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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine requested federal disaster assistance Friday for localities in Virginia that suffered damage from the Nora easter that occurred November 11 through 15.

For Ernestine Watson-Spence taking her dog Daisy out for a walk is one of the little things she enjoys doing.

BREAKING NEWS: 3:42 p.m. - SDA teacher-missionary found dead in Yap Pacific Daily News * news@guampdn.com * November 20, 2009 The Seventh-day Adventist community is mourning the loss of a missionary teacher who was found dead - the apparent victim of a homicide in Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia.

A man who was on track to be a Hampton police officer might not realize that dream after he allegedly eluded police in a stolen car.

Two men wearing masks robbed the BayPort Credit Union at 80th Street and Marshall Avenue on Friday morning, police said.

An inmate mistakenly released from the Hampton Roads Regional Jail is back in custody.

A Newport News man was charged Thursday in a shooting death in 2008, police said.

Vice Mayor Joe Whitaker will run a marathon from City Hall to Buckroe Beach to raise money for the Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

The search is on for a man mistakenly released from Hampton Roads Regional Jail, police say.

All Newport News public schools will dismiss students two hours early today. Lunch schedules will be adjusted so all students get their meals.

A top Republican lawmaker in Virginia has resigned amid investigations by a federal grand jury and a state ethics panel.Delegate Philip Hamilton said in a two-sentence letter to the clerk of the House that his resignation was effective at midnight.He represented Newport News in the House of Delegates for 21 years before narrowly losing his ...

Police are investigating a shooting Friday night that sent a 20-year-old man to the hospital.

Police are investigating a double-shooting that left one woman dead early this morning.

Police are investigating a shooting that sent a 20-year-old man to the hospital.

A keel-laying ceremony is scheduled for the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at the Virginia shipyard where the $5.1 billion nuclear-powered ship is being assembled.

A barking dog alerted its owner to fire, Newport News fire investigators say. Crews were called to the 700 block of Leonard Lane around 7:25 a.m. and they found smoke coming from the single-story home.

More than 155,000 Dominion customers are currently without power in Virginia, with more than 147,000 of those customers centered in the coastal region.

Amtrak has suspended service between Richmond and Newport News because of a freight train derailment.

Newport News firefighters rescued a kayaker who ended up in the James River this morning, the Fire Department said.

The James River Bridge is closed in both directions due to high water. On Interstate-64 at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, westbound is backed up 3 miles to the Willoughby Bridge.