NORFOLK, Va. – (NPD) The Norfolk Police Traffic Fatality Team is investigating a motor vehicle accident that left a motorcyclist in serious condition. Shortly before 7:20 a.m. Monday morning, Sept. 25, police were called to the 7000 block of Granby Street for an accident involving a motorcycle and a Honda sedan. When police and paramedics … Continue reading
LONDON (AP) — The two suspects detained over last week’s London subway bombing are an 18-year-old refugee from Iraq and a 21-year old from Syria, both of whom were fostered by a British couple, according to a local official and media reports. The 18-year-old was detained Saturday at the southeast England port of Dover, a … Continue reading
Norfolk, Va. (NPD) – Norfolk police are investigating a shooting on Whitaker Lane that injured a woman and child on Thursday evening, Sept. 14. Shortly before 5 p.m., police were called to the 800 block of Whitaker Lane for a gunshot disturbance. When they arrived, they located a 29-year-old woman and a 9-year-old girl suffering … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A policy that would nearly triple the number of University of California student-athletes guaranteed continued financial aid in the event of a career-ending sports injury received unanimous approval Wednesday, May 11, from a committee of the university’s governing board. The proposal came from a working group of UC athletic directors tasked … Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Widespread flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi has damaged thousands of homes, and the risk of rising water prompted additional evacuations Sunday. At least four deaths have been reported in Louisiana amid the flooding that began last week, and the National Guard has rescued nearly 3,300 residents. Two fishermen have been missing … Continue reading
MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Teachers and staff greeted students as they arrived Wednesday and uniformed police stood by as classes resumed in a southwest Ohio district two days after authorities say a 14-year-old boy shot students in a cafeteria. Madison Local Schools officials said staff members joined students on their bus rides … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — An F-16 crashed in a southeastern Kansas field in October after a student pilot failed to maintain visual contact with his instructor’s jet, resulting in a midair collision that caused the instructor to lose control and eject, the Air Force said Friday. The pilots were participating in a combat maneuvers training … Continue reading
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