VIRGINIA BEACH When Chúc Thanh was a 14-year-old boy raising water buffalo in the rice fields of Vietnam, his sister – a Budd­hist nun – asked him to join a monastery. He agreed.

By Jeffrey Lawson As a cold front approaches we could see a few storms Friday night, and some of them could be strong early on, but temperatures won't be much different than last night, with lows in the mid 60s for most of us under variably cloudy skies.

EASTERN SHORE An open house for the archaeological dig at Savage Neck will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday instead of all day. A flier about the event distributed earlier in the week gave incorrect hours.

NORFOLK When Old Dominion University graduates walk across the stage today to receive their diplomas, think about plastic bottles. That's because each student will be wearing a cap and gown made entirely from recycled materials, including old plastic bottles.

FRANKLIN The Norfolk division of the FBI will hold a free seminar Tuesday regarding sexual text messaging, cyber bullying and gangs. The class will be the first of the division's "Aware. Prepare. Plan" sessions. Future seminars, to be held across Hampton Roads, will focus on counterintelligence, terrorism and fraud.

By Brock Vergakis NORFOLK The "like" button on Facebook seems like a relatively clear way to express your support for something, but a federal judge says that doesn't mean clicking it is constitutionally protected speech.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina plant that a few years ago produced food contaminated by toxic mold that killed dozens of dogs, federal officials said Friday.

NORFOLK Two Azalea Gardens Middle School boys were disciplined after security staff found a BB gun in a student's book bag when he arrived by bus at school Thursday. Division spokeswoman Karen Tanner said someone tipped off the school and bus department about the weapon. One student had the gun while at the bus stop, and the second had it in his book bag during the ride.

The Hampton Police Division has released the causes of death for the Hampton family that died in the aftermath of a domestic incident on April 18.

The Newport News Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a missing teen.