CHESAPEAKE Firefighters ended their search Sunday night for a possible trapped dog in drain pipes near the intersection of Meadowbrook Lane and Mapleton Crescent in Western Branch. Units reported to the scene about 5:40 p.m. Sunday after someone called Animal Control, Capt. Scott Saunders said.

Nearly fifteen years have passed since Hugo A. Owens Middle School first opened in the city's Deep Creek section. It has been almost four years since the death of its namesake, a prominent city leader and civil rights pioneer. But Owens' accomplishments remain enshrined in a display near the school's entrance and in the stories that students still hear from their teachers and others.

CHESAPEAKE WHEN THEIR families want to throw a party or celebrate some milestone, they turn to Rob and Linda Zaremski and the couple's backyard paradise. With its in-ground pool connected to a light show, plus a waterfall fish pond, hot tub, fire pit, surround-sound music and lush landscaping, including a tall trellis overrun with star jasmine, the Zaremskis' outdoor space is Party Central.

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Firefighters rescued a man from a burning building this morning after a single-family home caught fire.

Crews were dispatched to 614 Sparrow Rd. in Indian River at 5:09 a.m., according to Capt. Mike Thibeault, a fire department spokesman. They found smoke billowing from the attic of the house and flames coming out the back, he said.

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The Bells Mill Historical Research & Restoration Society will hold its 12th annual "Founders Day Observance in Hampton Roads" at 10:30 a.m. Monday.
 
The free ceremony takes place at the Unknown & Known Afro-Union Civil War Soldiers Memorial, 1001 Bells Mill Road.
 

CHESAPEAKE A 16-year-old boy confessed Friday to attacking former NFL player Ed Beard last year during a gang initiation. Staring at his feet and with his hands cuffed in front of him, James Richardson-Jackson pleaded guilty to four felonies, including malicious wounding by mob and using force for gang recruitment.

CHESAPEAKE The High-Rise Bridge on Interstate 64 will be closed for one hour Wednesday night while crews remove some equipment from under the lift span. The closure is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., according to a Virginia Department of Transportation news release. Drivers can use the Downtown Tunnel as an alternate route.  

CHESAPEAKE A little one-two passing between Grassfield's Corey Cullop and Michael Abraham put the Hickory defense to sleep. Then Evan McNair's header woke everyone up. McNair's second-half strike held up and the Grizzlies beat the Hawks 1-0 in the Southeastern District tournament championship Thursday at Grassfield.

CHESAPEAKE Michael Cherry thought he was destined to be a football player. A long, lanky receiver with breakaway speed, he believed he was talented enough to someday star on the Oscar Smith High School football team. So he mostly overlooked track. "I can count the number of practices he came to on one hand," said Walt Green, coach of the Real Deal club track team.

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A $376.8 million operating budget that requires employees to contribute 3 percent of their pay to the Virginia Retirement System was adopted Thursday by the School Board.