009

Michael Jackson tribute planned in Newport News
Officials at the Downing-Goss Cultural Arts Center say they planned the tribute after so many people said they wanted to be part of what's being called the Michael Jackson movement.
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07/06/2009 $340,000 in counterfeit clothing seized from Newport News business Authorities seized the clothing, two vans and $8,400 cash on July 1 from Kelly Fashion, booth B-1, inside Peddler's Village on Jefferson Avenue. VIDEO

07/03/2009 Marine Patrol officer injured in boating accident The bow of the boat was damaged when it struck something under the water near the James River Bridge Friday afternoon.

07/02/2009

Downed power lines close part of James River near JRB
High winds blew the lines down Wednesday night and knocked out power to 3,500 Dominion Power customers on the Peninsula.

Newport News man accused of yanking woman's breathing tube Police say Roosevelt Habersham pulled his girlfriend's breathing tube out of her throat during an argument.

07/01/2009

Newport News road project funded by federal stimulus money
$27.7 million will help pay to widen Route 105, the main road leading into the Army's Fort Eustis.

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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Ghost Fleet not disappearing fast enough for some government officials Suffolk, Newport News and James City County want the federal government to speed the removal of the ships for environmental reasons.

Boys & Girls Club statement: Michael Vick changes job to work with kids Vick will leave his construction job to work with children on health and fitness activities. He was a regular at the Boys & Girls Club in Newport News as a youngster.

WVa man faces murder-for-hire in sailor's death
Federal prosecutors say David Runyon was hired by Michael Draven and Catherina Voss to kill Voss' husband.
>>Read the indictment

06/29/2009

Children heard gunfire, found parents dead in Newport News home
Angela Morrison, 30, was shot by her estranged husband, Scott Morrison, 31, Sunday evening inside his home on Frigate Drive, according to investigators.
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06/26/2009

Dog dies in Newport News house fire
Firefighters arrived on Thalia Drive Friday afternoon to find heavy smoke pouring from the single-story home.

Liebherr lays off 44 workers at Newport News plant
The mining equipment company says the layoffs were necessary becauase of a downturn in the industry.

06/24/2009

Survey of USS Monitor underway
Divers plan to use high-definition cameras to look for deterioration in the nearly 150-year-old underwater wreckage off the North Carolina coast.
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Energy efficient home nearly ready for Newport News family
The home in the Southeast community is the first in Virginia to be built to EarthCraft standards, city officials say.
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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 Woman sought for fraud in York County Investigators believe a woman has used fake ids to get cash from banks in several cities and they need a Crime Line caller who gave them information to call again.

CarMax focused on cost-cutting, execution Reconditioning used cars was one of the main areas where CarMax was able to cut costs, yielding savings of about $100 per vehicle and improving profit margin. CarMax has stores in Virginia Beach and Newport News.

Newport News marine terminal seeing less traffic
Worker P.K. Bransford said the terminal used to see a vessel a day. Now, he said, the terminal is lucky to see one every two weeks.

06/19/2009

USS Bush sailors heed call to help the community
More than 1,000 sailors spent Friday cleaning up parks, helping at a soup kitchen, painting a church and stacking supplies at the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula.
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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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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

06/15/2009

Ammo explodes as Newport News garage catches fire
Firefighters say the exploding ammo created some problems as they fought the fire on Reynolds Drive.

Teens caught spray painting rival Newport News high school
Police say the six teens, with ties to Menchville High School, spray painted property at Woodside High.
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06/12/2009 Police: Man drove stolen pickup truck, used stolen debit cards Police want to find the man who was driving a pick up truck soon after it was reported stolen and used debit cards that were inside the truck. Surveillance video

Remains exhumed in Newport News murder investigation Nancy Telstad died in April 2005. Initially believed to have died of natural causes, police have charged her daughter and granddaughter with murder.

Short-lived swim advisory at Hilton Beach in Newport News Water samples taken June 10 showed bacteria levels exceed state water quality standards. VIDEO

06/10/2009 Prosecution: Daughter admits helping mother kill grandmother in 2005 Mary Pat Telstad, 43, and Morgan Telstad, 23, are charged with the April 2005 death of their mother/grandmother Nancy Telstad, 69. VIDEO

Newport News students recovering from H1N1 swine flu The Passage Middle School student and two at Richneck Elementary are recovering at home. >>Read letter to parents

$300,000 worth of marijuana taken from Newport News home Police say they seized the plants and four weapons from Kevin Gray's home during Tuesday's fugitive roundup. VIDEO

06/09/2009

2 sought for using stolen credit cards in Chesapeake
Police released photos of two men who used credit cards stolen from Newport News at a Chesapeake Wal-Mart hours later.

06/08/2009 Ghost Fleet ship leaves James River for Texas International Shipbreaking Ltd. bought the Suribachi, a breakbulk AE21 class ammunition ship, for $20,001.

5 homeless after fire destroys trailer home in Newport News Something left cooking on the stove started a fire that destroyed the trailer, investigators say.

