Va. court grants first writ of actual innocence in Chesapeake case

" - A man convicted in Chesapeake of felony firearm possession has become the first person exonerated under a 2004 Virginia law allowing prisoners to present new, non-DNA evidence of their innocence. The Virginia Court of Appeals granted Darrell Andrew Copeland's writ of...

Lingerie links women to robbery

"HAMPTON - A woman from Hampton has been linked to a robbery that financed her underwear shopping spree, police said.Charlotte Hall, along with Anna Albecker, are believed to have profited from a robbery on June 1 in the Todd's Lane area of Hampton.According to an affidavit...

Woman accused of assault, trying to steal hair extensions

Police charged an 18-year-old Virginia woman with spraying mace in a store clerk's face while trying to steal hair extensions at a beauty supply store.The store clerk deserves a big fat raise.

Families Displaced After Fire Destroys Nearby Houses

" May 20, 2007 Virginia - A fire destroyed two vacant houses in the city's southeast neighborhood early Saturday morning, but firefighters managed to keep the blaze from engulfing a third house occupied by a couple and their two teenage daughters. Newport News firefighters...

Firefighter Injured While Battling Blaze

" April 26, 2007 Virginia - Lightning from a fast-moving thunderstorm struck the roof of a brick colonial home along the James River Tuesday, sparking a fire that burned through much of the home's attic, an official said. Authorities received a report of a fire at 6:35 p.m....

Fire Destroys Market: Electrical Short Circuit To Blame

" February 17, 2007 Virginia - Fire destroyed a popular neighborhood market early this morning. Newport News fire officials determined that a short circuit in the lighting system caused the fire that gutted Game's Farmer's Market on Harpersville Road. The building was...

Weakened Ernesto's rains force hundreds from homes - Seattle Times

" By SONJA BARISIC The Associated Press PREV of NEXT BUDDY NORRIS / NEWPORT NEWS DAILY PRESS A rescue crew takes Mariners Landing Apartments residents to safety Friday in Newport News, Va. Related National Hurricane Center NORFOLK, Va. — Ernesto weakened to a tropical...