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• Norfolk Tides win International League Championship for the first time since 1985, heads to Triple-A Championship

  29-09-2023 07:06 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The Tides beat the Durham Bulls 7-0 in game three after Thursday night after winning against the Bulls Wednesday night.        
  
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• Family still fighting for justice 7 months after Norfolk bike shop owner killed in crash

  29-09-2023 05:15 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Iesha Shipp said the driver, a then-17-year-old, only received a traffic fine for the crash that killed her husband.        
  
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• Norfolk police searching for missing 16-year-old boy

  29-09-2023 05:11 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  NPD said Michael Saumier was last seen around 9 a.m. Thursday on Chesapeake Boulevard.        
  
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• Pandemic-era funding for child care programs ending, putting some Virginia services in jeopardy

  29-09-2023 03:34 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Pandemic-era federal aid meant specifically to boost child care programs will come to a close this weekend.        
  
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• 'This is our connection, this is us.' | Meet the sand sculpture artists featured at the 2023 Neptune Festival in Virginia Beach

  29-09-2023 03:28 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The festival's sand sculpting competition is a signature event where more than 30 sculptors are competing for thousands of dollars this year.        
  
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• Another survivor of Chesapeake mass shooting sues Walmart. This time for $20 million.

  29-09-2023 00:52 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Sarah Merlo is the fourth employee to sue the store since the shooting happened on November 22, 2022.        
  
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• Jury finds Adrian Lewis guilty of first-degree murder despite victim's body not being found

  29-09-2023 00:39 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  A jury came to the verdict 10 days after the high-profile murder trial began in Newport News.        
  
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• New program will send all-terrain power wheelchairs to select Virginia State Parks this weekend

  29-09-2023 00:13 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The two-year pilot program will introduce all-terrain power wheelchairs at the parks from October 1 until September 30, 2025.        
  
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• Americans with Disabilities Act compliance: explaining the rules

  28-09-2023 23:44 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to facilities that were built or altered after 1992. Virginia Beach Public Schools just took steps to ADA compliance.        
  
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• Hampton Roads has some of the worst traffic impacts in the state, according to new data

  28-09-2023 22:58 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  It's estimated Hampton Roads drivers lose $850,000 annually as they wait in traffic.        
  
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• Part of Virginia Beach Boulevard closing overnight for emergency water main repair

  28-09-2023 22:37 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The repair will start at 8 p.m. Thursday night, and is expected to be complete by 6 a.m. Friday morning, weather permitting.        
  
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• Two arrested after woman allegedly brandishes gun at Norfolk school bus driver

  28-09-2023 22:28 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  49-year-old Ciscley N. Jefferson is charged with brandishing a firearm while 51-year-old Kevin C. Stacy is charged with simple assault.        
  
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• Chesapeake man gets 29 years in prison for night of armed robberies across Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia Beach

  28-09-2023 22:28 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Deric Simmons and his co-conspirators have been convicted of crimes related to five robberies at 7-Eleven stores in 2019, which ended with the death of one man.        
  
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• Woman killed after SUV, tractor-trailer collide on Highway 17 in Chesapeake

  28-09-2023 21:33 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The crash happened at the intersection of Dominion Boulevard (Highway 17) and George Washington Highway South.        
  
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• 'Endangered' 17-year-old missing out of Henrico County, believed to possibly be in Portsmouth

  28-09-2023 20:45 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  17-year-old Janaiyah Alyea Thompson left her residence Sunday evening and hasn't been seen since. She sent text messages that raised concern for her well-being.        
  
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• Police arrest 3 people in connection to deadly Motel 6 shooting in Norfolk

  28-09-2023 20:13 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  32-year-old Christopher Ambrister died in the shooting Tuesday night.        
  
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• 1 dead, 1 in custody after Motel 6 shooting in Norfolk

  28-09-2023 20:13 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Norfolk police were called to the motel on North Military Highway at around 11:20 p.m. Tuesday.        
  
