NEWPORT NEWS A controversial piece of property loaded with nontidal wetlands that was the subject of a Supreme Court case is back in trouble, and the issue again is environmental protection, or lack thereof. The Newdunn tract, as it is called, measures about 42 acres and runs along the busy Jefferson Avenue corridor in Newport News, also visible to motorists going west on Interstate 64.

NEWPORT NEWS A Virginia Beach couple who were rescued after the sinking of a luxury cruise ship off the Italian coast are featured in a Mariners' Museum exhibit about survivors of marine catastrophes.

The Black Knight was the last to board the flight to Charlotte, N.C. Wearing 80 pounds of armor, including chain mail, a chest plate and a cowboy hat with feathers trailing behind, he clanked to his seat on the aisle. Then he buckled in. It was uncomfortable but worth it.

NEWPORT NEWS   Two men robbed another man at gunpoint Wednesday, police say.  

NEWPORT NEWS Shipbuilders in Virginia reached a major milestone in the construction of the nation's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on Thursday when they slowly lowered the massive lower bow into place in what will become the Gerald R. Ford.

NEWPORT NEWS A man shot Monday night during a struggle with a police officer is in good condition.

NEWPORT NEWS An 18-year-old man who was shot during a struggle with a police officer Monday has been released from the hospital and charged in connection with the incident.

NEWPORT NEWS A Virginia company that provides aerial training to the military has suspended flights while it investigates two recent crashes that killed two of its pilots.

NEWPORT NEWS The city's bookmobile will cease operations next month because of budgetary constraints, a news release from the Newport News Public Library System said. Through May, the bookmobile will continue its normal schedule. In June, it will only accept returned materials at its regular stops. The service will end June 28.

NORFOLK Fibrek Inc., a Montreal-based company, plans to export nearly 7,200 tons of wood pulp from West Virginia through the port of Hampton Roads next month, a top port executive said Monday.