Norfolk News

Norfolk's newest mermaid statue, made out of stainless steel, was dedicated at the park's private soft opening reception on July 2.A An artist in Denver created the 12 foot shiny sculpture and crews moved it to Norfolk in June.

Loading... 1 of 2 Click for more The westbound lanes of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, at right, were still closed around noon Thursday, July 2, 2009.

USS Monterey docked at Naval Station Norfolk Archer Western Contractors in Chicago, IL won a $7.7 million firm-fixed-price task order under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract for the construction of a child development center at Naval Station Norfolk .

NORFOLK, Va. - A West Virginia man charged with being the triggerman in a murder-for-hire plot is going on trial in federal court in Norfolk .

NORFOLK, Va. - Suspended NFL Star Michael Vick would give up more of his future income under a revised bankruptcy plan.Vick's lawyer, Paul Campsen, disclosed the basic outline of the new plan Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Norfolk.The full plan is still being finished.

A former Portsmouth police officer has pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing child pornography.

Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Norfolk. Police received reports of gunshots in the 7500 block of Tidewater Drive early Monday morning.

The contract To remove and dispose of the hazardous material, Hampton Roads Transita s board added $593,000 to the demolition contract Thursday.

A five-day, 53-mile march for peace ended Friday somewhat less than peacefully. Two of the demonstrators were taken into custody at Naval Station Norfolk.

For more than 30 years, Union Mission ministries has called downtown Norfolk home.

Police say a Virginia minister has died on a North Carolina beach after being pulled from the Outer Banks surf.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing retail giant Kmart for employment discrimination, alleging that the company fired an employee in Norfolk because he used a cane.

It seems Norfolk residents ate up more Reese's Peanut Butter Cups per capita than any city in the nation.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- A $20 million plan to build two new Amtrak stations - one at Bland Boulevard near Interstate 64 and one at 30th Street and Warwick Boulevard - is being recommended for federal stimulus money.

Loading... 1 of 2 Dedrion Short arrives in Chesapeake General District Court for a bond hearing on Monday.

Mike Adams' story is a good-news one. After 20 years in the U.S. Navy, he was forced to retire in September 2006 after a herniated disk and knee problems left him unable to lift heavy objects or climb steps.

Change is underway to create a safer and more secure Waterside area on the downtown Norfolk waterfront.

Light rail construction will cause closures on Plume Street and at two Duke Street intersections, the city says.

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