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• 'We can’t move forward': Smithfield family struggles to get loved one's death certificate due to Virginia law

  28-09-2023 20:10 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Dian Watkins' family says navigating Virginia’s death certificate system is difficult, especially when it comes to people from out of state.        
  
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• Government shutdown: Answering the most widely asked questions about the potential government shutdown

  28-09-2023 20:10 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The deadline is approaching for Congress to reach an agreement on budget negotiations. If they don't, federal agencies have to stop all nonessential work.        
  
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• Man arrested for shooting that damaged businesses and car in Elizabeth City; second suspect still on the run

  28-09-2023 19:13 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Ban Zollar Lee was arrested by Elizabeth City Police in partnership with the US Marshals on Wednesday. Jermel Trevon Williams is still at large.        
  
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• Jurassic Quest, 'nation's biggest Dinosaur experience', coming to Hampton Roads this weekend

  28-09-2023 18:52 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The well-known experience boasts "dinosaur exhibits, arts and crafts activities, live dinosaur shows, interactive science and art activities including a fossil dig."        
  
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• Man found guilty of deadly double shooting outside Virginia Beach nightclub in 2021

  28-09-2023 18:39 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Trayvon McCoy was found guilty of two murder charges and two felony gun charges following a three-day trial.        
  
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• Annual PingPongForCHARITY Tournament returns to Virginia Beach

  28-09-2023 18:35 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The 14th annual PingPongForCHARITY Tournament is Friday, October 6, and Saturday, October 7, at JT's Camp Grom located at 1181 Prosperity Road in Virginia Beach.        
  
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• Peninsula seniors talked with candidates about healthcare costs, housing affordability in Newport News

  28-09-2023 18:19 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Dozens of older citizens joined together to speak with several political candidates looking to represent them in the upcoming election.        
  
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• Norfolk-based company PRA Group holds Global Inclusion Week with offices across the world

  28-09-2023 17:25 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  What started as an inclusion initiative in PRA Group's Europe offices has now grown into a yearly, international event that now involves the team in Hampton Roads.        
  
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• Norfolk Tides win game to deadlock series with Durham Bulls and force a game-three

  28-09-2023 13:40 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Coby Mayo & Kyle Stowers hit back-to-back HRs as Norfolk beat Durham Wednesday night 7-2.        
  
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• City of Virginia Beach and school division take steps to make ADA compliant baseball facilities

  28-09-2023 05:36 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The City of Virginia Beach and the school division reached a decision ahead of 21 day notice from Coach St. Clair Jones' lawyers.        
  
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• Sen. Kaine says Virginia will see 'some of the hardest effects' of government shutdown

  28-09-2023 05:22 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Sen. Kaine said he’s received hundreds of letters from Virginians, voicing concerns about the shutdown. Wednesday, he read some of those letters on the Senate floor.        
  
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• What early voting numbers show for Hampton Roads ahead of high profile November elections

  28-09-2023 01:04 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  According to the Virginia Public Access Project, more than 33,000 votes were cast so far this year, statewide.        
  
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• Now that Naval Medical Center Portsmouth has been designated as Trauma Level II hospital, Tidewater EMS leader says lives will be saved

  28-09-2023 00:54 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The Virginia Department of Health made the designation in late August. So far, 16 non-military-affiliated patients have been treated there.        
  
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• Virginia Peninsula Foodbank comes to Hampton, hands out food at drive-thru event

  28-09-2023 00:45 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Organizers said the event was very much needed in the community — and across Hampton Roads.        
  
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• 14-year-old student from Eaton Middle School in Hampton hit by pickup truck after dismissal

  28-09-2023 00:45 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Investigators believe that the girl was not crossing at a designated crosswalk, the Hampton Police Division said.        
  
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• Newport News Police Department raises awareness for domestic violence with events, donation drive

  28-09-2023 00:41 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Advocates tell 13News Now the demand for resources and services is continuing to climb in Newport News.        
  
