Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia)

Edward Kennedy dies at 77; 'liberal lion of the Senate'

2009-08-26 00:10:00

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat and icon of American liberal politics who was the last surviving brother of a legendary political family, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass., his family announced. He was 77. ---------...

Virginia tornadoes injure more than 200

2008-04-29 00:00:00

Three tornadoes ripped through Virginia on Monday, with one hopscotching across the southeastern part of the state and leaving a 25-mile trail of gutted homes, tossed cars and more than 200 injured people. Residents of some of the hardest-hit...

Tribune And Times Mirror Complete Merger

2001-07-10 11:28:55

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Skate shop in Portsmouth ramps up near park

2013-05-19 01:34:01

The main commercial corridor of the Cradock neighborhood, lined with boarded-up buildings and "for rent" signs, is among the last places someone would look for a hip retail business. But to Toney Herndon, it made supreme sense. Herndon, a Portsmouth...

Virginia Beach man arrested in connection to sexual assault

2013-05-17 15:19:00

Virginia Beach police arrested a local man last week in connection to sexual assault incidents that happened in the 1970s and 1980s. Robert Vance Gallup, 60, of Suffolk, was charged with three counts of forcible sodomy, three counts of taking indecent...

BRIEF: Suffolk man faces charges over sex assault allegations

2013-05-18 00:00:00

A Suffolk man faces 54 charges related to accusations of sexual assaults said to have occurred decades ago in Virginia Beach and Suffolk. Robert Vance Gallup, 60, formerly of Virginia Beach, remains at the Western Tidewater Regional Jail without bond....

In an urban food desert, markets make a mobile oasis

2013-05-13 00:00:00

The steam from a plump roasted yam greets Peggy Miller for dinner most days. It doesn't take much to satisfy the 72-year-old's appetite, but she's picky about what's on her plate. Fresh vegetables are her first choice, but they're not easy to come by in...

BRIEF: Charge for keeping chickens in Va. Beach dropped

2013-05-15 03:44:02

A General District judge on Tuesday dismissed a misdemeanor charge against a Virginia Beach woman for keeping chickens in her backyard. Attorney Gary Byler, who represents Tracy Gugal-Okroy, said the judge ruled that testimony submitted was not...

Amateur airplane builders aren't deterred by fatal crash

2013-05-13 18:16:00

Wings stood off to one side. The propeller lay in a carton. But the main part of Carl Kesselring's pet project was clearly recognizable as an airplane in progress. "I don't have fear of getting in an airplane," he said, standing in a hangar in...

Virginia Department of Forestry: Woman's vision protects family's forest and its valuable legacy with conservation easement

2013-05-13 07:59:00

In 1961, when Mrs. Segar White Guy inherited her father’s 306-acre tract of unmanaged forestland in Sussex County, she made the long-term commitment to improve the quality of the woodland, according to a news release from the Virginia Department...

Tuesday's 5/14 local schedule (updated Monday AM; including complete VISAA pairings around state)

2013-05-12 22:36:00

COLLEGES Baseball William and Mary vs. Old Dominion (at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton), 6 Men’s golf NCAA Division III championship (in Destin, Fla.; including CNU’s Brian Jaeger) HIGH SCHOOLS Baseball Tabb at Smithfield, 4:30 New Kent at...

Have pests spread north of James River?

2013-05-11 00:00:00

JAMES CITY – State wildlife biologists fear the highly destructive nutria, once confined to South Hampton Roads, is establishing populations north of the James River. "If we confirm one, it will be the first in history," local Game and Inland...

A pilot and passenged in an experimental plane were killed in a crash in Suffolk on Saturday, according to Virginia State Police.

2013-05-04 14:11:00

Longstreet commanded the detachment of two divisions from the Army of Northern Virginia that laid siege to the Union position at Suffolk.

2013-04-10 00:00:00

J.V. Oliver, III uses a GPS equipped tractor to plant, arrow straight, strip-tilled rows of cotton off of Route 10 in Suffolk Friday, May 11, 2012.

2012-10-16 09:04:00