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Father and daughter displaced after Hampton home burns

A father and daughter were burned out of their home in the 1500 block of Garrow Circle in Hampton late last night.

Firefighters were called to the home shortly after 11 p.m., said Fire Marshal Anne-Marie Loughran. When firefighters arrived at the home, they found fire and smoke going through a window of a back bedroom.

Hampton University graduate to take command at Fort Monroe

HAMPTON  A Hampton University graduate will take command of the U.S. Army garrison at Fort Monroe in a ceremony at 10 a.m. today.

Col. Anthony D. Reyes earned a degree in business management from Hampton and in 1984 received a commission in the field artillery corps, according to a news release. He most recently served as chief of the Army Diversity Office at the Pentagon.

Teens arrested in beating of Hampton man

HAMPTON Police have arrested four teens and are looking for another man in connection with the mob beating of a man on Saturday.

College graduate gets new ride for the future

HAMPTON Leshania Blue knew something was up. One by one, her co-workers slipped out of the office she works in part time at Thomas Nelson Community College, where she'll graduate today. A friend concocted an excuse to get her outside. And there it was. "Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God."

Caribbean cultural association donates car to student

HAMPTON Leshania Blue knew something was up.

One by one, her co-workers slipped out of the office she works in part time at Thomas Nelson Community College, where she’ll graduate today. A friend concocted an excuse to get her outside. And there it was. “Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.”

Lightweight, powerful and maybe worth a cool mil

HAMPTON For the past several months, Garth Nickle has been splitting his time between his home lab and a conference table at work, manipulating solar panels and fuel cells and soldering irons. The challenge: design a lighter, longer-lasting battery pack to power all the electronics the modern-day soldier carries. The prize: $1 million and a chance at a very big market.

Hampton woman arrested on charges of killing man

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Hampton police on Sunday arrested a woman in connection with the shooting death of a man in early May.

Elaine Clarke, 38, of Hampton was charged with one count of murder and one count of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, police said.

Traffic report: Three-car crash adds to Interstate 64 delays

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A three-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 64 in Hampton has been cleared, but is causing added delays on the interstate.

The crash happened at 4:22 p.m. at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.

By 5 p.m., traffic was moving in both directions but delays were heavier than normal, said Luefras Robinson, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Girl had 'death list' in school locker, Hampton police say

Authorities have sworn out juvenile petitions charging a 14-year-old girl after police said she had a list of other students she wanted to harm in her locker at Hampton High School.

The girl, who wasn’t identified because of her age, is being charged with communicating threats by way of writing and communicating verbal threats, said Cpl. Allison Good, police spokeswoman.

Crash near HRBT closes two lanes of I-64 west

HAMPTON A crash has closed two lanes of I-64 west and has traffic backed up for miles at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.