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Whether potential jurors had read or watched media reports related to the quadruple homicide case against John Moses Ragin was among the questions that attorneys and a judge asked last week in picking a jury.

A man was hospitalized with potentially life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in the intersection of 74th and Jefferson Ave. According to police, video from a nearby business shows a white pickup truck traveling on 74th towards Jefferson, where it struck the man in the intersection and dragged him for a short distance as it made ... (more)

Newport News firefighters were able to contain the fire to the ninth-floor apartment where the fire started, but 21 other units were damaged during the battle.

This year's election for the Newport News School Board will bring several political newcomers, a former board member, a veteran candidate and three incumbents to the ballot on May 6. Long-time board member Dee Johnson is not seeking re-election, which means an at-large seat, elected by the entire city, will be open this year.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Our live audience Thursday was from Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia and the Peninsula Agency on Aging.

The Richmond-based comedian has said for years that if he ever got the chance to do a special for cable TV, he would film it at his favorite venue - Cozzy's Comedy Club in Newport News .

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.