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Norcom boys track coach Lisa Carnes couldn’t watch. She wanted to see the 1,600-meter relay – the final event of the meet – but nerves got the best of her.

“I wasn’t feeling good,” she said. “You get nervous when it’s something you can’t control.”

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Police are asking for the public’s help to find the person they believe responsible for three separate incidents that occurred in the Northampton section of the city.

  HAMPTON It was another Southeastern District sweep for the Western Branch track program Wednesday as the boys and girls both won their sixth consecutive titles.

Like many great comedians before him, Kevin Hart took what may have been perceived as a disadvantage and made it a punch line.
The Philadelphia native stands 5-foot-4 and often jokes about his height. In his routines, the fast-talking Hart flips the Napoleon complex on its head, when he’s not riffing about sex and the inanities of urban romance.

If you are feeling the need for speed, perhaps a trip to Hampton’s Virginia Air & Space Center should be on your radar this weekend.

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A Hampton man who told his co-workers he was a “lottery rookie,” won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game.

The Chamberlin, a landmark hotel on the Peninsula’s waterfront since 1928, was named for a real man about town – just not this town.

John F. Chamberlin is variously described as an entrepreneur, gaming magnate, hotel man and restaurateur, and The New York Times found many more words for his obituary in 1896:

Taking in a nice day by the Bay, a flock of birds finds a place to perch Thursday at Fort Monroe in Hampton. Temperatures reached the high 50s in Hampton Roads. Forecasts Friday call for mostly sunny skies and temperatures near 50.

By Cathy Carter
Correspondent

Arlo Guthrie has spent the better part of the past 40 years on tour, but some spots along his journey are more memorable than others.

Not many rock acts have pulled off Tool's trick. The band took the dark elements of underground metal, placed them in an ambitious, artsy context and made it all accessible. Since making a splash in the early '90s, Tool has amassed a cult following that helped push albums such as "Undertow" and "Lateralus" past platinum sales.