http://news.yahoo.com/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/20799 Yahoo! Local News - The Virginian-Pilot en-us http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gdpl68a/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515023 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515023 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:09:54 +0000 VIRGINIA BEACH Sandwiched within Diamond Springs Road, a Food Lion shopping center and 7-Eleven is a small swath of land dotted with headstones. Some are polished and new. Others are faded, chipped or hidden beneath overgrown brush. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11guuv0r4/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515038 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515038 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:39:58 +0000 CHESAPEAKE Hisssssssss. OK, so it's a snake. But what kind? Is it poisonous? Is it sleeping or poised to strike? One thing's for sure - you don't want to get close enough to find out, right? Besides, it's a snake. Yuck! Jimmi Bonavita says that's the attitude of most people. It's a frame of mind that really sticks in his craw. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gi1dshe/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515036 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515036 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:24:44 +0000 PORTSMOUTH A woman drove down a highway exit ramp in the heart of the city Tuesday and held two dollars out the driver's side window of her minivan. "Are you seeking a donation?" she asked Pastor James W. Suggs, who stood on the side of the ramp near Victory Boulevard, bucket in hand. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g7ap8fl/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515035 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515035 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:10:04 +0000 VIRGINIA BEACH A woman from Northern Virginia drowned Friday night at the Oceanfront, Virginia Beach police said. The 33-year-old woman was swimming with her family near 36th Street when a rip current pulled them away from shore just after 8 p.m., officials said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11ge77pm4/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515032 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515032 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:39:46 +0000 SUFFOLK A 6-year-old boy was flown to a hospital Friday night after suffering serious injuries in an ATV accident, Suffolk police said. The accident happened in the 200 block of Bott Lane, a police news release said. Someone took the injured child to Holland Volunteer Fire Department, where he was unresponsive, city spokeswoman Debbie George said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g24aps2/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515029 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515029 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:09:43 +0000 NORFOLK Thomas Harris has lived in Lamberts Point for 31 years, long enough to remember when a trucking company operated from 26th Street behind his house and when a mason there turned one building into a junkyard. Crime and drugs were a problem, with vagrants hanging out on the block, Harris said. "You name it, it was there," he said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gu6j9ii/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515027 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515027 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:55:04 +0000 HAMPTON A development plan for Hampton's historic Buckroe Beach has overwhelming support from the City Council. But some residents say opposition is so strong that they will collect enough signatures to send the issue to voters in a referendum. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g6vqg36/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515025 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515025 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:54:55 +0000 PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth police said they seized computers and arrested five people on allegations they ran illegal gambling operations. The arrests were made Thursday evening, police said Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gpfd4a0/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515028 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515028 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:54:44 +0000 NORFOLK The waterfront was crowned the main attraction at Friday's much anticipated re opening of Town Point Park with the city's 33rd Harborfest celebration. As part of the downtown park's $11.5 million face-lift, the grounds were terraced and the stage relocated so the view of the Elizabeth River became the focal point. And people noticed. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gtfpn84/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515021 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515021 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:25:12 +0000 NEWPORT NEWS A man was hospitalized in critical condition Friday morning after he was injured in a house fire, the Newport News Fire Department said. The fire was reported at 10:37 a.m. in the 800 block of Catalina Drive. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gtksr8r/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515019 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515019 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:09:43 +0000 A grease fire in the kitchen injured a cook and seriously damaged a restaurant near Busch Gardens on Friday morning, an official said. The two-alarm fire was reported at 9:17 a.m. at the Sportsman Grill, 240 McLaws Circle off U.S. 60 in York County, said Capt. Paul Long of the York County Department of Fire and Life Safety. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g030abi/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515016 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515016 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:24:53 +0000 ROXANA HEGEMAN WICHITA, Kan. A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gf3naj4/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F515005 http://hamptonroads.com/node/515005 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:39:44 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gg38spf/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F514969 http://hamptonroads.com/node/514969 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:39:42 +0000 NORFOLK Public art. Public service. Stephen Farley, an artist who is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, sees them as one and the same. His latest public-art project - a photo-based tile mural along a new fence in Town Point Park - will go on view to the public today. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gou7chh/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F514978 http://hamptonroads.com/node/514978 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:54:54 +0000 NORFOLK The interactive fountains dance. The landscape lighting flickers in a rainbow of colors. The JumboTron - a giant screen television - broadcasts live images of the Elizabeth River. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g6ru8j5/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F514976 http://hamptonroads.com/node/514976 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:54:44 +0000 Struggling through what might be the last year of her life, Laura DeLong Smith heard some good news in late May. A counselor from the American Cancer Society told her she qualified for a Social Security program that gives monthly disability checks to people with terminal cancer. She was elated. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gd92dud/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F514966 http://hamptonroads.com/node/514966 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:09:44 +0000 CHESAPEAKE Two men escaped uninjured from a mobile home fire in the 2500 block of Gilmerton Road on Thursday, according to a news release from the Chesapeake Fire Department. At 6:26 p.m., firefighters were called to the fire, which began on the deck area and was caused by discarded cigarettes, the release said. The siding on a neighboring home was melted from the heat of the fire. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gos8fn6/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F514963 http://hamptonroads.com/node/514963 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:24:44 +0000 NORFOLK A man who pleaded guilty to a felony hit-and-run charge in a wreck that killed a man will serve 16 months for the crime, a judge ruled Thursday. Doncelle McClendon, 20, must also pay $3,000 to the family of Michael Hill, the man who was killed. An additional three-year sentence was suspended. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gmfk2tp/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F514951 http://hamptonroads.com/node/514951 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:24:56 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g31bvqg/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F514953 http://hamptonroads.com/node/514953 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:24:44 +0000 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:09:54 +0000