Drunk driver forces officer to retire (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
Police departments in Hampton roads are once again warning drivers not drink and get behind the wheel. Officers are setting up checkpoints throughout the area all weekend to catch those who do. The dangers of drinking and driving are very real. A drunk driver changed the life of Virginia Beach police officer.
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Drunk driver forces officer to retire (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
Hampton Roads Transit board members call on Townes to resign (Daily Press)
Michael Townes, president and chief executive of Hampton Roads Transit and former head of Pentran, the Peninsula transit agency, is under fire for his handling of a Norfolk light-rail project, with several Southside elected officials threatening to fire him if he doesn’t resign by the end of January.
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Region’s homicides climb in 2009 (The Virginian-Pilot)
The number of homicides went up in 2009 in most Hampton Roads cities, even as the national rate declined. Norfolk and Newport News had the biggest numerical jumps. Norfolk went from 29 homicides in 2008 to 43 in 2009. Newport News went from 16 in 2008 to 24 in 2009. Experts and police, however, say homicide numbers can fluctuate from year to year for no specific reason.
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Fire in Gloucester leaves woman badly burned
WTKR – News — Thu Dec 31 12:00:00 UTC 2009 — A 67-year-old woman suffered serious injuries in a fire on Wednesday that destroyed her home in the Founders Mill subdivision. — A 67-year-old woman suffered serious injuries in a fire on Wednesday that about: assistant chief assistant chief of Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Firefighter Founders Mill Gloucester Human Interest serious injuries Smoke inhalation Trey Rilee at: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
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Fox channels 43, 35 to show Eagles-Cowboys over Redskins-Chargers (Daily Press)
Fox moves Philadelphia-Dallas from 1 p.m. to 4:15, forcing a difficult decision For one week, the Washington Redskins won’t be on regular TV in Hampton Roads and the Richmond area.
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Fox channels 43, 35 to show Eagles-Cowboys over Redskins-Chargers (Daily Press)
Prominent local deaths in 2009 (WTKR Norfolk)
A promising basketball player at Hampton University. A NASA engineer who helped plan the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon. A Hampton Roads business leader and nationally renowned tax expert. Here are just a few of the notable local residents or newsmakers who died in 2009:
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Prominent local deaths in 2009 (WTKR Norfolk)
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Census Bureau hiring in Va., Hampton Roads (The Virginian-Pilot)
The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting and hiring temporary workers for the 2010 census. To apply, call 1-866-861-2010 or go to www.2010censusjobs.gov Jobs typically last two to seven weeks, said Skip Urps, who manages the Chesapeake census office. Census Bureau officials are coming to Chesapeake and Virginia Beach to mark the opening of two local offices, a news release …
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Tonight’s New Year’s Eve options in Hampton Roads vary (WTKR Norfolk)
Many different venues across the Peninsula are offering their own brand of New Year’s fun. Here are just a few of the choices:
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