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• UPDATE: 74 year old located and safe. VBPD requesting public assistance to find missing elderly person

  19-08-2018 09:28 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  UPDATE:  The 74 year old, Roy Mitchell, has been located and is safe.  ​​Virginia Beach Police Department is seeking public assistance to locate a missing elderly male in needof...
  
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• Repair work on London Bridge Road begins Sunday

  18-08-2018 21:46
  Virginia Beach Public Works is urging drivers to take alternate routes to avoid delays.        
  
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• Boat towed by rescue crews after motor stops working on York River

  18-08-2018 21:06
  Fire and rescue crews were notified of a boater emergency on the York River Saturday morning.        
  
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• VBPD requesting public assistance to find missing elderly person

  18-08-2018 19:58 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​Virginia Beach Police Department is seeking public assistance to locate a missing elderly male in need of medication.  Roy Mitchell is a white male, 74 years old and was last seen by his family around...
  
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• FOUND: Missing 69-year-old Portsmouth man found safe, unharmed

  18-08-2018 17:57
  Portsmouth police said 69-year-old Paul Hampton has been found safe and unharmed Saturday.        
  
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• Back to school bash giving away 1,000 bookbags to N.C. students

  18-08-2018 17:50
  N.C. leaders and volunteers are giving away 1,000 bookbags to students at its annual back to school bash Saturday.        
  
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• Man charged in connection to Norfolk double shooting

  18-08-2018 05:19
  Norfolk Police charged a man in connection to a double shooting on Dulwich Crescent.        
  
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• Man convicted of deadly child abuse, child's father speaks out

  18-08-2018 05:06
  Man convicted for child neglect and malicious wounding on Friday after police found 2-year-old Evalynn Arnold unresponsive on May 25, 2017.        
  
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• Mom turns daughter's UNCG Masters degree into a blanket

  18-08-2018 02:51
  The card from her mom said "for all the people who said your degree won't keep you warm, now it will.'"        
  
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• Molly the Golden Retriever loves to comfort these once-neglected NC rescue horses

  18-08-2018 02:31
  Molly the Golden Retriever is your typical Walmart greeter, that's whatCarolina Equine Rescue & Assistance says at least.        
  
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• Man admits to shooting other man after 'Aretha Franklin' fight in Suffolk

  18-08-2018 02:24
  Court records say Michael Hatton acknowledged he shot Tony Lundy outside a barbershop. A witness said the men fought about who should play Aretha Franklin in a movie.        
  
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• Train fire at Busch Gardens was accidental

  18-08-2018 02:23
  Officials responded to the train ride at Busch Gardens for a fire. One staff member suffered minor injuries.        
  
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• No charges against teen who killed mom's boyfriend during attack, NC officials say

  18-08-2018 01:30
  Authorities said prior to the shooting in Forest City, Steven Kelley was strangling Chandra Nierman, threatening to cut her throat and kill everyone in the house.        
  
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• Boys & Girls Club receives new Allen Iverson basketball court

  18-08-2018 01:10
  Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula have a brand new basketball court!        
  
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• The Sandler Center Art Gallery Hosts “figments and fragments” by Barbara Kobylinska Aug. 28 through Oct. 30

  17-08-2018 18:07 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts and the Office of Cultural Affairs are proud to welcome Barbara Kobylinska's newest exhibition, "figments and fragments," Aug. 28 through Oct. 30,2018...
  
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• VB Public Works to Begin Road Improvements on London Bridge Road

  16-08-2018 19:13 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​Virginia Beach Public Works has announced scheduled road improvement repairs and maintenance for London Bridge Road beginning Sunday, August 19, 2018.The work will be on London Bridge Road from theintersection...
  
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• Community Emergency Response Team (VBCERT) Course Starts Sept. 4

  16-08-2018 18:18 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​The City of Virginia Beach Office of Emergency Management will be hosting a FREE Community Emergency Response Team -CERT course that starts Tuesday, Sept. 4 and runs through Saturday, Oct. 6. This five-week...
  
