http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/27 Category: News en-us Copyright 2009 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:01:14 -0500 SUFFOLK Bulk refuse collection is free again, and this time the city threw in something extra for neighborhood clean up efforts. The City Council on Wednesday removed the fee it put on the service earlier this year to help the city balance its budget. Some residents heavily criticized the new fee, prompting the council to use part of a budget surplus to reverse course. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/suffolk-residents-qualify-free-bulk-refuse-pickup Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:27:20 -0500 PORTSMOUTH Residents and business owners from one of the areas hit hardest by the recent nor'easter met Thursday to vent frustrations and discuss how to get the city to pay for solutions in their flood-prone neighborhood. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/olde-towne-residents-push-flooding-fix Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:27:21 -0500 FRANKLIN Ron McClenny wanted to draw attention to a problem with the police, he said, so last week the veteran sergeant stood before the City Council and quit. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/police-sergeants-fiery-exit-roils-franklin Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:20:12 -0500 By Jaedda Armstrong NORFOLK At 5:05 Wednesday evening, 17-year-old Tiffani Walker stood outside MacArthur Center waiting for her mother to pick her up. She'd rather have still been inside shopping, but she would have been asked to leave and been escorted out by the downtown mall's security guards. The guards now stood at every entrance scanning each passing face for a hint of adolescence. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/month-later-norfolk-mall-remains-devoid-teens-evenings Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:07:53 -0500 Visit our DataPilot channel for databases on schools, police, government, health, housing and more. Our newest databases include: Incomes, poverty in school districts Citizens owed IRS refund checks   http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/new-datapilot-poverty-school-districts-does-irs-owe-you Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:49:25 -0500 CHESAPEAKE Three Chesapeake schools are undergoing air-quality testing after the Environmental Protection Agency issued guidelines for how schools built between 1950 and 1978 should handle potentially cancer-causing chemicals probably used in their construction. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/airquality-tests-three-chesapeake-schools Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:01 -0500 CHESAPEAKE Last week, the School Board was tossing around some thoughts about the best way to expand Indian River High School. How big to build it? Should it accommodate 1,750 students, which might create a better learning environment? Or should the school be bigger - 2,100 students, which could save money down the line? http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/chesapeake-schools-expansion-imperiled Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:24:30 -0500 NORFOLK It's billed as a "Blowout adoption event for our black babies." The Norfolk Animal Care Center, the city's animal-control facility, is offering half-off fees on black dogs and cats starting the day after Thanksgiving, dubbing the event "Black Fur-iday." http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/some-see-racial-overtones-norfolks-petadoption-event Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:02:46 -0500 ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY The Coast Guard continued to work on a plan to move a decommissioned Navy ship that broke free of its moorings during last week's nor'easter and ran aground in Isle of Wight County. The 700-foot-long Monongahela, a fleet oiler, poses no threat of pollution, Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Scott McBride said Thursday. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/plan-works-free-ghost-fleet-ship-moved-storm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:58:08 -0500 VIRGINIA BEACH If you’re involved in a car crash next year, don’t be surprised if someone with a clipboard and a syringe starts asking questions. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/11/va-beach-study-look-drug-use-car-crashes Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:17:22 -0500