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Natalie Merchant won over hordes of fans in the 1980s as she fronted the tastefully rocking alternative band 10,000 Maniacs.

Firefighters were called to a two-story home in the 800 block of 24th Street around 3:30 p.m. Crews found fire coming from the back of the house on both levels when they arrived.

A Newport News man is fighting a charge that he failed to yield to a police vehicle at an intersection before a crash, contending that the police SUV did not have its emergency lights and sirens activated.

Police are seeking the public's assistance in helping them solve a shooting from last month that left a 32-year-old Newport News man paralyzed.

While many branches are bare and most soil is frozen, you'll enjoy signs of spring when you plant winter-blooming Hellebores.

More than a dozen people were struck Wednesday from a death penalty jury pool - putting attorneys one step closer to getting the 16 jurors needed to hear the case.

Mariners' Museum First Thursday Featuring music by Lovecats , beer and access to The Monitor Center, 5:30 p.m. The Mariners' Museum, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News.

Newport News -based Basic Construction is the apparent low bidder on a project to widen T.C. Walker Road and make improvements to its intersection with Route 17 in work connected to building the new Page Middle School.

State police reports multiple accidents on the James River Bridge on Wednesday morning, causing a lot of damage to cars but no reported injuries.

When Ashley Martin, of York County, found out she was not going to receive the $772 of produce and meats she purchased from Zina's Produce in Williamsburg, Martin decided to file a lawsuit against owner Zina Stokes in small claims court.

Firefighters in Newport News responded to Siemens Automotive Corp. on Bland Boulevard after a piece of equipment overheated on Wednesday morning.

Local school officials are examining a range of options to make up two more missed days because of this week's snowstorm.

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $1.295 billion extension to a previously awarded construction preparation contract for the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy .

The casual eatery serves up Japanese sushi and stir-fry dishes as well as traditional Korean barbecue entrees.

Throughout the 40 years Yvonne and Steve Trother have been members of Reformation Lutheran Church in Newport News , they come back again and again for its annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper.

The hoopla of its christening long gone, the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford has entered a new outfitting phase at Newport News Shipbuilding.

With a 7 p.m. Tuesday deadline looming, signatures were rounded up and forms filled out, with candidates rounding out the fields in two council races.

A key state investigator in the attack and suicide that kicked off a new round of calls for mental health reform in Virginia has resigned his post, citing interference from above.

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