Hampton News

Two masked men robbed a Bayport Credit Union at 80th Street and Marshall Avenue, Newport News police spokesman Lou Thurston said.

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.

Nov. 19, 2009--HAMPTON -- A proposal for a new boutique hotel, restaurant and shops near the Power Plant retail area was approved by the City Council on Wednesday night, but a rezoning to allow the development of up to 128 residential units near Buckroe Beach has been deferred for further discussions.

Last week's nor'easter blew off course a major project that flood-prone Hampton residents hope will alleviate their problems, as well as a giant barge that was being used for the project.

Here's information on how storm debris will be collected in cities around Hampton Roads: Norfolk Residents may leave storm debris by the curb for pickup over the next month without calling the city.

A group of engineers working on a novel manufacturing technique at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., have come up with a new twist on the popular old saying about dreaming and doing: "If you can slice it, we can build it." That's because layers mean everything to the environmentally-friendly construction process called Electron Beam ...

Traffic on Mercury Boulevard is stopped at the Seldendale Drive intersection. Tow trucks appear to be pulling water-logged cars off of the road.

The rare, 14-foot-long whale washed up on Buckroe Beach Sunday morning. Now, researchers are trying to figure out why.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will assess storm damage in Hampton and Ocean View on Saturday, his office said.

Power outages for some Dominion Virginia Power customers could stretch into late Sunday, and even early Monday, Dominion officials said.

The Virginia State Police say they have confirmed a fourth weather-related traffic fatality.

More than 142,000 Dominion customers are currently without power in Virginia , with more than 137,000 of those customers centered in the coastal region.

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.

Of all the world's walls - Berlin Wall, Great Wall of China, Wailing Wall - there's probably never been a wall quite like the one inside Joey Lawrence's home.

The Virginia Beach Department of Public Health will hold a flu vaccination clinic Saturday at Larkspur Middle School on Princess Anne Road.

Law enforcement officers on motorcycles will be out on interstates in southeast Virginia this week to crack down on speeding and other violations.

The Planning Commission meeting starts at 3:30 p.m. today in City Council Chambers, 22 Lincoln St.

Instead of leading to the Washington Monument though, the walkway will be a path to a clock tower on a new Circuit Court building beside Hampton's Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court and General District Court.

The tube snakes all the way to a tiny island where sanderlings - little white-and-brown birds - scamper the shore looking for crustaceans in sand next to hulking bulldozers and dump trucks.

Three suspects were arrested Thursday in connection with the robberies of three different people at gunpoint in less than 24 hours.