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• Flag Officer Assignment

  20-07-2017 10:32 via Virginia Beach News
  Acting Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson announced today the following assignment: Rear Adm.
  
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• Hampton Police shooting suspect in court Read Story Staff

  19-07-2017 20:41 via Virginia Beach News
  Last month, police charged Leonard Morrison after a shooting involving a Hampton Police officer, a murder in Virginia Beach and a Game Stop robbery in Chesapeake. A physical fight and struggle between Leonard Morrison and a Hampton police officer ended with Morrison allegedly shooting that officer with the policeman's own gun following a robbery at a Hampton Game Stop.
  
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• Residents Invited to Share their Views on Options for New City Hall: Facebook Live and In-Person Public Meeting Set for Wednesday, July 26

  19-07-2017 13:38 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​The next in a series of public meetings to discuss the City Hall 2020 project – the City's need for a renovated or new City Hall – will be held Wednesday, July 26. Citizens can join a Facebook Live broadcast...
  
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• City council briefed on possible fix for Ashville Park's flooding

  19-07-2017 10:59 via Virginia Beach News
  A fix to the stormwater management system for one of the communities hit hardest by Hurricane Matthew could be coming soon. Virginia Beach city council was briefed on results from a study of the Ashville Park neighborhood and are taking notice of how a new development could help fix flooding.
  
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• Regent University's Institute for Cybersecurity to build cyber range at Virginia Beach campus

  19-07-2017 06:37 via Virginia Beach News
  Officials with the Institute for Cybersecurity at Regent University, an academic center and training facility dedicated to equipping the next generation of cybersecurity professionals in the industry, government, military and academia, announced today that Regent is building a state-of-the-art cyber range training facility. As one of only a few stand-alone cyber range facilities at a university, and perhaps the only one in the nation at a private university, The Regent Cyber Range will open on Q
  
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• Police arrest suspect in connection...

  19-07-2017 05:37 via WVEC - Local
  
  Police found a man shot to death inside an apartment in Newport News.       
  
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• Woman shares front yard with NC highway, doesn't plan to pull up stakes

  19-07-2017 04:17 via WVEC - Local
  
  Lillie Stigall does not wish to move from her home off U.S. 220 despite the highway's expansion.       
  
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• William & Mary to reopen Kimball Theatre

  19-07-2017 02:12 via WVEC - Local
  
  The more than 80-year-old beloved landmark closed July 6 to save money, but now the college of William & Mary stepped up to run the place.        
  
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• Liberty Group Acquires Hilton in Virginia Beach

  19-07-2017 02:09 via Virginia Beach News
  Tampa, FL-based Liberty Group acquired the first hotel through its most recent private-equity real estate investment vehicle, Liberty Hospitality Fund II LP. Liberty Group purchased the 120-room Hampton Inn by Hilton in Norfolk-Virginia Beach, VA, marking Liberty Group's 55th hotel acquisition since its founding.
  
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• Gerald R. Ford: A Legacy of Service

  19-07-2017 01:44 via WVEC - Local
  
  All this week on 13News Now at 6, we'll tell you about the ship, and the man behind the name. Then on the day before the ceremony, you can watch the 30 minute show, 'Gerald R Ford, A Legacy of Service.' It airs Friday, July 21 at 3:30 p.m.       
  
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• 13News Now investigates: Residents...

  19-07-2017 00:30 via WVEC - Local
  
         
  
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• Lightning strike the cause for deadly...

  19-07-2017 00:09 via WVEC - Local
  
  Fire investigators identified one of three people killed in a fire at a senior-living community that was started by a lightning strike.       
  
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• Guilty plea in drug trafficking...

  18-07-2017 23:30 via WVEC - Local
  
  Erskine Dawson ran a drug trafficking ring, pushing products called "King of Death," "Last Call," and "Steph Curry."       
  
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• Police: Hampton shooting that injured...

  18-07-2017 22:26 via WVEC - Local
  
         
  
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• Man seriously injured following...

  18-07-2017 21:55 via WVEC - Local
  
         
  
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• Virginia Beach Boulevard to unveil dedicatory signs for Martin Luther King, Jr.

