http://news.yahoo.com/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/20799 Yahoo! Local News - The Virginian-Pilot en-us DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gte5us6/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529989 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529989 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:07:31 +0000 VIRGINIA BEACH The 19 cadets in Valerie McQueen-Vance's class had already done more than 6,000 pushups together in the previous 90 minutes. But even though their arms had flushed pink and turned numb, Cadet Jasiah Crossley, 16, called on his classmates to drop and do 15 more each. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g7a1hdj/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529987 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529987 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:52:30 +0000 COROLLA A fun park with a go-kart track proposed for Corolla has drawn opposition from residents there who say it would bring a Myrtle Beach-type atmosphere. Developer Israel Golasa, who also owns Wings stores and Beach Mart Inc., plans to build a fun park on 3.3 acres that would include an arcade, a 36-hole miniature golf course and a go-kart track. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gavj3jn/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529985 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529985 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:52:30 +0000 For what had the potential to be a ho-hum Election Day in Dare County, contests in Nags Head and Southern Shores ended up having some good, old-fashioned political shake-ups. Voters in both towns rejected incumbent mayors, but it was in Southern Shores, with its quiet tree-lined neighborhoods populated by highly educated retirees, where politics got downright raucous. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gccm83d/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529984 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529984 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:37:41 +0000 VIRGINIA BEACH Socks, a 2-year-old shepherd mix, donned a multi-colored bandanna and put on his best show at Red Wing Park this afternoon. He chased a tennis ball, gave out free kisses and greeted everyone who passed by in the hopes of sniffing out a new family to take him home. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11ghmkdnl/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529982 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529982 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:52:30 +0000 By Olivia Hubert-Allen U.S. Rep. Glenn Nye announced Saturday that he will vote no on the House health care reform bill. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g3b7dkg/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529980 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529980 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:22:40 +0000 WASHINGTON, D.C. President Barack Obama has ordered that American flags flying over the White House and other federal buildings be lowered to half-staff through Veterans Day in honor of those killed Thursday at Fort Hood. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g6u3vfc/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529973 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529973 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:37:30 +0000 SUFFOLK The city has rejected all of the proposals it received for the Obici mansion, calling into question the fate of the historic home. The city released a statement Friday evening saying that all of the proposals failed to meet one or more of the requirements for the project. Those criteria included financing capability, benefits to the city, and project experience. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g50c7fb/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529944 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529944 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:07:30 +0000 NORFOLK A man convicted of murder, robbery, and drug and weapons charges will serve 21 years for the crimes, a judge ruled Friday. Deonte L. Mayfield was convicted in the shooting death of 31-year-old Cleavonne Tynes, who was found with several gunshot wounds in the 300 block of E. Little Creek Road in June 2008. A co-defendant, Donte White, is scheduled to be sentenced in January. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gp4kdob/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529939 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529939 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:37:40 +0000 NORFOLK The state Supreme Court vacated criminal contempt convictions against two defense lawyers who were charged and sanctioned by Chuck Griffith, a circuit judge who has since left the bench. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g6m7mah/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529938 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529938 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:37:30 +0000 In the midst of a swine flu pandemic, should guests at a wine-tasting party share a single glass? A version of that question faces many Hampton Roads churches, where congregants sip from a shared Communion cup. A Georgetown University doctor warns against such a practice, but it's routine during Communion in Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran churches. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gqk4nt1/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529930 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529930 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:37:30 +0000 All of the proposals to renovate the historic Obici mansion failed to meet the criteria for the project, the city announced this evening. The City Council solicited formal proposals from private groups who wanted to repair and renovate the home. The mansion, on Sleepy Hole Golf Course, belonged to Planters Peanuts founder Amedeo Obici and is on the National Register of Historic Places. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gfaeosf/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529899 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529899 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:07:40 +0000 By JEFF CARLTON KILLEEN, Texas A civilian police officer is being praised for taking down a man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood when she shot him in the torso. Police officials say after arriving at the scene of Thursday's gunfire, Sgt. Kimberly Munley saw the suspect and started firing at him. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g92cmit/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529894 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529894 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:22:50 +0000 By CARYN ROUSSEAU and ROBERT IMRIE http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gs7v5v8/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529893 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529893 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:07:40 +0000 By Rex Bowman Twenty search teams are looking for Morgan Harrington in Charlottesville today. So far, the search leader indicated, nothing has been found. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11guaampo/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529881 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529881 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:36 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g831135/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529876 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529876 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:22:31 +0000 NORFOLK A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after he admitted downloading child pornography. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11grmrsvu/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529862 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529862 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:07:30 +0000 WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Friday said the "whole nation is grieving right now" over the mass killings Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, where 30 people were wounded. The president ordered U.S. flags at the White House and other federal agencies to be flown at half-staff until Veterans Day, Nov. 11, as a tribute to those who lost their lives. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11grtt95b/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529860 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529860 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:52:30 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11gfqtd76/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529848 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529848 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:23:05 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/The_Virginian-Pilot/SIG=11g74hgtb/**http%3A%2F%2Fhamptonroads.com%2Fnode%2F529847 http://hamptonroads.com/node/529847 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:07:30 +0000 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:07:31 +0000