VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is heading to Virginia to discuss transportation issues in the state. Foxx will address the Governor’s Transportation Conference at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on Friday. Foxx’s remarks will mark the end of the three-day conference that also featured speeches from Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Virginia … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Norfolk leaders have unveiled a plan to tackle the city’s growing problem with rising sea levels.The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/1PS8zbI ) leaders outlined their 60-page plan Wednesday at an event that drew about 100 business and community leaders and city officials. The city says one of their goals is to build a … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A former postal carrier in Virginia Beach has been sentenced to one day in prison for stealing mail. The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1LEqE9d) reports 26-year-old Raynard R. Heckstall of Norfolk also was ordered in federal court Thursday to perform 200 hours of community service and pay restitution. The U.S. Postal Service began an … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Three former baggage handlers at Norfolk International Airport have been arrested on charges they stole cash, weapons and other valuables from passengers’ bags. Virginia media outlets report that indictments unsealed Wednesday reveal that 25-year-old Charles Arthur Perry Jr., 27-year-old Gregory Paul Wingard Jr. and 24-year-old Donte Chandler have been charged in … Continue reading
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Authorities say one worker has been injured in a flash fire at Continental Corporation’s plant in Newport News. Newport News Fire Department battalion chief Stephen C. Pincus says the fire occurred Thursday morning in a lab area. Pincus says in a news release that a male employee suffered burns. He … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A 36-year-old Virginia man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for providing schematics of an aircraft carrier under construction to someone he believed was an Egyptian intelligence officer. Mostafa Awwad of Yorktown received the sentence in federal court in Norfolk on Thursday. Court records say Awwad tried to steal … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Norfolk grand jury has indicted three men on charges stemming from a plot to kill an acquaintance’s pregnant wife. The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1Qac2iR ) reports that 19-year-old Robert James Burnette, 21-year-old Tristan Richard Reeder and 21-year-old Joseph Kelly Apodaca were charged on Wednesday with conspiracy to commit second-degree murder and conspiracy … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Norfolk woman was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of her fiance’s 20-month-old daughter. The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/1VwZcfW) a jury convicted 24-year-old Emily Defries Thursday. A paramedic found the toddler at the bottom of a staircase at a home in May 2014. She was taken to a hospital, … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Federal authorities say a man was cited for bringing a loaded handgun to Norfolk International Airport after officers discovered the weapon in a carry-on bag. The Transportation Security Administration says the gun was detected by a TSA officer staffing the X-ray machine at the airport’s checkpoint on Monday. The .25-caliber handgun … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Street performers in Norfolk will have to turn down the volume in the late-night and early morning hours. A revised city ordinance restricts the volume generated by street performers between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weeknights and midnight and 7 a.m. on weekends. A street performer is in violation of … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Sailors at the world’s largest naval base are filling thousands of sandbags to protect the base’s buildings from flooding. About 13,000 sandbags are being filled at Naval Station Norfolk as the installation prepares for days of rain and the possibility of being hit by Hurricane Joaquin. Navy officials say this is … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia and West Virginia each are receiving $1 million in federal funding for their roles in restoring the Chesapeake Bay. The funding from the U.S. Department of Education is intended to help farmland owners plant trees along rivers and streams to reduce runoff into waters that feed the bay. For the … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A 27-year-old New York City man has pleaded guilty in Virginia to a drug distribution conspiracy. The U.S. attorney’s office says Luis Perdomo on Wednesday admitted conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and one kilogram or more of heroin. He faces up to life in prison when he … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Norfolk judge has scolded city police for selling a murder victim’s car. The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1QjID5s ) reports that Judge Junius Fulton III admonished the police department for its handling of James Johnson’s 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis during a Friday hearing. The 84-year-old Norfolk man was assaulted in December by his … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A 42-year-old Chesapeake man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for smuggling firearm silencers into the United States from Canada. Benjamin Lloyd Fisher was indicted Wednesday. Prosecutors say Fisher bought the silencers from someone in Canada. Authorities say they found six complete silencers and two silencer parts at Fisher’s … Continue reading
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