Newport News

The Navy recently christened the USS Gerald Ford in Newport News, Virginia, with considerable fanfare and the traditional smashing of a bottle of champagne across the bow of the ship - the most technologically advanced aircraft carrier the United States has built.

It seemed like yesterday when my mother, "Miss Emily" Bundick, was saying her goodbyes to the 30th group of Camp Occohannock counselors and young people following the 2013 camping season.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Ship's Sponsor Susan Ford Bales, daughter of President Gerald R. Ford, christens the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford during a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding.

Both Dinwiddie and L.C. Bird host football state semifinal games Saturday. The Dinwiddie Generals face Heritage out of Newport News and L.C. Bird hosts Salem from Virginia Beach.

Students and staff at Lee Hall Elementary were evacuated from the school for about 40 minutes Friday afternoon as Newport News fire crews responded to a fire alarm caused by a malfunctioning water fountain, a school spokeswoman said.

In clinical trials, the polymerase inhibitor, the first used in hepatitis C treatment, has shown a more than 90 percent success rate in curing the deadly virus that causes liver failure and cancer of the liver .

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has officially opened its new Apprentice School, located at 3101 Washington Ave. in downtown Newport News.

Kenny Rogers is scheduled to perform a Christmas concert at Ferguson Center for the Arts in Newport News on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013.

The stop is one of five today for the governor, who will end the day in Richmond at the Capitol Christmas tree lighting.

A Newport News man will not face the prospect of a death sentence if he's convicted in the slayings of three family members in Madison County.

On the Peninsula this weekend, Christmas is blowing up. Two of the region's biggest, most explosive holiday events - Hollydazzle in Newport News and the Grand Illumination in Colonial Williamsburg - will brighten the skies.

Bring the children out for a morning treat at Breakfast with Santa at the Virginia Air & Space Center, 600 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton.

Although there were slightly more shoppers in stores over the Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend than last year, overall spending dipped by nearly 3 percent, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation .

Long-time Steve Miller system engineer Tom Martinez and FOH engineer Scott Boorey recently had the opportunity to evaluate the new VUE Audiotechnik al-8 line array, using it for a tour stop in Newport News, VA.

Constance Talley and other volunteers are involved in Project Warmth , collecting coats, blankets, scarves, socks, hats, etc.

A 54-year-old man was found dead in a Newport News home Wednesday night after a police tactical team made their way inside after a two-hour standoff.

The northbound lanes of Warwick Boulevard have reopened after an accident near Oyster Point Road Wednesday afternoon requiring a man to be extricated from his car, Newport News police said.

The Interstate 64 widening project cleared another hurdle on Tuesday, when the Federal Highway Administration signed the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed 75-mile project aimed at easing traffic congestion between Newport News and Richmond.

The Navy could look to the commercial shipbuilding industry for ways to reduce problems in the construction and delivery of U.S. warships, a government watchdog report says.

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