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Flight captain arrested at Newport News airport

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:01:00 -0400

The captain of an AirTran flight out of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport was removed from the controls Wednesday and taken into custody by local police.

WVEC president, GM dismissed

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

WVEC-TV, Channel 13, is looking for a new president and general manager after the dismissal of Jim Berman this week. His last day will be Friday.

Andre Dawkins may head to Duke early

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Graduation, an early exit to the NBA and a late transfer left Duke unusually frail at guard entering next basketball season.

Carjacker was arrested after vehicle pursuit, helicopter search

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:04:00 -0400

The man suspected of carjacking a van in Virginia Beach with a child inside has been captured and is being held in Syracuse. N.Y.

Former Wachovia teller accused of stealing customer information

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:03:00 -0400

A Hampton woman stands charged in Williamsburg of using her Wachovia bank teller position to access customer information and open fraudulent credit card accounts in their names for a commission.

Poolside garden creates backyard paradise

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:54:00 -0400

When Jim and Dee Meadows returned from their 20th wedding anniversary to Hawaii several years ago, they brought back the beginnings of a perfect poolside garden.

Insider picked for top spot in Hampton school system

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:14:00 -0400

HAMPTON — An insider who has worked for Hampton City Schools for 35 years was promoted to the top spot Wednesday.

Gas tanker explodes, causing overpass to collapse near Detroit

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:07:00 -0400

A two-mile stretch of Interstate 75 just north of Detroit remains closed as authorities investigate a fuel tanker explosion and overpass collapse.

Is Denbigh on "the back burner"?

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:38:00 -0400

Residents and councilwomen say Newport News has neglected the area, allowing it to decline while City Center thrives

— Deserted and aged shopping centers compete with long-abandoned storefronts. Once tightly knit, old neighborhoods are today fractured by more transient residents. Apartment complexes riddled with crime.

`Gift' of a Gloucester house comes with legal headaches

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:13:00 -0400

On July 8, Marcella Zdyb paid $1 for a four-bedroom, 3,700-square-foot home with six distinctive second-story gables on 13 acres in north Gloucester.