http://news.yahoo.com/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/43751 Yahoo! Local News - Daily Press en-us The independent House of Delegates ethics panel officially dropped its investigation of former Del. Phil Hamilton and his relationship with Old Dominion University on Tuesday, saying it no longer has jurisdiction now that Hamilton has resigned his seat. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=1372pa3ql/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_ethics_1125nov25%2C0%2C4991038.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_ethics_1125nov25,0,4991038.story?track=rss Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:51:50 +0000 Three months into the 2009-10 budget year, Newport News is breathing a little easier. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13ap0gmui/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_nncouncil_1125nov25%2C0%2C2303043.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_nncouncil_1125nov25,0,2303043.story?track=rss Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:51:10 +0000 The three men accused of killing popular Hardee's employee Dianne E. Freeman-Green in an early morning robbery at the restaurant in 2007 are expected to be prosecuted in federal court rather than in the state system, the former attorney for one of the men said Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=137m72ac7/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_greene_1125nov25%2C0%2C5519917.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_greene_1125nov25,0,5519917.story?track=rss Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:50:50 +0000 One indicator of how far the economy has recovered will be how many Americans travel this holiday season. So far in Virginia, travel is expected to rise slightly from last Thanksgiving, which took a drop as the financial crisis kept many families closer to home. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13eh8tj8b/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_holidaytravel_1125nov25%2C0%2C6495195.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_holidaytravel_1125nov25,0,6495195.story?track=rss Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:54:40 +0000 Two days after a Poquoson teen was killed in a wood chipper accident, this tight-knit waterfront village remains rattled to its core. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13e9e1tas/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_pokodeathfolo_1125nov25%2C0%2C7482827.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_pokodeathfolo_1125nov25,0,7482827.story?track=rss Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:42:12 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=139d9plat/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_jccsupes_1125nov25%2C0%2C1214188.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_jccsupes_1125nov25,0,1214188.story?track=rss Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:13:01 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13c9nep9j/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_pokocouncil_1125nov25%2C0%2C3877137.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_pokocouncil_1125nov25,0,3877137.story?track=rss Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:25:19 +0000 The Hampton Roads congressional delegation is asking President Barack Obama to support Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's request for federal assistance in the aftermath of the nor'easter two weeks ago. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13ai9qtfd/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_storm-aid_1125nov25%2C0%2C5148640.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_storm-aid_1125nov25,0,5148640.story?track=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:39:49 +0000 Shoppers are seeing a few new tricks this year as retailers try to kick off the holiday shopping season earlier than usual. Many retailers have already leaked their Black Friday ads. Some stores, like Big Lots and Old Navy, are opening with sales on Thanksgiving Day. And Toys 'R' Us is joining the list of stores that open at midnight after your Thanksgiving feast. It can be a lot to keep track ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13c3u3mhs/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_blackfriday_1124nov24%2C0%2C5482164.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_blackfriday_1124nov24,0,5482164.story?track=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:51:43 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=1372709p7/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_missva_1124nov24%2C0%2C6685789.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_missva_1124nov24,0,6685789.story?track=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:28:02 +0000 The Virginia Department of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating the death of a Poquoson teenager who was killed Sunday in an accident involving a commercial wood chipper. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13dlt7io2/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_pokodeathside_1124nov24%2C0%2C339390.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_pokodeathside_1124nov24,0,339390.story?track=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:27:52 +0000 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13dilpp4n/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_dayofoutrage_1124nov24%2C0%2C4699240.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_dayofoutrage_1124nov24,0,4699240.story?track=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:27:42 +0000 Government offices Federal: Closed http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13d339v43/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_tgivingclose_1124nov24%2C0%2C2663027.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_tgivingclose_1124nov24,0,2663027.story?track=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:27:32 +0000 Too much fat, oil and grease is not only bad for the body, it's bad for sewage collection systems. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13bt7r3sp/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_localbrfs_11240nov24%2C0%2C2309917.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_localbrfs_11240nov24,0,2309917.story?track=rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:27:12 +0000 Virginia's commercial crab industry just got a lot smaller. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13a3k03ui/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_crab-pots_1124nov24%2C0%2C3982788.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_crab-pots_1124nov24,0,3982788.story?track=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:55:01 +0000 News spread quickly and hit hard around the small community of Poquoson on Monday after the death of high school freshman Frank Anthony Gornik on Sunday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13aha3vp4/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_pokodeath_1124nov24%2C0%2C1521200.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_pokodeath_1124nov24,0,1521200.story?track=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:42:12 +0000 The Newport News City Council will consider a zoning change for a proposed Marshall Avenue development and a vote on its 2010 legislative agenda at its 7:30 meeting tonight in Council Chambers at City Hall. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13ecicf14/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_nncitycouncil_1124nov24%2C0%2C5568497.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_nncitycouncil_1124nov24,0,5568497.story?track=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:12:13 +0000 More than enough Obviously, Cindy, who asked about "audibles" in Friday's Feedback doesn't know football. All that was needed was to say it's a football term when the quarterback yells to change a play. The last sentence was unnecessary. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=139kre2bj/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_feedback_1123nov23%2C0%2C3605628.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_feedback_1123nov23,0,3605628.story?track=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:45:40 +0000 Aetna Government Health Plans of Hartford, Conn., appears to have gained an unfair advantage in competing for TRICARE's North Region support contract, valued at $16.7 billion, by hiring a former chief of staff at TRICARE headquarters to help the company draft its winning proposal. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13a6v2v3b/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_milupdate_1123nov23%2C0%2C6370868.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_milupdate_1123nov23,0,6370868.story?track=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:45:29 +0000 Army veteran Jan Garlette, of Newport News, suffers from tardive dyskinesia, a neurological disorder characterized by uncontrollable muscle spasms. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Norfolk-Portsmouth/Daily_Press/SIG=13brhrtgt/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailypress.com%2Fnews%2Fdp-local_vahospital_1119nov23%2C0%2C7188395.story%3Ftrack%3Drss http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_vahospital_1119nov23,0,7188395.story?track=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:10:00 +0000 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:51:50 +0000