  18-07-2017 21:22 via Virginia Beach News
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The City of Virginia Beach will unveil one of five signs designating Virginia Beach Boulevard in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Thursday.
  
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• Charges to be erased from record of man once accused of Virginia Beach murder

  18-07-2017 21:22 via Virginia Beach News
  Robert Malick was arrested in 2014 and charged with second degree murder, but a jury found him not guilty in 2016. Prosecutors didn't move forward with rape and sodomy charges.
  
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• Students attend leadership camp

  18-07-2017 16:31 via Virginia Beach News
  While many high school students enjoy the break from the school year, 10 students from Buckingham County High School and seven students from Cumberland County High School participated in one of the nation's premier leadership training camps. According to a press release, the camp called JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge Eagle is located on the Virginia National Guard's State Military Reservation, Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach.
  
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• Virginia Beach Unveils Signs Designating Virginia Beach Boulevard in Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  18-07-2017 13:36 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​On Thursday, July 20 at 1 p.m., the City of Virginia Beach will unveil one of five signs designating Virginia Beach Boulevard in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  The unveiling ceremony will...
  
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• Woman charged with murdering her husband in Virginia Beach

  18-07-2017 11:53 via Virginia Beach News
  Police haven't said what happened inside the apartment Sunday night that caused a man to lose his life. Officers rushed out to the 700 block of Huybert Place at 7:14 p.m. When they arrived, they found a husband dead.
  
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• In rare move, federal judge overrules military court and reopens molestation case

  18-07-2017 07:21 via Virginia Beach News
  In a rare legal move unveiled Monday, a federal judge in San Diego has reopened a case that was tried in military court because of concerns that a sailor might have been wrongly convicted of molesting a child. In his decision dated July 11, U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel ordered federal prosecutors to respond to a petition brought by attorneys representing Navy Petty Officer James R. Rich.
  
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• Whose side are you on? Separate lawyers defend Trump, aides

  18-07-2017 02:41 via Virginia Beach News
  As the federal and congressional Russia probes mount, a growi... . FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2015, file photo, Jay Sekulow speaks at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va.
  
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• Is Your Boss Too Controlling? Many Employees Clash With Micromanagers

  18-07-2017 02:41 via Virginia Beach News
  Micromanagement can kill motivation, employee creativity and job satisfaction. It's the biggest beef many workers have about their boss.
  
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• Public Meeting on Courthouse East Planning Study, and Interfacility Traffic Area (ITA) and Vicinity Master Plan Update

  17-07-2017 19:42 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​The meeting will begin with a presentation by Urban Design Associates and its consultant team on the Draft Interfacility Traffic Area -ITA and Vicinity Master Plan, followed by an introduction of theCourthouse...
  
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• Homicide - Huybert Place

  17-07-2017 01:47 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  On Sunday, July 16, 2017 at approximately 7:14 p.m., Emergency Communications received a report of a gunshot wound in the 700 block of Huybert Place.  When officers arrived on scene they located...
  
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• US Army WWII vet from Hampton honored...

  16-07-2017 20:26 via WVEC - Local
  
  Local vet was honored by his community on Saturday for his service in WWII.       
  
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• Five Points Community Farm Market in...

  16-07-2017 17:44 via WVEC - Local
  
  The manager of the Five Points Community Farm Market said people's tendency to eat out more than prepare meals at home played a role in the decision to close the market.       
  
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• Farm market in Norfolk closing

  16-07-2017 17:39 via WVEC - Local
  
  The manager of the Five Points Community Farm Market said people's tendency to eat out more than prepare meals at home played a role in the decision to close the market.       
  
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• 3 dead, 4 alarm fire at senior living co

  16-07-2017 16:59 via WVEC - Local
  
  Crews battled a heavy fire at a senior living complex that killed 3 and injured 6 Saturday morning.       
  
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• Former Accomack GOP treasurer pleads...

  16-07-2017 15:56 via WVEC - Local
  
  A former treasurer of the Accomack County Republican Unit will serve eight days in jail after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of embezzlement.        
  
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• 13-year-old riding bike struck by car...

