The cabinet official responsible for overseeing the entire national park system will tour Fort Monroe on Wednesday, then attend a community meeting about the future of the historic Army base.

The 149th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads will be commemorated this weekend when The Mariners' Museum, The Museum of the Confederacy and NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary present academic lectures and a variety of family-friendly activities, including a behind-the-scenes tour, a quirky exhibition and a cooking competition.

HAMPTON

The word spread quickly through Hampton University’s Kelsey Hall that Heaven and Love were in the building – two specialties of Cupcake Meg.

HAMPTON

A 19-year-old Hampton woman died late Thursday when the car she was riding in hit a tree, Hampton Police said.

Samantha Lynn Bartley was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in the 1500 block of Briarfield Road just before midnight.

NEWPORT NEWS

The Navy will christen its newest Virginia-class attack submarine California at a ceremony Saturday at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding.

WILLIAMSBURG Southeastern Virginia has a mother lode of history. America was established and won its freedom right here in our neighborhood, with lots taking place in between. That's what most people who visit the Historic Triangle of Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown are chasing down. For those who live more in the now, and who love the arts, another Williamsburg beckons.

Ticket sales dropped nearly 7 percent at Colonial Williamsburg last year, but its chief executive said Friday that the results were better than expected and predicted a stronger 2010.

The ethics investigation of former state legislator Phil Hamilton's financial ties to Old Dominion University was stopped Nov. 16, one day after the delegate resigned from the General Assembly, according to a letter released Tuesday by House Speaker William Howell.

NORFOLK Celebrity chef Jeff Henderson served up a stew of inspirational stories to a lunchtime crowd at Norfolk State University Tuesday. Henderson is an award-winning former executive chef at Cafe Bellagio in Las Vegas, a best-selling author and has his own show, “The Chef Jeff Project,” on the Food Network.