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5 hrs ago | WVEC-TV Norfolk

Mistakenly released inmate back in custody

An inmate mistakenly released from the Hampton Roads Regional Jail is back in custody.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Newport News man charged in 2008 shooting death

A Newport News man was charged Thursday in a shooting death in 2008, police said.

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Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Newport News vice mayor to run fund-raising marathon

Vice Mayor Joe Whitaker will run a marathon from City Hall to Buckroe Beach to raise money for the Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

WVEC-TV Norfolk

Inmate mistakenly released from regional jail

The search is on for a man mistakenly released from Hampton Roads Regional Jail, police say.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Newport News Schools closing two hours early this afternoon.

All Newport News public schools will dismiss students two hours early today. Lunch schedules will be adjusted so all students get their meals.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Kansas City Star

Va. lawmaker resigns amid federal, state probes

A top Republican lawmaker in Virginia has resigned amid investigations by a federal grand jury and a state ethics panel.Delegate Philip Hamilton said in a two-sentence letter to the clerk of the House that his resignation was effective at midnight.He represented Newport News in the House of Delegates for 21 years before narrowly losing his ...

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Hampton Roads Daily Press

Man, 20, shot in Antrim Drive in Newport News

Police are investigating a shooting Friday night that sent a 20-year-old man to the hospital.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

PilotOnline.com

One dead, one injured in Newport News double shooting

Police are investigating a double-shooting that left one woman dead early this morning.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

SpotCrime

From http://spotcrime.com - Shooting - 6XX Antrim Drive, Newport News, Va

Police are investigating a shooting that sent a 20-year-old man to the hospital.

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KTIV-TV Sioux City

Keel-laying set for Gerald R. Ford carrier

A keel-laying ceremony is scheduled for the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at the Virginia shipyard where the $5.1 billion nuclear-powered ship is being assembled.

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WVEC-TV Norfolk

Barking dog alerts owner to fire in Newport News

A barking dog alerted its owner to fire, Newport News fire investigators say. Crews were called to the 700 block of Leonard Lane around 7:25 a.m. and they found smoke coming from the single-story home.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

The Baltimore Sun

More than 155,000 without power in Va.

More than 155,000 Dominion customers are currently without power in Virginia, with more than 147,000 of those customers centered in the coastal region.

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WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

Freight Train Derailment Causes Problems with VA Amtrak Service

Amtrak has suspended service between Richmond and Newport News because of a freight train derailment.

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PilotOnline.com

Kayaker OK after ending up in James River

Newport News firefighters rescued a kayaker who ended up in the James River this morning, the Fire Department said.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

TRAFFIC: Accident on I-64 westbound near Hampton Newport News border

The James River Bridge is closed in both directions due to high water. On Interstate-64 at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, westbound is backed up 3 miles to the Willoughby Bridge.

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond freight train wreck blocks Richmond-Newport News Amtrak service

A freight train westbound from Newport News to Richmond derailed east of the Fulton yard near Darbytown Road in Henrico County at 6:10 a.m. Five cars came off the tracks, hitting a single car standing on an adjacent rail line.

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PilotOnline.com

Extension-cord short starts house fire in Newport News

People sleeping in a house escaped without being hurt from an electrical fire early this morning, the Newport News Fire Department said.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

WVEC-TV Norfolk

8 displaced by fire in Newport News

A short in an extension cord sparked fire that damaged a boarding house in Newport News, investigators say.

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Hampton Roads Daily Press

Newport News Notebook: Port Warwick to raise funds, food for Foodbank

City offices are closed on this day , saluting and remembering the nation's veterans from all of the armed forces.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Officers on motorcycles to patrol Va interstates

Law enforcement officers on motorcycles will be out on interstates in southeast Virginia this week to crack down on speeding and other violations.

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