http://www.headlineva.com/index.php/news/ en scottb@vpa.net Copyright 2010 2010-07-30T05:18:54+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/epa-rejects-cuccinellis-globalwarming-petition http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/epa-rejects-cuccinellis-globalwarming-petition#When:22:20:52Z RICHMOND Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's challenge to the federal government's conclusion that greenhouse gases are dangerous to people has failed on the regulatory front but remains alive in court. Norfolk 2010-07-29T22:20:52+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/chesapeake-pay-tipsters-leads-illegal-guns http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/chesapeake-pay-tipsters-leads-illegal-guns#When:22:03:17Z CHESAPEAKE Gun-buyback programs aim to get firearms away from criminals but tend to attract legal guns. Police hope to get exactly what they're looking for later this summer by tempting tipsters instead. A new program will trade $100 cash for information about illegal guns. Norfolk 2010-07-29T22:03:17+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/hampton-roads-hit-flooding-lightning-severe-storm http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/hampton-roads-hit-flooding-lightning-severe-storm#When:19:38:09Z A flood advisory was in effect until 9:15 p.m. in Hampton Roads. Very heavy rain was expected to continue until about 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service office in Wakefield. Severe thunderstorm, flash flood and tornado warnings for the region have all expired as the storm has started to move out of the area. Norfolk 2010-07-29T19:38:09+00:00 http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2010/jul/29/man-trapped-peanut-holding-tank/ http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/news/2010/jul/29/man-trapped-peanut-holding-tank/#When:17:01:03Z Suffolk Fire and Rescue rescued a man from a peanut silo at Birdsong Peanuts on Thursday morning. Suffolk 2010-07-29T17:01:03+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/mcdonnell-plans-town-hall-meeting-norfolk http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/mcdonnell-plans-town-hall-meeting-norfolk#When:16:18:58Z RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell is planning to speak with Virginians at a series of town hall meetings. McDonnell's office says the eight-stop tour starts next Wednesday in Roanoke and runs through the end of August. Stops are planned for Norfolk, Chester, Fredericksburg, Fairfax, Harrisonburg, Danville and Bristol. Norfolk 2010-07-29T16:18:58+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/director-top-nc-law-agency-moves-new-job http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/director-top-nc-law-agency-moves-new-job#When:15:43:37Z By Martha Waggoner RALEIGH, N.C. The director of the State Bureau of Investigation is moving to a new job as an outside review of the agency's crime lab continues. Norfolk 2010-07-29T15:43:37+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/navy-welcomes-advanced-hawkeye-newest-eye-sky http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/navy-welcomes-advanced-hawkeye-newest-eye-sky#When:15:22:02Z NORFOLK The Navy's newest surveillance plane doesn't look much different from its predecessor: It's got the same dinner-plate-shaped radar dome perched atop its fuselage, the same twin propellers, the same wingspan. Norfolk 2010-07-29T15:22:02+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/navy-welcomes-its-newest-eye-sky http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/navy-welcomes-its-newest-eye-sky#When:15:22:02Z NORFOLK The Navy's newest surveillance plane doesn't look much different from its predecessor: it's got the same dinner-plate shaped radar dome perched atop its fuselage, the same twin propellers, the same wingspan. Norfolk 2010-07-29T15:22:02+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/man-charged-fatal-shooting-gas-station-lot-norfolk http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/man-charged-fatal-shooting-gas-station-lot-norfolk#When:15:21:43Z NORFOLK A Portsmouth man was charged today in the fatal shooting Saturday in a BP gas station parking lot. Kendres Lamont Owens, 31, of the 100 block of Allen Road, was arrested in Portsmouth, police said. He was charged with murder and using a firearm in a felony in the death of Tremaine Vernell Pugh, 33, of Portsmouth. Norfolk 2010-07-29T15:21:43+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/man-uninjured-after-house-fire-olde-towne-portsmouth http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/man-uninjured-after-house-fire-olde-towne-portsmouth#When:15:10:57Z PORTSMOUTH No injuries were reported today in a house fire in the 500 block of Hampton Place, in Olde Towne. The fire was reported at 3:40 p.m. A man inside the house got out safely, said Captain