First, let me get this out of the way. We blew it. Big time. Readers of Monday's Sports front saw the score for the Super Bowl as Colts 31, Saints 17. The mistake was repeated on Page 9. It doesn't get much worse. The whole country watches the Super Bowl, the whole country knows the score, and we get it wrong? Preposterous. Unbelievable. Embarrassing.

Correction A story on Page 2 of Friday's Hampton Roads section ("Driver, accused in deaths of couple, is released on bond") incorrectly identified one of the two victims in a fatal crash. The victim was Jean Mary Tonking. The incorrect information came from police.

Correction An item in Friday's C lipper about the "Owls @ Indian River Library" event contained erroneous age-eligibility information. The free program - taking place 2 p.m. today at the library, 2320 Old Greenbrier Road, Chesapeake - is open to children ages 5 and older when accompanied by a parent or responsible guardian. Call (757) 410-7001.

A story on Saturday's front page ("High court ruling throws sand into wheels of justice") included incorrect information. Sheldon A. Cypress' attorney, Tom Shuttleworth, argued in Circuit Court that the judge should have forced the prosecutor to put the state lab technician on the witness stand.  

Correction The Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 93rd Signal Brigade has already been activated at Fort Eustis. Because of a source error, an item in Friday's military news roundup, "Activated unit to add troops, jobs at Fort Eustis," contained incorrect information.

NORFOLK The vacant house next door has been gone more than a year, but Patricia Beck still has to deal with the consequences. The now-empty lot beside her home in Norfolk's Lindenwood neighborhood has attracted drug users and vagrants, trash and trouble. Beck would like to buy the lot, but there's a problem: No one will claim ownership.

CHESAPEAKE A grand jury certified murder and felony child neglect charges Tuesday against the father and stepmother in the death of 5-year-old Carly Sawyer.

VIRGINIA BEACH A Norfolk man was sentenced Tuesday to serve life plus 53 years in prison for killing a P.F. Chang's pastry chef walking home from work four years ago.

VIRGINIA BEACH A Norfolk man was sentenced Tuesday to serve life plus 53 years in prison for killing a P.F. Chang's pastry chef walking home from work four years ago.

VIRGINIA BEACH When Virginia Cochran told friends and colleagues that she wanted to retire, they offered the same advice: Make a plan. But on Monday, as the General District Court judge wrapped up her final day on the bench, Cochran admitted she never got around to figuring one out. Instead, she said, she'll start her retirement today with the hopes of finding fulfillment.