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Hampton Roads is the name for the Norfolk-Virginia Beach metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia. Hampton Roads is home to the major United States Navy, Air Force and Army bases. It also is home to NASA and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. The area is also full of historical landmarks and miles of beaches.
Hampton Roads is the name for the Norfolk-Virginia Beach metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia. Hampton Roads is home to the major United States Navy, Air Force and Army bases. It also is home to NASA and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. The area is also full of historical landmarks and miles of beaches.
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Students compete in Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl
WTKR-TV3At the Jefferson Lab in Newport News, high schools from around Virginia came together Saturday to compete in the Virginia Regional High School Science Bowl. Of the 22 schools participating, 10 were from the Hampton Roads area. Kellam and Princess Anne...Tags: Princess Anne, Science, High Schools, Schools, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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New fees to drive on Hatteras Island Beach
There's a new set of fees you'll have to pay if you want to drive on the beach. This year, travelers won't be able to buy a pass "just for a day” to go to the Outer Banks.
Those who want to drive their cars on the beach at Hatteras Island will...Tags: Vehicles, Hatteras, Services and Shopping, Outer Banks
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VDOT joins forces with local businesses in tunnel expansion project
WTKR-TV3VDOT met with local business owners to discuss how they can work together on the new Midtown Tunnel expansion. Locally owned, small businesses in Hampton Roads are coming together in Portsmouth today to team up for a big job ahead - the Downtown/...Tags: Small Businesses, Virginia Department of Transportation, Business
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BRAC could soon hit Hampton Roads again
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WTKR) Four months after the closing of historic Fort Monroe, base realignment and closure could be coming back to Hampton Roads.
It's all to help bring down the federal debt.
Congress mandated 487 billion dollars in cuts to defense...Tags: Leon Panetta, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Oceana, Fort Monroe
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Chesapeake woman sentenced for allegedly operating mortgage fraud scheme
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WTKR) Kathleen Harps, 51, was sentenced Thursday in Norfolk federal court to 54 months in prison for operating a foreclosure rescue mortgage fraud scheme.
Harps previously pleaded guilty on August 23, 2011.
According to court...Tags: Fraud, Financial and Business Services, Punishment, Finance, Foreclosures
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Auctioneer convicted of embezzlement allowed to continue auctions
Stephen Zedd, a local auctioneer who has been convicted of embezzlement, is still being allowed to hold auctions in Hampton Roads.
Business and property owners who said Stephen Zedd sold their belongings and then stiffed them on the payments turned to...Tags: Judges, Crimes, Embezzlement, Trials, Justice System
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FBI cracks down on lasers blinding pilots in Hampton Roads
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WTKR) As pilots for Naval Air Station Oceana soar over the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, they have to be laser focused as they prepare to land.
But the Navy says in the last two years, they've seen an increase in the number of laser...Tags: Oceana, FBI
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ODU to host NCAA games
NORFOLK, Va. (WTKR) Get ready for some NCAA division one women's basketball to come to Hampton Roads!
ODU will host the first and second rounds of the Women's Basketball Championships at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in March.
The games here...Tags: College Sports, Basketball, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Naval officer dies during training
The Naval Special Warfare community in Virginia Beach has lost another teammate.
The Navy says 28-year-old Lieutenant Thomas Fouk died Tuesday. They say he collapsed suddenly during a training exercise.
Captain Brad Treadway, Commander of Naval...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Awards and Prizes, Defense, U.S. Navy, Firearms
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Small community on the Outer Banks deals with proposed toll increase
Getting on the ferry from Ocracoke Island to Cedar Island is now $15, but not for long.
Tasked by the state legislature to get an extra five million dollars in revenue, North Carolina’s Department of Transportation says tolls are going up, way up....Tags: Travel, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Commuting, Petroleum Industry, Outer Banks
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Viewers step up to help Navy couple whose car was stolen
Not long after Navy wife Megan Parcelluzzi had her first baby, she found her car had been stolen from the Emergency Room parking lot. The hospital staff showed her the security video, and she watched someone drive off in her car.
“I almost...Tags: Theft, Craigslist, Inc., Hospitals and Clinics, Sentara, Health
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Virginia delegate proposes taxing gas instead of implementing tolls
A Virginia delegate from Norfolk is trying to make sure Hampton Roads drivers don't have to pay to get through the Downtown and Midtown Tunnels, but his plan will force everyone to pay for the project at the gas pump.
Delegate Kenny Alexander has...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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