Weather radio on the fritz? Try again today
July 23 - Weather radios in Hampton Roads stopped working Wednesday night because of a damaged transmitter that serves the area, said Dan Proch, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Wakefield
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NNPD unofficial ticket quota ?
July 23 - The officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, says specifically in the Central Precinct, officers are being pressured to write at least one ticket a day or 30 a month to meet demands set by the captain. The officer claims that some co-workers fear if their ticket writing numbers aren’t what’s expected it will affect reviews for promotions.
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Ice cream truck drivers slug it out
July 23 - COROLLA, N.C. (WAVY) - An ice cream truck driver is accused of slugging another ice cream truck driver Thursday in Corolla, N.C., police said.
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Chopper 10 tours Hampton Roads
Touring town with Chopper 10 pilot John Massey and photojournalist Tom Marks. Friday, July 23, 2010.
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Busch extends kids free program
July 23 - Busch Gardens announced Friday that it will extend an offer that allows children under 9 free admission with the purchase of a an adult admission, a $52 value, through the summer.
The offer, available only online, is good through Sept. 19.
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Oh, how dry it is
please put water out for the wildlife in your yard
f you think it's dry and you're always wanting a drink of something cool, just think how the animals feel.
During this hot, dry spell, please remember to put out fresh water for wildlife ... squirrels, rabbits, ducks or anything that lives near or in your yard.
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Unearthed photos a gift to historians on OBX
July 18 - Manteo. N.C. - A collection of old photos, some not seen before by local historians, shows wreckage in Hatteras after the big hurricane of 1899.
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Ship pieces found in N.C. may be from old shipwreck
July 18 - Corolla, N.C. - Shifting sands and surging tides on the Outer Banks have delivered more pieces from what may be the oldest shipwreck on the North Carolina coast.
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Huge wayward tortoise rescued, returned to owner
July 18 - HICKORY TREE, Tenn. – “It looked like a turtle and a dinosaur met and fell in love and had babies.” One of those babies – a 40-pound spiky, shelled reptilian creature – wandered out of a Hickory Tree field Wednesday evening and onto Morrell Town Road. Tom Addair swerved to miss it.
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Straight from the heart: 'Corn gleaners' help feed the hungry
July 17 - Standing in the middle of a cornfield Saturday morning, Julia Webb-Bowden shook her head and let out a belabored moan.
She’d just found a perfectly good ear of corn — one that probably would have gone to waste if she hadn’t spotted it.
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Duke prof studying Intracoastal Waterway
July 17 - SOUTH MILLS — Traveling the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to the Dismal Swamp Canal is like a scene from “The African Queen” — minus the alligators — says a Duke University environmentalist looking for practical solu
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3.6 magnitude earthquake shakes D.C. area
8-16-10 - WASHINGTON - A 3.6 magnitude earthquake woke the Washington metro region Friday, rattling homes and startling people.
The U.S. Geological Survey says it happened at exactly 5:04:49 a.m. about 3 miles under the earth's surface.
There were no reports of injuries or damage, but transportation crews are inspecting bridges in Maryland and D.C.
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Local conservator restores Civil War landmark in Pennsylvania
July 7 - YORK, Pa. -- A national Civil War landmark is being restored by a conservation artisan from Williamsburg.
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CW historian's book offers new insights into Lost Colonists' fate
When James Horn started writing a new account of the founding of Jamestown in the early 2000s, he hoped to find some fresh leads.
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<< purchase the book at Amazon.com
It's time to break out the birthday candles, and a lot of them, for the City of Hampton. Next year marks Hampton's 400th anniversary....
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