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Newport News to build new $40 million state-of-the-art Grissom Library
Newport News residents could have a new state-of-the-art Grissom Library within the next three years. City Council on Tuesday voted to appropriate $33.18 million in bond money for the design and construction of a new Virgil L. Grissom Library, to be built at the Sherwood Shopping Center on Warwick Boulevard. The total cost of the project is estimated at $40 million. The move would accommodate ...
A low blow: Dozen vases stolen from headstones at Peninsula cemetery
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — It’s about as low as you can go — stealing from graves. A family contacted 10 On Your Side after discovering the vase on their mother’s headstone at Greenlawn cemetery had been stolen. 10 On Your Side quickly discovered that they are not the only victims.
Blog: A bit cool today. Warm flip on Sunday.
As the clouds rolled in yesterday and the winds picked up we had some chilly temps blow into the area. Temps were pretty much stuck in the 50s Thursday with some 60s inland. Today we are at least going to have a good amount of sunshine. However, we still have...
Newport News shipyard union rallies for HII to hire on-site coroner
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The union representing 10,000 workers at the Newport News shipyard is rallying for their employer to hire an on-site coroner to report occupational-related deaths accurately. USW Local 8888 argues that occupational-related deaths are increasing at HII Newport News Shipbuilding but aren't being reported. As a...
19-year-old sentenced in Norfolk for shooting friend after an argument
19-year-old Richard Burton pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Tuesday for malicious wounding after he shot his friend last year, a release states. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/19-year-old-sentenced-in-norfolk-for-shooting-friend-after-an-argument/
NNPD giving free steering wheel locks during crime prevention event
The Newport News Police Department announced that they will be giving away free steering wheel locks for registered Hyundai owners. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/newport-news/nnpd-giving-free-steering-wheel-locks-during-crime-prevention-event/
‘Houndstooth’ planned for former Greyhound station in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A new mixed-use residential building called “Houndstooth” is expected to rise high above Brambleton Avenue at the site of the city’s former Greyhound bus station. The project is planned for the corner of Brambleton and Granby Street in the Neon District. It...
Newport News police, firefighters could get 5% raise by July if new budget proposal is approved
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — After weeks of back and forth, Newport News city leaders are now considering a budget proposal that would bring a significant pay raise for many of the city's first responders. Dozens of supporters filed into recent city council meetings and work sessions to show their...
FBI Norfolk warns of growing dilemma of cryptocurrency scams in Hampton Roads
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Daniel Booth calls it old tricks with a new look. “Everything seems to be moving in that direction, that these are old crimes facilitated by cryptocurrency," Booth says. Booth, a forensic accountant with the Norfolk Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shared that cryptocurrency...
Drivers on I-64 East will soon divert to HRBT’s newly opened bridge portion
There will be a new traffic pattern on Interstate 64 for those headed into Norfolk as early as May 1, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced this week. Eastbound traffic coming from Hampton will be permanently diverted to the new North Trestle, just to the right of the existing trestle, as part of the next phase of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project. Motorists will ...
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