VIRGINIA BEACH Anthony and Yolanda Myrick can tell you the moment their life changed. read more (Source)
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Plane registered in Virginia Beach crashes in Nevada
HENDERSON, Nev. Four people were injured Sunday when a small plane registered to a Virginia Beach resident crashed near an airport. The plane, a Piper PA-28 Cherokee, crashed about 1:20 p.m. near Henderson Executive Airport, the Associated Press was reporting. read more (Source)
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Trapeze rig at the Oceanfront gives beachgoers a free chance to fly
VIRGINIA BEACH Eight-year-old Jas Marie Miller fearlessly climbed the skinny ladder up to the platform where Matthew Altbuch waited for her. Her mother watched her ascent like a hawk, then her parents clapped when she reached the top of the platform. When Jas Marie looked down, Katie Miller flashed two thumbs up to her daughter. […]
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William E. Wood merger complete
William E. Wood and Associates capped off its merger with the nation’s fourth-largest real estate company last week when it exchanged its familiar red signs for Howard Hanna Real Estate Services’ green ones. read more (Source)
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COASTAL JOURNAL: A rare sight indeed: Mama skink tending to her nest
VIRGINIA BEACH Renee Wampler was lucky to come across this scene of a mama skink incubating eggs in her Bay Colony backyard. Wampler was moving a flowerpot and discovered the nest. "Obviously I left the pot where it was!" Wampler said. "I had never seen this before and found it very interesting, and thought you […]
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Review: "Kooza" a charming return to Cirque du Soleil’s original premise
VIRGINIA BEACH It’s definitely an unusual sight for the Oceanfront – just blocks from the bikinis and stingrays. Tents! read more (Source)
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Virginia Beach police seek man in attempted bank robbery
VIRGINIA BEACH Police are asking for the public’s help with information on a man who tried to rob the Southern Bank at 1870 Kempsville Road this morning. About 9:25, the masked man approached the bank and tried to enter, but couldn’t, said police spokeswoman Officer Tonya Borman. As bank employees called police, the man ran […]
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Billy Stokes picked to coach First Colonial girls
VIRGINIA BEACH Billy Stokes has worked with some of South Hampton Roads’ most successful coaches. He plans to apply what he’s learned this winter when he enters his first season as a head coach. Stokes was tabbed this week to replace longtime First Colonial girls basketball coach Larry Bowman. read more (Source)
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Sessoms elected chairman of panel that helps steer transportation spending
CHESAPEAKE Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms became chairman of the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission on Thursday with no internal opposition and little outside protest against a choice established before the meeting began. read more (Source)
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Virginia Beach hosts Irish sport of "hurling" on Saturday
VIRGINIA BEACH Hurling is known as the fastest game on grass and it has certainly gathered no moss in Virginia Beach, where the Irish sport has taken off over the past five years. Back in 2009, Hampton Roads Hurling Club comprised a handful of friends who turned up to practice in local parks with their […]
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