JK Roenker of the fire department. The fire caused moderate damage to the second floor of the house, and was brought under control in about 10 minutes. Norfolk 2010-07-29T15:10:57+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/firefighters-battle-house-fire-olde-towne-portsmouth http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/firefighters-battle-house-fire-olde-towne-portsmouth#When:15:10:57Z PORTSMOUTH No injuries were reported today in a house fire in the 500 block of Hampton Place, in Olde Towne. The fire was reported at 3:40 p.m. A man inside the house got out safety, the fire department said. The fire caused moderate damage to the second floor of the house, and was brought under control in about 10 minutes. Norfolk 2010-07-29T15:10:57+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/newport-news-police-seek-help-thefts-cars http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/newport-news-police-seek-help-thefts-cars#When:14:30:50Z NEWPORT NEWS A rash of summer-night car break-ins and vandalism has police asking the public for help, and warning them to lock their vehicles. Norfolk 2010-07-29T14:30:50+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/exowner-smithfield-farm-store-pleads-guilty-17m-fraud http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/exowner-smithfield-farm-store-pleads-guilty-17m-fraud#When:13:44:36Z NORFOLK A Smithfield woman pleaded guilty today to three federal charges, admitting that she stole the identities of customers from her farm equipment store to obtain more than 80 loans worth $1.7 million. Norfolk 2010-07-29T13:44:36+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/mahan-street-closed-suffolk-through-aug-11 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/mahan-street-closed-suffolk-through-aug-11#When:13:40:46Z SUFFOLK Mahan Street, near downtown, will be closed beginning Monday, Aug. 2, and through Aug. 11 for the replacement of sewer main, said city spokeswoman Debbie George. The street will be closed from Church St. to Pine St. Traffic will be detoured to Prentis St., George said. Anyone who has questions about the repairs should contact the Department of Public Utilities at 757-514-7000. Norfolk 2010-07-29T13:40:46+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/dea-9-million-drug-ring-busted-big-daddy-arrested http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/dea-9-million-drug-ring-busted-big-daddy-arrested#When:13:28:19Z NORFOLK Federal agents say they have busted one of the largest drug rings in the area, a $9 million operation allegedly run for the past 10 years by the owner of Big Daddy's restaurant in Virginia Beach. Fred Phillip Wills Jr., aka ldquo;Big Daddy,rdquo; and two others were arrested Wednesday on a federal indictment charging multiple drug distribution counts. Norfolk 2010-07-29T13:28:19+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/man-rescued-peanut-silo-suffolk http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/man-rescued-peanut-silo-suffolk#When:12:17:43Z SUFFOLK Rescue workers spent about 90 minutes this morning freeing a man who fell into a silo about one-third full of peanuts. Two Birdsong Peanuts workers were checking the level of peanuts when one fell into the storage tank, city spokeswoman Debbie George said. Firefighters received the report just after 9 a.m. The silo, in the 300 block of Factory St., is about 50 feet tall, George said. Norfolk 2010-07-29T12:17:43+00:00 http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-nws-nn-apt-fire-20100729,0,7730973.story?track=rss http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-nws-nn-apt-fire-20100729,0,7730973.story?track=rss#When:10:46:00Z NEWPORT NEWS #8212; A fire at a townhouse in Newport News this morning was caused by carelessly discarded smoking materials, investigators have determined. Newport_News 2010-07-29T10:46:00+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/gang-charges-tossed-va-beach-fatal-shooting http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/gang-charges-tossed-va-beach-fatal-shooting#When:10:43:17Z VIRGINIA BEACH Gang and mob assault charges have been dismissed against most of the defendants charged in connection with a fight and fatal shooting at a convenience store in April. Norfolk 2010-07-29T10:43:17+00:00 http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-nws-peanut-tank-20100729,0,6898602.story?track=rss http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-nws-peanut-tank-20100729,0,6898602.story?track=rss#When:10:43:00Z SUFFOLK #8212; Emergency crews in Suffolk extracted a man who had fallen into a storage tank filled with peanuts, and the man emerged uninjured. Newport_News 2010-07-29T10:43:00+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/virginia-woman-sues-over-fortune-teller-label http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/virginia-woman-sues-over-fortune-teller-label#When:10:15:05Z