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 15 prairie dogs confiscated in Hampton Roads It's illegal to own them without a special permit. A wildlife official tells 13News that the department is investigating "a distributor and some local pet stores" but didn't name them.   VIDEO

06/04/2009 Get hooked on fishing in VA with no license weekend Starting Friday through Sunday, you don't need a fishing license for recreational rod-and-reel fishing. VIDEO

Woman wins suit against Newport News assisted living home
Junious Boyd Batten of Newport News is accused of sexually assaulting the man at Cote De Neige Home for Adults.

06/03/2009 Letters to parents: 2 new "swine flu" cases in Hampton Roads Two teens, in different cities, are recovering from the H1N1 flu, said the director of the Peninsula Health District. VIDEO

Man sought for approaching 2 children in Newport News
In May, police say a man exposed himself to a 14-year-old girl and approached a different 14-year old days later.
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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.

Fort Eustis team heading to Afghanistan for 1 year
Members of the 271st Movement Control Team will provide support including scheduling, tracking, coordinating and expediting the movement of sustainment unit cargo and personnel.

2 denied bail following shooting of Chesapeake police officer Willie Short and Dedrion Simmons were arraigned and given court-appointed attorneys. Meantime, the officer is being moved out of ICU and is now listed in good condition. VIDEO

05/29/2009 2 new cases of "swine flu" in Hampton Roads A Chesapeake middle student and a girl in the Peninsula Health District are being treated for the H1N1 virus, health officials say. VIDEO

Strings attached to $6 million donation to Va. Living Museum The anonymous donor will give the money if the non-profit museum in Newport News raises $3M by year's end. VIDEO

Red Cross donates fitness equipment to Ft. Eustis Wounded Warriors Center
The items were bought with a $16,000 federal grant to the Hampton Roads chapter of the American Red Cross to provide additional health, safety and wellness services to the armed forces.  

05/28/2009 Ft. Eustis MP/Canine unit is top dog in the Army "Our lives depend on how much these dogs know," says Staff Sgt. Joseph Secrist, the kennel master. VIDEO

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

$3,000 worth of cigars, cigarettes taken from Newport News store Police say three people broke the glass door at Ameri-Stop Food Mart on Beech Drive on May 13. Surveillance Video

05/27/2009

Former Ghost Fleet ship sunk off Florida Keys
It took just a minute and 54 seconds to sink the Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg after demolition experts triggered a series of explosives. She left the James River Reserve Fleet in March 2007.

Army goes virtual for some soldier training
From dealing with overturned vehicles to honing their shooting kills, Fort Eustis soldiers are using virtual technology before they go overseas.
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05/26/2009 Limits on Chesapeake Bay blue crab season approved Regulators voted to end the season 10 days earlier, on Nov. 21, and to continue the closure of the winter crab-dredging season. VIDEO

Navy conducting night training in Newport News
The Navy River Reconnaissance Team is conducting boat handling and security training, which includes non-live gunfire.

05/21/2009

Fort Eustis soldiers learn hand-to-hand combat
Instructors Rener and Ralek Gracie, of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy, are on post this week to teach a 30-hour combative training course.
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Newport News man convicted in mortgage fraud case
Between the summer of 2005 and May 2008, Richard Garries conspired to resell residential properties, falsely telling buyers the buildings had been renovated, renters had been lined up and they wouldn't have to spend their own money and would get cash back at closing.

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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Arrest made: Robber drops money bag after dye pack explodes Police say Perez Thomas Jr robbed the Va. Educators Credit Union in Newport News last month.

05/11/2009

2 sought for Newport News motel robbery
Police say a man pulled a gun on the clerk at Best Western Motel and then left with a woman seen waiting in the entry area.
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Hampton Roads pays tribute to police officers killed in the line of duty In Newport News, the tribute began with a memorial march to City Hall and the rousing sound of bagpipes by the police pipe band.

2 sought for charging $30,000 on stolen credit cards Police say the women bought merchandise and gift cards at six stores in five locations. Surveillance video

05/08/2009

Oprah coupons overwhelm KFCs
The response to the offer made on Wednesday's show overwhelmed KFC restaurants, so the company has apologized and is offering a raincheck.
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300 money orders stolen from Newport News convenience store
A man wearing a camouflage jacket walked up to the counter, tore off the money orders and calmly walked out.

05/06/2009 Woman robbed outside Newport News store Investigators say Michael Charles McGee pulled a gun on a 28-year-old woman as she put bags in her car at Family Dollar on Jefferson Avenue.

04/30/2009 One dead in head-on crash in Newport News The crash closed the northbound lanes on Jefferson Avenue near Lyliston Lane for most of Thursday morning.

04/27/2009 Newport News father charged with leaving children home alone Zaw Tun Aung told police he went to the hospital after getting in a bicycle accident, but officers believe he'd been in a drunken brawl.

04/24/2009 Newport News school briefly on lockdown 19-year-old Jarmal was arrested behind South Morrison Elementary Thursday evening. Police say he was firing a BB gun on school property.