http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/914 Category: Chesapeake News en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 26 May 2012 19:20:52 -0400 CHESAPEAKE In two small buildings behind his suburban home, Roy Kinser has spent the better part of 12 years tending to his passion. Kinser loves racing pigeons. He loves them so much that he filled his yard with 140 of them. Loves them to the point that he ships them across the Atlantic to compete. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/04/chesapeake-man-fighting-his-flock-pigeons Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:00:00 -0400 A Democratic group that created a stir with a voter-registration drive at two Chesapeake high schools is being investigated by Charlottesville prosecutors after it missed a deadline to turn in applications from Virginians it helped to register to vote. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/03/proobama-voterregistration-group-investigated Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:15:47 -0400 CHESAPEAKE A 20-year-old man was killed early Friday in a one-vehicle crash in the 1700 block of Indian Creek Road, according to police. Responding to a 911 call at 1:43 a.m., police found a Dodge van had struck a tree. The driver, Charles P. Awbrey Jr. of Knotts Island, N.C., was ejected from the van and died at the scene in the rural southeast section of the city, police said. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/20yearold-killed-latenight-chesapeake-van-crash Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:38:45 -0500 The map and corresponding table below show the locations of five intersections with red light cameras in Chesapeake. Choose from the drop-down menu to look at statistics about each camera. For more details about each camera, select the location on the map.   http://hamptonroads.com/2011/09/interactive-map-red-light-cameras-chesapeake Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 CHESAPEAKE A driver was killed in a collision Monday afternoon. The driver was traveling in the westbound lane of the 4300 block of Bruce Road and crossed into oncoming traffic about 3:45 p.m., hitting a car head-on. They said they did not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/09/driver-killed-collision-chesapeake Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:00:15 -0400 CHESAPEAKE The closure of the Gilmerton Bridge that had been scheduled for this evening has been cancelled and is rescheduled for Thursday, July 7. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/06/tonights-gilmerton-bridge-closure-pushed-back Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:15:34 -0400 CHESAPEAKE City Manager William Harrell kept his job and got a raise after Tuesday's late-night council evaluation. "I certainly thank the mayor and the council for their confidence in me," Harrell said. "We have made enormous progress from financial performance to addressing the concerns of the citizens. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/06/after-review-chesapeake-city-manager-gets-raise Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:24:24 -0400 CHESAPEAKE Full-time school employees will receive a $500 bonus on April 15, just before spring break. Superintendent James Roberts proposed the measure Monday night and the School Board unanimously approved it. It doesn't apply to employees who started working for the division after Monday. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/chesapeake-school-employees-get-500-bonus Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:37:24 -0400 CHESAPEAKE On Saturday at 10 a.m. the Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicating a new $1.5 million addition to the Camelot Community Center, 948 King Arthur Drive in the city’s Deep Creek section. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/chesapeake-dedicate-new-addition-center-saturday Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:39:58 -0500 CHESAPEAKE A bomb threat prompted officials to evacuate the General District and Circuit Court building this morning. The call came in about 9:30 a.m., according to sheriff’s deputies and court officials. The building was checked, and nothing was found. The building was reopened before 10 a.m. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/nothing-found-after-bomb-threat-chesapeake-courts Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:03:27 -0500