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• UPDATE: Residential Fire Determined to Arson

  16-08-2018 17:56 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  VBFD's Accelerant Detecting Canine's Findings PositiveOnce again, the Virginia Beach Fire Department's accelerant detecting canine, "Sadie" comes through for fire investigators.  Yesterday,...
  
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• Virginia Beach Announces Service Providers for New Housing Resource Center

  15-08-2018 16:54 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation is pleased to announce the organizations that have been selected to provide many of the services at the new Housing Resource Center:Day Services...
  
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• Stabbing Incident Results in One Arrest

  15-08-2018 15:09 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​On Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at approximately 8:20 PM, there was a verbal dispute between two males, one adult and one juvenile, in a private residence in the 600 block of Baker Road. The argumentescalated...
  
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• TODAY: Officials host design public hearing on HRBT expansion project

  15-08-2018 11:58
  Residents can learning more about the plans to expand Interstate 64 from Settlers Landing in Hampton to Interstate 564 in Norfolk.        
  
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• 15-year-old boy shot, killed in Norfolk; suspect arrested

  15-08-2018 11:19
  Norfolk police said they arrested the person who shot a 15-year-old boy. The teenager died at the hospital.        
  
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• Norfolk woman disappears after driving to Alabama

  15-08-2018 05:19
  68-year-old Shari Saunders was on her way to Alabama to visit family when she disappeared on August 5.        
  
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• Newport News City Council designates City Farm a 'park'

  15-08-2018 05:18
  Residents said they've been waiting decades for City Farm, once part of the old prison, to become a public park. Newport News city council voted 5-2 to keep the zoning as a park.        
  
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• Couple dies before car crashes on I-264, gun found in vehicle

  15-08-2018 05:18
  State Police confirmed that the couple died before the crash even took place. A relative told 13News Now the man is her uncle, William Davis, and the woman is his wife of about 20 years, Belinda Davis.        
  
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• Man steals funeral home truck with burial vault on it from McDonald's

  15-08-2018 03:23
  Police in Danville, Virginia said a man in his 20's with a goatee stole the Norris Funeral Home truck from a McDonald's restaurant.        
  
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• New shopping option, 'Macy's Backstage,' comes to Chesapeake

  15-08-2018 01:55
  A new shopping experience is coming to Hampton Roads. Macy's in the Greenbrier Mall is opening Macy's Backstage.        
  
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• AAA Report: 83% of older drivers avoid talking about driving safety

  15-08-2018 01:43
  In 2016, more than 200,000 drivers, ages 65 and older, were injured in a traffic crash and more than 3,500 were killed. Most families and physicians wait too long to start the conversation with older drivers about their driving ability.        
  
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• Political Analyst: Petition issue has 'profound implications'

  15-08-2018 01:23
  Questionable signatures on a ballot in Virginia Beach could have impacts statewide, according to a political analyst.        
  
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• Special send off for Operation Smile nurse

  15-08-2018 01:09
  After 36 years of service, a nurse for the non-profit Operation Smile received a special send-off.        
  
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• Grant given to TCC's truck driving program fights national shortage

  15-08-2018 01:08
  Tidewater Community College's truck driving program is alleviating the country's high demand for truck drivers.        
  
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• Portsmouth man relieved after car narrowly escapes auto shop fire

  15-08-2018 00:31
  The morning fire burned and melted most of the auto shop, including some cars which were inside.        
  
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• #9PMRoutine

  14-08-2018 17:29 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  VBPD is seeing an increase in larcenies from UN-locked vehicles.The Virginia Beach Police Department is joining other law enforcement agencies in introducing the #9PMRoutine . The #9PMRoutine is a social...
  
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• Keeping It “Beachy Clean” Means No Butts

  14-08-2018 14:59 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​-VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Keep America Beautiful, the nation's iconic community improvement nonprofit organization, has awarded Keep Virginia Beach Beautiful their Cigarette Litter Prevention Program -CLPP...
  
