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Lambert’s Point coal terminal now features 1,500 feet of living shoreline

Behind the constant chug of coal trains, Norfolk Southern’s terminal at Lambert’s Point fronts a large stretch of the Elizabeth River. Pam Boatwright first visited about 20 years ago and remembers it was in rough shape. “It was like an old sunken ship vessel; it had some remnant...
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Norfolk’s Neon Festival gives way to year-round Neon Nights events

Downtown Norfolk Council is replacing the 10-year-old Neon Festival with a cycle of smaller, business-centered events called Neon Nights, with the first scheduled for Oct. 16.
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Hampton man gets five years for selling LSD and other illicit drugs

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – A 24-year-old Hampton man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing LSD and other illicit drugs, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen handed down the sentence to Josiah Antonio Travis in a Newport News federal court on Aug. 26.
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Norfolk City Council approves millions for flood control as residents demand urgent action

Norfolk City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to let the city borrow hundreds of millions of dollars for flood control and street repairs by passing three separate spending measures. The first measure authorizes the city to issue stormwater system revenue bonds to help finance drainage projects across the city.
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Norfolk homicides rise as violent crime falls; police chief outlines response

Norfolk Police Chief Mark Talbot says the city is seeing an increase in homicides this year even as several other categories of violent crime are trending downward.
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Motorcyclist dead after crash near Warwick Boulevard and Boxley Boulevard in Newport News

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A motorcyclist is dead after a crash near Warwick Boulevard and Boxley Boulevard in Newport News Wednesday morning, according to the Newport News Police Department. At around 9:58 a.m. on Aug. 26, Newport News Police responded to a reported motorcycle crash near Warwick Boulevard and Boxley B
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CPD: 2 seriously injured in Centerville Turnpike crash, road closed

A man and woman were seriously injured Wednesday morning following a collision on Centerville Turnpike, according to Chesapeake Police.
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43rd Norfolk Jazz Fest Overcomes Storms; Brings Musical Vibe To Scope

NORFOLK–The 43rd Annual Norfolk Jazz Festival, relocated to the Scope arena due to inclement weather forecast for the weekend, featured a host of national jazz artists who delivered energetic and memorable performances for the thousands in attendance at this year’s event. The festival’s headliners were Jonathan Butler
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$689M manufacturing complex planned near Dollar Tree HQ in Chesapeake

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — It’s been revealed that the project billed as the “single largest capital investment in the history of the Hampton Roads region” will be coming to Chesapeake’s Greenbrier area. Wednesday, LS Cable & System, Ltd. confirmed it is under contract to buy 86-acres of land just south of Volvo Parkway
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Lanes reopen following multi-vehicle crash on I-264 eastbound near London Bridge Road

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A multi-vehicle crash closed two lanes and the right shoulder of Interstate 264 eastbound at mile marker 21 near London Bridge Road Wednesday afternoon, the Virginia Department of Transportation said. VDOT said traffic backups were about 3.5 miles. All lanes have since reopened. 10 On Your

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