  16-07-2017 15:51 via WVEC - Local
  
   A teenager that was riding his bike Saturday when he was hit by a car.       
  
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• IHOP celebrates 59th anniversary with...

  16-07-2017 15:09 via WVEC - Local
  
  Pancake lovers, get ready!       
  
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• Euthanized geese leave a community...

  16-07-2017 00:47 via WVEC - Local
  
  Residents across the King’s Grant neighborhood are divided after 103 geese were rounded up and euthanized.       
  
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• Boy saves toddler from drowning in pool

  15-07-2017 19:53 via WVEC - Local
  
  (WZZM) -- Brayden Armstrong stood in front of his parent's home in Casnovia holding a photo of himself.       
  
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• Two vehicle accident in Suffolk, one...

  15-07-2017 17:58 via WVEC - Local
  
  A two vehicle accident in Suffolk sent one driver to the hospital Saturday morning.       
  
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• Draper Aden Associates expands presence in Hampton Roads Company

  14-07-2017 18:07 via Virginia Beach News
  Draper Aden Associates is expanding its presence in Hampton Roads. The Blacksburg-based engineering, surveying, and environmental services firm, said Thursday that it will open an office in Virginia Beach the week of July 17 with a five-member staff.
  
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• Tree Work Scheduled for Indian River Road Tomorrow and Shore Drive on Sunday

  14-07-2017 17:43 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation will be conducting tree work at two different locations this weekend. On Saturday, July 15, crews will be working on Indian River Road from Lynnhaven Parkway to...
  
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• Practice Heat Safety This Summer

  14-07-2017 15:51 via City of Virginia Beach - News
  ​With the current heat wave, the City of Virginia Beach Department of Emergency Medical Services is urging citizens to practice heat safety this summer and know the signs of heat stroke/exhaustion. Since...
  
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• Va. Beach council holds off on arena parking plan Read Story Staff

  14-07-2017 13:58 via Virginia Beach News
  As plans begin to take shape for an 18,000-seat arena near the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, one big question remains unanswered: where is everyone going to park? The arena would replace hundreds of parking spots outside the Convention Center. On possible solution would be a garage with nearly 2,500 spaces.
  
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• Virginia recognizes new VALET graduates

  14-07-2017 10:07 via Virginia Beach News
  Recent graduates of Virginia's two-year export development program increased their international sales an average of 78 percent, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Wednesday. Eleven companies graduated in June from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership's Virginia Leaders in Export Trade Program.
  
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• One person injured in Portsmouth...

  14-07-2017 06:13 via WVEC - Local
  
         
  
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• New Study Reaffirms Coastal Va. Flooding Predictions as Sea Levels Rise

  14-07-2017 06:07 via Virginia Beach News
  A new study reaffirms predictions that parts of coastal Virginia will face chronic flooding if nothing is done about sea-level rise. The Union of Concerned Scientists said Wednesday that a city like Poquoson could experience routine inundation on 30 percent of its land by as soon as 2045.
  
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• Car smashes into brick building in...

  14-07-2017 05:47 via WVEC - Local
  
         
  
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• More milllennials are working remotely

  14-07-2017 05:42 via WVEC - Local
  
  The growing trend of Millennials working remotely affords them the life they want to live.        
  
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• Crews clean leak outside of Colanna's...

  14-07-2017 05:41 via WVEC - Local
  
         
  
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• We are not kitten, The Catnip Cat...

  14-07-2017 05:20 via WVEC - Local
  
  Talk about the purrfect Friday night!        
  
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• Crews battle shed fire in Suffolk

  14-07-2017 03:34 via WVEC - Local
  
         
  
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• Pet Pal: Cocoa

  14-07-2017 02:06 via Virginia Beach News
  Our Hampton Roads Show Pet Pal of the week is from the Virginia Beach SPCA. Today, we featured a one year old lab mix named Cocoa.
  
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• Opioids are overloading the foster...

  14-07-2017 01:33 via WVEC - Local
  
  The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration says a rising number of children are being removed from homes across the country where caretakers are accused of using opiates.       
  
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• Norfolk Housing Authority approves...

  14-07-2017 01:21 via WVEC - Local
  
         
  
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