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By Jeff Lawson Don’t be fooled by the very cold temperatures Saturday morning. Readings will actually recover very nicely later in the day and really warm up the next couple of days.
SUFFOLK The city has rejected all of the proposals it received for the Obici mansion, calling into question the fate of the historic home. The city released a statement Friday evening saying that all of the proposals failed to meet one or more of the requirements for the project. Those criteria included financing capability, benefits to the city, and project experience.
NORFOLK A man convicted of murder, robbery, and drug and weapons charges will serve 21 years for the crimes, a judge ruled Friday. Deonte L. Mayfield was convicted in the shooting death of 31-year-old Cleavonne Tynes, who was found with several gunshot wounds in the 300 block of E. Little Creek Road in June 2008. A co-defendant, Donte White, is scheduled to be sentenced in January.
NORFOLK The state Supreme Court vacated criminal contempt convictions against two defense lawyers who were charged and sanctioned by Chuck Griffith, a circuit judge who has since left the bench.
By Jaedda Armstrong and Philip Walzer NORFOLK Perfectly Frank, a hot dog and hamburger joint near Old Dominion University, was packed. Every table and nearly every seat at the counter was taken. Plus three tables outside. Same for Boar's Nest Bar & Deli down the street.
Norfolk State University president Carolyn Meyers said Friday in a statement that she was surprised and honored to be a finalist for the top post at Morgan State University. The Baltimore school this week released the names of three candidates for its presidency. In her statement, Meyers said she was approached by the university's search committee.
In the midst of a swine flu pandemic, should guests at a wine-tasting party share a single glass? A version of that question faces many Hampton Roads churches, where congregants sip from a shared Communion cup. A Georgetown University doctor warns against such a practice, but it's routine during Communion in Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran churches.
NORFOLK The steel rails are the same. So are the overhead electric lines. But the vehicle? Randall Pike, who, at 91, might be the oldest living Norfolk streetcar driver, said the city's new light-rail vehicles feel like an airplane compared to the "box" he operated in the 1940s.
A crash inside the tube of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 for a while on Friday evening.
Traffic on I-64 east heading from the Peninsula to South Hampton Roads was detoured onto Interstate 664 south, said Lauren Hansen, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
By EILEEN SULLIVAN
WASHINGTON The family of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says "the actions of their cousin are despicable and deplorable."
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