http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/27 Category: News en-us Copyright 2010 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:34:04 -0500 NEWPORT NEWS The City Council appointed its acting city manager its new city manager, effective immediately. Neil A. Morgan, 52, has been serving as the acting city manager since the departure of former City Manager Randy Hildebrandt in August, a news release from Newport News said. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/newport-news-appoints-new-city-manager Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:05:55 -0500 VIRGINIA BEACH A South Carolina man was charged with animal cruelty after police said he had a Volkswagen Vanagon filled with dogs and cats. On Friday, an animal control officer visited the van parked in the 2800 block of Atlantic Ave. and found three dogs loose inside and four thin cats in pet carriers that were filled with urine and feces, a police news release said. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/dogs-cats-found-van-oceanfront-owner-charged Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:57:00 -0500 RICHMOND The proposal to place tolls on two Hampton Roads bridge-tunnels breathed its last Tuesday - for this General Assembly session, at least. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/tunnel-tolls-proposal-dropped-general-assembly Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:51:53 -0500 RICHMOND The perennial "guns in bars" bill is on the march again, and this year it has a friend in the governor's mansion. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/bill-allowing-concealed-weapons-bars-advances Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:36:55 -0500 CHESAPEAKE Chesapeake Schools Superintendent W. Randolph Nichols unveiled a proposed budget Monday night of $382 million  –  $24 million less than last year’s budget . http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/chesapeake-schools-budget-plan-24m-thinner Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:53:42 -0500 House of Delegates budget negotiators hope to overcome a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall in part by deeper cuts at state agencies, bigger contributions from state workers to their pension plans and more federal money to pay for Medicaid. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/gop-plan-emerges-fix-va-shortfall Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:47:58 -0500 PORTSMOUTH City Council members demanded faster action Monday on an ambitious economic development plan that they had asked staff to begin drafting in November. So far, the plan involves a list of goals with deadlines ranging from 45 days to six months. The timelines didn't thrill council members, who were briefed in a presentation from economic development director Patrick Small. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/portsmouth-council-seeks-quicker-action-plan Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:45:54 -0500 The key players in a hazing scandal among Navy dog handlers in Bahrain finally had their day in court, three years after the original investigation ended and one implicated sailor killed herself. The venue wasn't a court-martial; it was a retirement pay hearing for the unit's enlisted leader, Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Toussaint. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/ensnared-hazing-scandal-sailor-relieved-tell-his-story Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:31:13 -0500 Two years ago, Norfolk businessman Eric Stevens was broad-sided by a motorist who ran a red light. After surgery for a ruptured disc and other medical costs, he filed a lawsuit and entered the world of civil litigation. Two days before his case was to go to trial, Stevens was offered $70,000. He settled. Stevens isn't alone. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/fewer-civil-cases-go-juries-due-large-part-cost Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:31:10 -0500 The state Office of Consumer Affairs has alerted consumers that a Virginia Beach company calling itself Veteran Services of Hampton Roads is soliciting contributions as a charity but has not registered as such with the state as required. Although the name is similar, the company is not affiliated with the state Department of Veterans Services, the Virginia agency that assists veterans. http://hamptonroads.com/2010/02/officials-warn-group-soliciting-donations Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:01:01 -0500