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Comprehensive News Feed for Portsmouth, VA.

Results 1 - 20 of 3,165 in Portsmouth, VA

  1. Mosquito Aerial Spraying Scheduled For Local AreaRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | WTKR-TV Norfolk

    ... York County, Poquoson, Newport News, Fort Monroe, Craney Island, the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station and parts of Portsmouth. A C-130 Hercules will be flying as low as 150 feet over the peninsula to train aircrew and spray Dibrom Concentrate. After ...

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  2. Virginia Port Authority announces reorganizationRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Shipping Digest

    ... depending on how many employees participate in the buyout. The authority owns Norfolk International Terminals, Portsmouth Marine Terminal, Newport News Marine Terminal and the Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal. Virginia International Terminals ...

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  3. Coast Guard cutter makes second trip to Haiti with relief suppliesRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | United States Coast Guard

    ... million meals to starving children in 38 countries. The Tampa is a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, Va.

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    Related Topix: Haiti, US Coast Guard, US Military, US News, World News, US Coast Guard, Central America

  4. Portsmouth police release description of car that hit 3 youthsRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | PilotOnline.com

    Police said this morning that they believe the car that hit three pedestrians on Greenleaf Trail last week is a dark blue BMW.

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  5. Portsmouth police release description of car that hit three youthsRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Virginian-Pilot

    Police said this morning that they believe the car that hit three pedestrians on Greenleaf Trail last week is a dark blue BMW.

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  6. HRBT backed up to Hampton River BridgeRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports, weather, real estate, jobs and cars from the Daily Press -- dailypress.com

    ... to Norfolk on I-64 is backed up 3A1 4 miles to Hampton RIver Bridge. At the Downtown Tunnel, westbound traffic to Portsmouth on I-264 is backed up two miles to Brambleton and Campostella. Eastbound traffic to Norfolk is backed up one mile to Des ...

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  7. Police identify car in hit-and-run involving 3 pedestriansRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    Police in Portsmouth are looking for a dark blue BMW that they believe was involved in a hit-and-run accident that has left a girl in critical condition.

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  8. Portsmouth gets the lead out of its parks with one to goRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | PilotOnline.com

    Click for full view Logan Roper, 4, shoots out of a slide tube as Briana Gregory, 6, watches from the top of another slide at the Portsmouth City Park.

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  9. Portsmouth gets the lead out of all its parks with one to goRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | PilotOnline.com

    Logan Roper, 4, shoots out of a slide tube as Briana Gregory, 6, watches from the top of another slide at the Portsmouth City Park.

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  10. Driving 'keeps me busy' | Keeping cargo movingRead the original story

    Yesterday | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    Tony Bolen, short-haul trucker, leaves his work Gilco Trucking Company in Portsmouth to pick up a container at Norfolk International Terminals. 1 comment

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  11. 'More you're in ... the easier' | Straddle carriersRead the original story

    Yesterday | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    ... supported by eight heavy-duty wheels, carry multiton steel containers around the marine terminals in Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News . Perched in a glass-framed cab, Stokes sits directly above an opening between the carriers' two legs and looks ...

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  12. Port faces major issues | Can it meet the challenges?Read the original story

    Yesterday | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    ... When APM Terminals Inc. in 2007 put the finishing touches on a private, $450 million marine terminal in Portsmouth , the company became the first major local competition for the state-owned terminals of the Virginia Port Authority . APM, a division ...

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  13. Coast Guard Repatriates 142 Haitian MigrantsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Sailors, Mariners & Warriors League

    ... od, water, shelter and necessary medical attention. The Tampa is a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, Va.

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  14. No 'sexy stuff' | Inspections are the first line of defenseRead the original story

    Yesterday | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    ... clean-shaven face as he pries open the doors of an empty steel shipping container on the gravel backlands of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal on a scorching summer afternoon. Although he's a petty officer first class in the U.S. Coast Guard's Hampton ...

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  15. 'We like to look at it as a career' | Doing the heavy liftingRead the original story

    Yesterday | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    ... by a wry smile, is the money. The men and women who work the waterfronts at the marine terminals in Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News are among the highest-paid of all blue-collar workers. The average worker in Local 970 makes about $70,000 a ...

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  16. 'A delicate balance' | Security stays out of business' wayRead the original story

    Yesterday | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    ... Police Chief Andrew H. Engemann Jr. "We're not open for tourism." On the four state-owned terminals in Norfolk , Portsmouth, Newport News and Front Royal, crime rates are incredibly low, and the pilferage rate is next to none, Engemann says. That's ...

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  17. Bone collector makes artRead the original story

    Yesterday | PilotOnline.com

    ... that Dr. Almond, knows about the way things should fit. She works as a dental hygienist in private practice in Portsmouth now, and taught dental hygiene for 22 years before that - for a while at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. She took the bones ...

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  18. Memories of Father's Murder Haunt ParalegalRead the original story

    Sep 3, 2008 | ParalegalGateway's Weblog

    ... to check for sure. "March 8," she says. "They wouldn't tell me what of. I'd love to know." Clere had lived in Portsmouth, worked at a used-car lot, then landed a job at the GE television plant. When he was arrested and charged with killing Natalie's ...

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  19. Athletes try to sidestep situations that lead to violenceRead the original story

    Yesterday | PilotOnline.com

    ... Rashawn "Peanut" Finney was gunned down. Finney, an 18-year-old senior and wide receiver for Norcom High in Portsmouth, was shot seven times at a party. He died Sept. 26. The night before the shooting, Finney had helped lead the Greyhounds to a 26-0 ...

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  20. Hey, schools, put assault records up on those Web sitesRead the original story

    Yesterday | PilotOnline.com

    When you read about that Portsmouth mom who was caught for secretly enrolling her kid in a Chesapeake high school, you gave the lady a mental high five.

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