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The independent House of Delegates ethics panel officially dropped its investigation of former Del.

On Campus Submitted by Kathy Andrews, Trinity College, on 2009-11-23.   Dale Rothenberg Trinity students from the Class of 2012 Adam Boynton, left, and Andy McTeague analyze data collected for summer research projects using one of the chemistry department's three mass spectrometers .

The Web constantly changes and evolves. That, of course, is what makes the Internet so exciting, but it also means that finding older versions of a website is hard.

Move along folks, there is nothing to see here. This week, House Speaker William J. Howell played the part of the dutiful crowd control cop, asking voters simply to drive past the car wreck cleanup surrounding fellow Republican and former Del.

Michael Kimmel, sociologist and author of the best-seller "Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men," will speak at 7 p.m. today in the Mills Godwin Jr.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Wednesday he opposes shutting down a state ethics investigation of former legislator Phil Hamilton's financial ties to Old Dominion University.

Alelo Inc., a creator of advanced learning products for cross-cultural communication skills, has opened an office in Suffolk's Hampton Roads community in Virginia.

Fraim, mayor since 1994 and on the council since 1986, announced he is running for re-election. Cheered on by a racially diverse, sign-waving crowd of more than 500 people, Mayor Paul Fraim announced Tuesday that he will seek re-election in May.

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 ...

Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly , two heavy hitters on talk radio and on the Fox News cable TV network, will come to Norfolk as one of just four cities on their "Bold & Fresh Tour" in January.

Years before director Tim Burton began making dark, ticklishly surreal settings a signature part of his Hollywood movies, two American brothers were becoming art house legends for the arresting stop-animation films they were concocting in their London apartment.

Tongues began wagging after lawmakers approved President Barack Obama's health-care legislation, and time pushed his one-year election anniversary into the history books.

Chesapeake schools will be closed through Friday. Essential personnel only are asked to report.

While unrelenting rain is easy to blame for the floodwater that has enveloped Hampton Roads, the real culprit is something less visible.

Relentless rain swept along much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to Long Island.

More closings: Latest on schools and more NORFOLK All classes at Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University, Virginia Wesleyan College and Tidewater Community College have been canceled for today due to the inclement weather.

Virginia 's governor declared a state of emergency Wednesday as unrelenting rain from the remnants of a tropical storm soaked the state, while officials in North Carolina braced for another day of heavy rain.

Latin America faces an unrelenting onslaught on its citizens by a glut of small arms, responsible for thousands of homicides every year by gangs, organized crime and vigilantes.

"I thought it was a really good cause, helping my classmates be safe," says Old Dominion University sophomore Emerald Welch.