Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia)

PASSINGS: Magic Slim, Cleotha Staples, Lou Myers, Donald Rutledge

2013-02-25 00:00:00

Magic Slim Singer of Chicago blues Magic Slim, 75, whose ragged voice and punchy guitar riffs made him a symbol of Chicago blues, died Thursday in Philadelphia after surgery for a bleeding ulcer, according to his family. A younger contemporary of...

Virginia couple to be married on Rose Parade float

2012-12-28 13:13:50

Boy Scouts helped alleged molesters cover tracks, files show

2012-09-16 00:00:00

Over two decades, the Boy Scouts of America failed to report hundreds of alleged child molesters to police and often hid the allegations from parents and the public. A Los Angeles Times review of 1,600 confidential files dating from 1970 to 1991 has...

'Super PACs' largely funded by a wealthy few

2012-02-01 22:02:00

When it comes to big money in politics, Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons' influence has long been apparent in Texas, where he has plowed more than $1 million into Rick Perry's gubernatorial campaigns. Now Simmons has found a new outlet for his outsize...

A weekend just for murder mystery buffs

2010-10-31 00:00:00

Did Ms. Scarlet silence Mrs. Peacock with a knife to the throat? Or did Col. Mustard throttle Professor Plum with a silver-plated candlestick? Mystery buffs can map out, investigate and solve murder mysteries at a variety of hotels and bed-and-breakfasts,...

Presidents -- the good and the bad

2009-01-18 00:00:00

We tend to lionize or demonize our presidents. It would be tough to find many Abraham Lincoln detractors -- or, for that matter, many Warren G. Harding fans. But even our greatest heroes occasionally failed, and the worst presidents could boast of some...

Southern Section

2004-01-02 20:45:01

Saturday, Jan. 17 Five Counties Invitational At Fountain Valley High 103 (Semifinals)-Flores, Covina Northview d. Navarrete, Temecula Valley 4-4; Rosen, Chesapeake (Va.) Great Bridge pinned Espinosa, Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe, 4:30. 112 (Semifinals)-...

Pedaling along the Potomac

2005-04-24 00:00:00

At the start of our 185-mile bicycle ride, I carried a whistle, pepper spray, walkie-talkie, cellphone, tools, water, food, a guidebook and a big piece of chalk. I'd accidentally become the tour guide for a group of 14 riders — some of whom hadn't...

Outdoors? Make regular checks for ticks

2013-06-12 19:14:00

In Virginia the most common tick bite comes from the Lone Star tick. "You'll pick up 50 to 100 Lone Stars for every one black-legged tick," said David Gaines, state entomologist. Yet Lyme Disease, carried exclusively by the immature black-legged, or...

Howard County health briefs

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Look good, feel better This free program teaches beauty techniques to women with cancer to help them combat appearance-related side effects of treatment. Participants receive cosmetics donated by major manufacturers as well as instruction and suggestions...

Clear Spring graduate earns Eagle Scout rank

2013-06-13 00:00:00

Boy Scout Michael S. Smith of Troop 117 in Clear Spring has been awarded the Eagle Scout rank, the highest in Scouting. He is the son of Colleen and Marty Smith of Clear Spring. A Court of Honor to present the award was held April 13 at St. Joseph&...

Hampton Roads foreclosure activity up in May from a year ago

2013-06-13 03:32:00

Foreclosure filings in Hampton Roads increased 10.6 percent in May compared to May last year, according to a RealtyTrac report released Thursday. Foreclosure filings – default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – dropped 7....

Clockwise from top lef, Kendall Jerad Jones, 19, of Chesapeake, Daqwan Donald Johnson, 21, of Norfolk, and Keone Devon Perry, 19, of Chesapeake have been charged with simple assault and larceny of a firearm in an assault April 27 in Virginia Beach.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

courtesy of U.Va. ..Virginia quarterback Phillip Sims of Chesapeake, hoping to re-establish himself as a starter, throws during practice Saturday in Charlottesville.

2013-03-23 00:00:00