By Larry O'Dellnbsp; RICHMOND A Chesterfield County woman claims county officials have violated her religious rights by defining her as a fortune teller rather than a spiritual counselor. A hearing in Patricia Moore-King's lawsuit is set for today in federal court in Richmond. Norfolk 2010-07-29T10:15:05+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/nc-highway-patrol-panel-discusses-how-fix-force http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/nc-highway-patrol-panel-discusses-how-fix-force#When:10:07:49Z RALEIGH, N.C.nbsp; A high-profile panel responsible for ideas on how to restructure North Carolina's beleaguered Highway Patrol is meeting for the first time. WRAL-TV reported the six-member panel meets today to begin coming up with ways to change the patrol's policies and structure. Norfolk 2010-07-29T10:07:49+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/nc-examines-law-limits-monitoring-dwi-offenders http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/nc-examines-law-limits-monitoring-dwi-offenders#When:10:05:29Z CHARLOTTE, N.C.nbsp; North Carolina lawmakers say they are willing to revisit the state's laws on ankle-monitoring for people convicted of driving while impaired. Norfolk 2010-07-29T10:05:29+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/man-rescued-peanut-holding-tank-suffolk http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/man-rescued-peanut-holding-tank-suffolk#When:10:02:42Z SUFFOLK Firefighters have freed a man who fell into a peanut holding tanknbsp;in the 300 block of Factory St. Dispatchers received a report of an injured person at Birdsong Peanutsnbsp;just after 9 a.m., said Debbie George, city spokeswoman. The man was rescued about 10:30 a.m. Norfolk 2010-07-29T10:02:42+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/nc-expert-says-gulf-oil-unlikely-reach-east-coast http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/nc-expert-says-gulf-oil-unlikely-reach-east-coast#When:09:56:30Z RALEIGH, N.C.nbsp; An expert on marine sciences and coastal circulation says it's unlikely that oil from the Gulf spill will reach the Eastern Seaboard. Norfolk 2010-07-29T09:56:30+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/va-murderer-soering-goes-parole-board-again-today http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/va-murderer-soering-goes-parole-board-again-today#When:09:52:18Z By Rex Bowman DILLWYN Jens Soering isn't the kind of guy to give up. He just wants to go away. Norfolk 2010-07-29T09:52:18+00:00 http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-shelter-dogs-wvec-link,0,7235820.story?track=rss http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-shelter-dogs-wvec-link,0,7235820.story?track=rss#When:09:33:00Z Because of shelter overcrowding in New Orleans, many of the shelter dogs are coming to Hampton Roads. Newport_News 2010-07-29T09:33:00+00:00 http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-nws-nn-apt-fire-20100729,0,7730973.story?track=rss http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-nws-nn-apt-fire-20100729,0,7730973.story?track=rss#When:09:33:00Z NEWPORT NEWS #8212; A townhouse in Newport News was severely damaged by fire this morning, but no injuries were reported. Newport_News 2010-07-29T09:33:00+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/prosecutors-get-gang-charges-dropped-beach-case http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/prosecutors-get-gang-charges-dropped-beach-case#When:09:19:36Z VIRGINIA BEACH Prosecutors asked for gang charges to be dismissed today against a group of men charged in connection with an April fight that ended with one man shot. Norfolk 2010-07-29T09:19:36+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/sept-execution-set-only-woman-virginia-death-row http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/sept-execution-set-only-woman-virginia-death-row#When:09:15:30Z RICHMOND A September execution has been set for Virginia's only woman on death row. Today,nbsp;a Pittsylvania County Circuit judge set a Sept. 23 execution for 40-year-old Teresa Lewis. Lewis was sentenced to death for plotting to have her husband and stepson killed in 2002 so she could collect a $250,000 life insurance policy. Norfolk 2010-07-29T09:15:30+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/virginia-zoo-announces-birth-baby-bongo-emma http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/virginia-zoo-announces-birth-baby-bongo-emma#When:09:09:16Z NORFOLK The Virginia Zoo this morning announced the birth of a bongo. The bongo, born Monday, was named Emma, according to the announcement. Three bongos were born last year at the zoo. The herd now includes the calf, three juveniles, an adult male and three adult females, according to the zoo. Norfolk 2010-07-29T09:09:16+00:00 http://www.headlineva.com/index.php/news/