Drones as first responders? Newport News considers employing devices to assess crime scenes
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During a recent City Council work session, Assistant City Manager Alan Archer and Police Chief Steve Drew made a pitch for utilizing drones to help respond to emergencies and calls for service. The goal is to increase safety for police and people involved in a crisis ..read more
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Attempted cyber attack responsible for 3-week Newport News library computer outage
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For more than three weeks, public computers, printing, faxing, and scan-to-email services have all been unavailable at Newport News libraries ..read more
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Settlement reached in case of Newport News man killed by police in his living room in 2019
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The family of a Newport News man who was shot and killed by police in 2019 have agreed to settle a pending wrongful death claim against two police officers ..read more
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Woman was being ‘beaten out’ of Norfolk-based gang before she was found dead, court documents say
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For Tyosha Mitchell, 25, to be allowed to leave the crime ring, of which she was the highest ranking female member, she was to be beaten by a group of three women continuously for 31 seconds, the documents say ..read more
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Clouded market: Even as retail marijuana sales stall in Virginia, vaping and smoke shops are on the rise
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They’re called vape shops, smoke shacks and tobacco stores. And they’re increasingly sprouting up in shopping plazas and storefronts throughout Hampton Roads. But while consumer demand appears to support the proliferation of these shops, their role in the long-awaited retail marijuana market seems hazy at best ..read more
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Men who escaped Newport News jail waive probable cause hearing; plea hearing set for June
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John Michael Garza, 37, and Arley Vaughn Nemo III, 43, are accused of tunneling their way out of their cell at a Newport News Jail Annex on 25th Street, using primitive tools made with “a toothbrush and a metal object ..read more
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Newport News airport receives federal funding to help plan for the future
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The airport will receive $1.35 million in federal funding to update its Airport Master Plan — a planning document that guides the airport’s future for the next 5-20 years ..read more
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Norfolk man, woman convicted in 6-week armed robbery spree of 7-Elevens and Subway restaurants
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Prosecutors contended that Brandon D’Angelo Chavis, 36, and Melissa E. Beasley, 43, robbed or tried to rob seven 7-Elevens, two Subway sandwich shops, and a Speedway gas station in a six-week stretch from Oct. 1 through Nov. 15 of 2021 ..read more
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Educators ‘outraged’ after attorneys argue 1st-grade teacher shot in school is ‘workplace injury’
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2w ago
The Newport News Education Association president says teachers are outraged, and feeling more and more "unvalued ..read more
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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with $5 Yelp offers and free events
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People with a yearning for the taste of home, or to try something new, can check out more than a dozen restaurants. A Yelp account is required ..read more
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