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• Family robbed at gunpoint while vacationing in Virginia Beach, police say

  28-09-2023 00:38 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Family of the victims said a group of four to five men followed the family down to the water as they picked up seashells.        
  
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• Courtroom hears recorded phone calls in Adrian Lewis murder trial as both sides rest cases

  28-09-2023 00:38 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Jurors could start deliberating tomorrow in the trial of a Newport News Man accused in his wife’s death.        
  
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• U.S. government shutdown: Why Hampton Roads could see biggest economic impact in Virginia

  27-09-2023 23:40 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  House Republicans are pushing dangerously close to a government shutdown as they fail to reach a deal on the budget.        
  
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• Will members of Congress covering Hampton Roads donate their salaries during U.S. government shutdown?

  27-09-2023 23:34 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  13News Now reached out to members of Congress covering Hampton Roads in Virginia to see if they would consider donating their salaries if the government shuts down.        
  
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• Mallory Street Bridge work to delay both I-64 traffic in both directions

  27-09-2023 23:06 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  VDOT reminds drivers to be alert while bridge work is underway.        
  
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• Super Chix bringing classed-up chicken to Chesapeake

  27-09-2023 20:33 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  It's the second Super Chix to come to Hampton Roads, after a location opened in Williamsburg earlier this year.        
  
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• Virginia Beach couple sentenced in death of 1-month-old baby found with meth in system

  27-09-2023 04:31 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The couple said the infant had been fussy and was particularly upset the night prior to her death.        
  
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• U.S. government shutdown: How it could impact Virginians' access to WIC, SNAP food benefits

  27-09-2023 02:24 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  With a potential government shutdown looming over the United States, federally-funded programs, such as SNAP that nearly 900,000 Virginians rely on, are in jeopardy.        
  
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• Donovon Lynch wrongful death settlement: Judge orders payout of attorneys’ fees, costs

  27-09-2023 00:52 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Current attorneys for Lynch's father contested the settlement's legal fees and costs, stemming from Lynch changing his legal representation several times.        
  
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• Homecoming in Portsmouth for US Coast Guard Cutter Forward, following 78-day deployment to North Atlantic

  27-09-2023 00:51 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  While at sea, the crew of the Forward conducted military exercises alongside Canadian forces in the North Atlantic.        
  
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• Elizabeth River watershed receives 'C' grade for most recent 2023 State of the River report card

  27-09-2023 00:50 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The letter grade itself did not move since the Elizabeth River Project's last report in 2020, but it made numerical progress across the area.        
  
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• Adrian Lewis murder trial: Detective takes jurors through phone record evidence

  27-09-2023 00:47 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Shanita Eure-Lewis disappeared last summer. Police haven’t found her body, but they believe her husband, Adrian Lewis, killed her.        
  
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• 2 teens charged in Portsmouth shooting that left man seriously hurt

  26-09-2023 23:53 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The Portsmouth Police Department said officers responded to Cambridge Avenue for a reported gunshot wound.        
  
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• Coal dust concerns in Norfolk lead to protest outside of local railway

  26-09-2023 23:48 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  Protesters are demanding Norfolk Southern cover it's coal cars while traveling through cities.        
  
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• Here's how Youngkin responded to Virginia Beach School Board transgender policy lawsuit

  26-09-2023 23:08 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  The lawsuit argues that Virginia school boards have to adopt the Youngkin administration's policies, which roll back many accommodations for transgender students.        
  
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• EF-0 tornado touches down in Perquimans County during Tropical Storm Ophelia, officials say

  26-09-2023 23:06 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  No damage or injuries related to the tornado have been reported.        
  
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• Organizers prepare for Neptune Festival at Virginia Beach Oceanfront

  26-09-2023 22:07 via rssfeeds.13newsnow.com
  
  In preparation for the three-day event, crews moved sand off the boardwalk, as well as set up flags and other decorations.        
  
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