Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia) published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 1369
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-115
•
Next >
-
Stocks close down as deadlock continues in Greece
A political stalemate in Greece rattled financial markets worldwide on Monday, driving U.S. stocks lower. The euro sank to a three-month low against the dollar and borrowing costs for Spain and Italy jumped as bond traders anticipated that financial...
Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Market and Exchange, Financial Markets, Europe, Greece
-
'Super PACs' largely funded by a wealthy few
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...Tags: Republican Party, Companies and Corporations, Parties and Movements, Charity, Weather
-
Perry 'super PAC' fueled by a cadre of Texas businessmen
A veritable who’s who of wealthy Texans poured money into a “super PAC” backing Texas Gov. Rick Perry before his presidential bid collapsed this month, along with nearly a dozen corporations, new campaign finance filings show.
In all,...Tags: Politics, Companies and Corporations, Charity, Waste, Television Industry
-
A weekend just for murder mystery buffs
Special to the Los Angeles TimesDid 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,...Tags: Crimes, Personal Service, Halloween, Jane Seymour, Celebrities
-
Presidents -- the good and the bad
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...Tags: John Tyler, Richard Nixon, Heart Attack, World War I (1914-1918), U.S. Navy
-
Pedaling along the Potomac
Special to The TimesAt 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...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Cycling, Air Transportation Industry, Animals, Disasters
-
Southern Section
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)-...Tags: Anthony Green, Ryan Johnson
-
New ID card for Virginia veterans is here
A program for Virginia veterans launched Wednesday may open the door to more discounts at retail outlets in Hampton Roads. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced that Virginia veterans can now receive a wallet-sized identification card through the Department of...
Tags: Politics, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Regional Authority, Business, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
-
Chesapeake man charged with operating meth lab
Chesapeake police said they worked with several law enforcement agencies to bust a suspected "meth lab" at a residence this morning. Adam Kuykendall, 29, was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. Virginia State Police, the Chesapeake Sheriff's...
Tags: Prosecution, Methamphetamine (drug)
-
West Virginia's Greenbrier River Trail great for bikers, hikers
CASS, W. Va. — The Greenbrier River Trail is a gem. It stretches 78 miles through a picturesque and surprisingly wild valley, next to a pretty stream, through forests and past open fields in the Allegheny Mountains of east-central West Virginia....Tags: Gardens and Parks, Spring Creek, Railway Transportation, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber
-
May 28 Letters:
Refreshing view I am a recent transplant to Virginia, moving here from the Metropolitan New York/New Jersey area. After spending some six decades as a resident of that bastion of "Liberal Thought," press and politics, this state and your newspaper have...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Memorial Day, Ronald Reagan, Human Interest
-
Pirates series: Dutch raiders prowl Hampton Roads
Of all the sea raiders who preyed on Hampton Roads, none wreaked more havoc or spawned more fear than the Dutch.
During the Anglo-Dutch wars, especially — when investors in what was then the world's most powerful maritime nation plowed millions...Tags: Armed Forces, St. George, Hampton Roads, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
May 14, 2012
|Story| AP Member Choice Complete
Feb 1, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jan 31, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Oct 31, 2010
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jan 18, 2009
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 24, 2005
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jan 2, 2004
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 30, 2012
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 29, 2012
|Story| Daily Press
May 29, 2012
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 28, 2012
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 27, 2012
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Original site for Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia) topic gallery.