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• Shots fired on Hampshire Lane lands two victims in Hospital

  14-08-2018 03:51 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  On August 13, 2018 at approximately 9:24p.m., Emergency Communications received several calls for service of gun shots fired in the 700 block of Hampshire Lane.  Police personnel arrived on scene...
  
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• Commonwealth v. Jamal Tyree Mitchell; Man Robs Woman and Flees in Stolen Car, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

  13-08-2018 19:12 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  Colin D. Stolle, Commonwealth's Attorney for the city of Virginia Beach, announced that Jamal Tyree Mitchell, 23 years old, formerly of the 800 block of Maryland Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia, was sentenced...
  
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• Malicious Wounding Arrest

  13-08-2018 14:01 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​On August 13th at approximately 2:19 a.m., second precinct officers were flagged down and alerted of two people fighting at the bus stop located at 19th street and Arctic Avenue. Officers were...
  
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• Portsmouth police investigating armed robbery at CVS

  11-08-2018 23:02
  Portsmouth police officers are investigating an armed robbery at a CVS Pharmacy on Saturday.        
  
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• 2 ferry workers suspended for week for pro-Trump flag

  11-08-2018 22:19
  A passenger on the MV Frisco ferry took a picture of the "Trump 2020" flag flying below the U.S. flag and even with the North Carolina flag last month and posted it to social media.        
  
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• 6-month-old baby dies after being left in hot car in Emporia

  11-08-2018 21:51
  A 6-month-old boy died after being left in a hot car in Emporia, Virginia, on Friday, according to reports.        
  
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• Virginia finds first case of equine encephalitis this year

  11-08-2018 20:43
  The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says it was a Quarter Horse mare from Suffolk.        
  
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• N Carolina prisoners who assault staff to lose visitation

  11-08-2018 19:12
  North Carolinas prison chief says inmates who attack prison employees will be put in solitary confinement and lose visitation privileges for at least a year.        
  
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• Help make sure kids have the Write Stuff for school

  11-08-2018 16:29
  The new school year is just around the corner, and so throughout the entire month of August, we are partnering with Walmart, Rutter Mills, and the Salvation Army to make sure students get the supplies they need to succeed in the classroom.        
  
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• 7-Eleven manager fights back by recording shoplifters with phone

  11-08-2018 15:51
  One 7-Eleven manager in Chesapeake is taking matters into his own hands by videotaping thieves with his phone and posting the videos on Facebook.        
  
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• Virginia governor proposes tax refund for working families

  11-08-2018 15:49
  Gov. Ralph Northam said he wants to make the earned-income tax credit fully refundable, which he says could mean a windfall of "several hundred dollars" for about 400,000 families in Virginia.        
  
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• Williamsburg house fire displaces residents

  11-08-2018 14:54
  James City County Fire Department responded around 1:30 a.m. to a structure fire in the 5300 block Rockingham Drive early morning Saturday, an official said.        
  
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• Racist note left on Virginia Beach city council candidate's car

  11-08-2018 05:32
  Virginia Beach district city council candidate, David Nygaard, said a racist note was left on his car in Town Center.        
  
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• LOCATED: 88 year-old, In Need of Medical Assistance

  09-08-2018 10:57 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​UPDATE :  Thursday, August 9, 2018  7:22 a.m.Mr. Feser has been found SAFE.  Thank you to everyone for sharing and helping us locate Mr. Feser.​*****************************88...
  
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• Hampton school bus drivers stepping up their role

  09-08-2018 06:00
  This year, Hampton City Schools is offering a new type of training to make sure all their bus drivers are prepared to serve their special needs passengers.        
  
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• Police: 5-year-old boy dies after truck runs over him in Gloucester County

  09-08-2018 05:59
  Authorities say a 5-year-old boy died after a truck ran over him on private property just off George Washington Memorial Highway Wednesday afternoon.        
  
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