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Ocean's Passion, a new restaurant in the Coliseum Central area of Hampton, is inviting folks to a free luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 30. Owner Robin BrownSolomon and Newport News Councilwoman Tina Vick are hosting the "A Taste of the Ocean" networking event to introduce the restaurant to the community.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday.

High profile defendants, especially those who were once public officials, face a specific set of challenges when they go on trial in the federal system, one lawyer explained to 13News Now Monday.

The Newport News Police Foundation joined our live audience Tuesday to tell us how they are gearing up for the 2014 "Field of Friends" events this in August.

Police are looking for three suspects who allegedly robbed two employees at a Newport News computer business Saturday.

Newport News Police are looking for several men involved in a commercial robbery that occurred at Newport News Computer Services Cyber Cafe in the 600 block of Stoney Creek Lane in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 26th.

The special sale events, which run from midnight to 6 a.m., celebrate remodeling projects underway at many Hampton Roads stores.

Earlier this month two senior Hampton University administrators visited China as part of a group of historically black colleges and universities to promote cultural and academic exchange.

When Al Johnson died last fall, it left a hole in the Unifics, the soul vocal group Johnson founded as a student at Howard University in the 1960s.

According to the Newport News Police Department, officers were called to the 600 block of Daniel Drive around 4 a.m. Sunday.

The reconstructed James River Fishing Pier will likely maintain a length close to its origial 3,000 feet, instead of being shortened to 1,250 feet, as previously planned.

The Southeast community of Newport News could get a new police precinct, if the city purchases a $7 million building it originally planned to lease.

A new collaboration between Virginia community colleges and Newport News Shipbuilding is being touted as a success after yielding 363 jobs for Hampton Roads residents.

A Newport News man was arrested after he allegedly let his dog maul a stray cat Saturday night.

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A large pile of coal sits in front of train cars carrying coal at Dominion Terminal Associates' coal terminal in Newport News, Va.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - As the Obama administration weans the U.S. off dirty fuels blamed for global warming, energy companies have been sending more of America's energy leftovers to other parts of the world - where they create even more pollution.

ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JULY 28, 2014, AT 12:01 A.M. AND THEREAFTER - In this May 22, 2014, photo, the Kinder Morgan coal terminal is reflected in a pond at the adjacent Dominion Terminal Associates' coal terminal in Newport News, Va.

Chief Stephen Pincus with the Newport News Fire Department said that the house had a significant amount of belongings inside it which created a challenge for firefighters working to extinguish the flames.

Newport News, Va.- The Fire Department is on the scene of a house fire in the 400 block of Ashton Green Blvd. in the northern section of Denbigh.