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Other storms cause damage elsewhere
247-7838 | 247-4760Three tornadoes touched down in Virginia on Monday, causing about 200 injuries, according to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. Suffolk was hit the hardest by two tornadoes but damage was also reported in other areas. The National...Tags: Gloucester County, York County (Virginia), Wakefield (Sussex, Virginia), Weather Statistics, Mathews County
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Rare weather pattern brought savage storm
247-4534Before cyclone winds reached down in Suffolk to throw trucks into buildings, pound well-built homes to matchsticks and crumple tin roofing like it was tin foil, a warm, moist front settled over Hampton Roads on Sunday. Alone it would have been nothing....Tags: Hampton Roads, Weather Statistics, Weather Warnings, Emergency Incidents, Hampton Roads Weather
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Richmond man's death in Iraq leaves five fatherless
Daryl Booker called his father in Surry County just before Christmas last year and told him not to worry. Booker, an Army National Guardsman who grew up in Richmond, had been in Iraq since October. He'd survived a couple close calls, Earnest Hardy Sr....Tags: Fort Eustis, Defense, Armed Forces, Smithfield, Death
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State Sen. Quayle will face Democrat Heretick in 13th
247-4534Republican incumbent Frederick M. Quayle will face off against Portsmouth City Council member Steve Heretick, a Democrat, for the 13th District state Senate seat, in a race that could affect the balance of power in the General Assembly. Quayle, a...Tags: Political Fundraising, Crime, Law and Justice, Southampton (Southampton, Virginia), Primaries, Justice System
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Local Iraq casualties
April 9, 2004: Steven Scott Fisher of Virginia Beach, a civilian, died when his convoy was ambushed in Abu Graib, near Fallujah. April 26, 2004: Navy officers based at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base in Virginia Beach, were killed April 24 in a...Tags: Explosions, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Bombings, Defense, Firearms
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Deer hunting is endangered
By Cortney LangleyJAMES CITY -- As autumn approaches, Ray Respress gets busy clearing paths, building tree stands and gathering gear for the upcoming deer hunting season. His routine is on hold this fall until his Flat Iron Hunt Club learns if it will have anyplace place...Tags: Entertainment, Property, Dining and Drinking, Dog (animal), Bars and Clubs
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National Weather Service confirms 7th tornado locally
Daily PressThe National Weather Service in Wakefield has confirmed that a seventh tornado -- this one in Mathews -- touched down Monday during a flurry of storms that devastated southeastern Virginia. The tornado touched down in Mathews County, it was a category...Tags: Gloucester County, Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), Wakefield (Sussex, Virginia), Weather Statistics, Mathews County
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Clip and save: How to contact your legislators
Critical decisions are being made in the General Assembly. Lobbyists for all manner of interests, from developers and electrical utilities to educators and hospitals, are in Richmond bending legislators' ears, wining and dining them, making pitches for...Tags: Nick Rerras, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Laws, Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), G. Glenn Oder
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Hampton Roads housing: A statistical snapshot
2005 home sales Peninsula, Hampton Roads Days on market: 31 Number of houses sold: 29,085 Average price: $250,304 Williamsburg Days on market: 54 Number of houses sold: 2,328 Average price: $350,080 Richmond Metro Number of houses sold: 16,...Tags: Gloucester County, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), York County (Virginia), Poquoson (Poquoson, Virginia)
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Clip and save, part 1
Legislators are getting ready to gather in Richmond. They're crafting bills, lining up support, fine-tuning their assessments of what voters want/need/will (and won't) put up with/won't notice. Here's what you should be getting ready to do: Decide what...Tags: Nick Rerras, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), Laws, Fort Monroe
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Jamestown 2007 preparations: Planning for the BIG ONE
247-4738If all goes as planned, the Jamestown 2007 commemoration should draw thousands of extra visitors to the region before, during and after the main events. But how will all of these visitors get to Jamestown? So far, the answer has been the widening of...Tags: Jamestown Settlement, Hampton Roads, Road Transportation, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Hospitals and Clinics
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No Easy Journey
Daily Press++++++++++++++++++++ || || || The children of Newport News Shipyard workers walk to school in this May, 1942 photograph taken by Pat Terry of the Farm Services Administration. || ++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Howard University, Crime, Law and Justice, Wars and Interventions, Discrimination
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