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Bob Kerrey, former Nebraska Senator, talks with Tom Keene about the projections of military budget cuts against the backdrop of Russia's intervention in Crimea on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Ruth Owens still laments the theft of cherished jewelry more than a year later. A carpet cleaner hired by her landlord made off with her rings.

The entire building in the 700 block of Waterfront Circle was evacuated. One person was transported to a local hospital for smoke inhalation.

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He's in the Newport News City Jail. Victim's name hasn't been released. ***** NEWPORT NEWS -- A man walking on the side of a road in Newport News was killed early Friday when he was hit by a pick-up truck.

Federal regulators say Dominion Virginia Power's two nuclear power plants operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety in 2013.

Abraham Lincoln historical interpreter George Buss portrayed the president during a previous Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend at The Mariners' Museum.

Every Friday in Ticket, the Daily Press offers suggestions on things to do over the weekend and upcoming events to plan for.

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.