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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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UConn Football's Class Of 2013: Bios Of The 24 New Huskies
The UConn football recruiting class includes 24 players. Here are their official bios provided by the Huskies' sports information office: Michael Boland: Projected to be a defensive lineman at Connecticut…as a senior, won both the offensive and...Tags: College Football, College Basketball, Florida High School Athletic Association, College Sports, University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Program
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Civil War's 'Stone Fleet' Sailed From New London To Dubious End In South Carolina
The Hartford CourantIn November 1861, New London residents watched with curiosity as teams of oxen hauled wagons loaded with fieldstones through their streets. The stones had been collected from the foundations of farms and old pasture walls in Waterford and surrounding...Tags: Glastonbury, Hunting, Shipbuilding, Waterford, Wars and Interventions
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Peregrine falcon chicks 'rescued' from James River Bridge
Last month, a double rescue was conducted on the James River Bridge. The lives at stake weren't those of motorists, but a pair of baby birds — endangered peregrine falcon chicks between 3 and 4 weeks old, still covered from bill to tail in airy...
Tags: College of William and Mary, Endangered Species, Virginia Department of Transportation, Northampton County (Virginia), Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Today's weather: Warm and humid with a bit of rain
Daily PressFather's Day will be partly sunny and humid with isolated showers later in the day, according to forecasts for Hampton Roads. “Your Father's Day will not be a washout,” said Dominic Brown, meteorologist with WTKR NewsChannel 3. “...Tags: Father's Day, Weather Reports, National Weather Service
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Herring, Obenshain paint sharp contrasts in first attorney general's race debate
VIRGINIA BEACH – In the first debate of the general election race for attorney general Saturday, candidates Mark Herring and Mark Obenshain worked to paint each other as extreme partisans who would use the office to further their political...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Internal Revenue Service, Women's Health, Executive Branch, Timothy M. Kaine
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Smithfield High School Class of 2013 soars to new heights
Graduates of the Smithfield High School Class of 2013 were directed by motivational speaker Shawn McBride to surround themselves with people wo would contribute to their future successes, not those who would bring them down. "If you're going to soar...
Tags: High Schools, Smithfield, Schools
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Furlough budget tips: How to handle financial stress
When it comes to a financial crisis, the problems don't usually stop with money. "It is easy to moralize that when times are tough, people must tighten the belt and focus on solving the problems," says Amanda Deverich, a Williamsburg-based family...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Finance
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Rep. Rob Wittman-led panel may ask for clarity on camouflage
Before 2002, American combat forces fielded two patterns of camouflage. In succeeding years, the U.S. has introduced two more camouflage uniforms with a desert motif, another two considered must-wear for woodland and three with a universal pattern,...
Tags: Armed Forces, Iraq, Tammy Duckworth, Inventories, Army National Guard
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Gephyrophobia, or fear of bridges, tunnels more than just water under a bridge
Last fall, Kirk Crawley was heading east on Interstate 64 toward the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel to visit family. The 30-year-old Newport News man had made the trip countless times. But over the last few years, something was starting to happen, and this...
Tags: Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Mental Health
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Dahlias add dazzling color spring, summer and fall
For years, I wrongly thought dahlias were not cold hardy in our gardening zone, so I avoided them because I didn't want to remove and replant them annually. An impulsive test planting at a former garden proved their durability during an unusually...
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Peninsula congregations 'wear blue' for prostate cancer
The debate over appropriate diagnostic screenings for prostate cancer has not abated. Last year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which consists of government-appointed physicians, issued new guidelines that recommended against PSA (prostate...Tags: Father's Day, Diabetes, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention
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