Poquoson News

Barbara McAdoo, a staff technician for Sentara Digital Mammography Services, checks out a mammogram inside the mammography mobile van in Poquoson on Thursday.

The unemployment rate in Hampton Roads rose to 7.1 percent in December from 6.7 percent in November, according to data released Wednesday by the Virginia Employment Commission.

A dozen people made suggestions or asked questions at a public forum on the Poquoson City Public Schools 2012-13 budget Wednesday night, but Superintendent Jennifer Parish also had a homework assignment for them.

POQUOSON As their 13-year old son recovers from a broken pelvis, a Poquoson couple is urging city council to implement stricter safety measures at a particular intersection.

A marina redevelopment project in Poquoson will start rolling out its new services later this month and is moving toward full completion in the spring.

NASA Langley Research Center employees will once again be able to drive into the Hampton facility's back gate at lunch time, which is a relief to Poquoson business owners.

During a work session with City Council Monday, City Manager Randy Wheeler laid out a tough financial road ahead of the city as it begins to craft its 2013 budget.

Sixteen applicants vying to become Smithfield 's next police chief survived the first round of eliminations, said Town Manager Peter Stephenson.

David, Smithfield : Two pages in the paper today were blank. And on the obit page it looked like a shark had attacked it.

Hampton police said they have made an arrest in connection with a shooting on Jan.

Around 8 p.m. on Jan. 9, police responded to a scene of a reported shooting in the 200 block Kathann Drive according to Cpl.

Courtney Adams of Great Bridge High School on the balance beam during the gymnastics match against Hickory on Jan 11.