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Two dead, four seriously injured in I-64 accident

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A sport utility vehicle overturned just before the Jefferson Avenue exit ramps, leading to at least two deaths and four people being seriously injured late Thursday night. Police closed the 255 exit ramps after the 7:52 p.m. crash while attempting to get the injured people to the hospital.

Langley's bold landing plan helped NASA reach its goal

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:54:00 -0400

Ask any expert on space exploration what NASA Langley's most important contribution to Apollo 11 was and the answer is the same.

Robbery victim shot in the back in Newport News

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:52:00 -0400

NEWPORT NEWS — A robbery victim was shot in the back as he ran away from three men who had accosted him in Newport News on Thursday night.

Hampton Roads has plenty of good choices when it comes to water parks

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:15:00 -0400

With three water parks located not much more than an hour's drive away, Hampton Roads residents can take their pick from some great choices for liquid-fueled family fun.

Lawyers make final arguments in sailor slaying case

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:32:00 -0400

When Newport News police detectives combed through David A. Runyon's truck in West Virginia one day in late 2007, they found a fold-up map of the Peninsula in the truck's center console.

Governor hopefuls make pitches to military families, veterans

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The 2008 presidential race in Virginia featured a pitch to the military community in Hampton Roads, and that was just the beginning.

An 18-year-old was attacked during residential robbery

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:34:00 -0400

HAMPTON — Police have arrested two men and are seeking two others after a home invasion in Hampton.

Va. Beach carjacking suspect arrested in New York

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:46:00 -0400

The man suspected of carjacking a van in Virginia Beach with a child inside was captured near Syracuse, N.Y., on Thursday morning.

Authorities remain tight lipped over arrest of AirTran captain

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:11:00 -0400

NEWPORT NEWS — The captain of an AirTran flight out of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport who was arrested and removed from the controls on Wednesday has been released from Newport News Jail.

Tunnel flood study meets politics

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Transportation Commissioner David Ekern told state transportation decision-makers Thursday that he expects a detailed report by mid-September on the busted water main that flooded the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.