Norfolk NewsLocal news for Norfolk, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Pentagon announces charges in bombing of Norfolk-based USS Cole- July 7, 2008 The Pentagon said Monday it is charging a Saudi Arabian with "organizing and directing" the 2000 bombing of the Norfolk-based USS Cole -- and will seek the death penalty.http://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-va/2008/07/pentagon-announces-charges-in-bombing-of-norf... Dismal Swamp Fire Needs Tropical Rain- July 7, 2008 Firefighters are looking to Mother Nature to help extinguish a nearly monthlong fire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.http://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-va/2008/07/dismal-swamp-fire-needs-tropical-rain?fromrss... Black students helped end 'Massive Resistance'- July 7, 2008 NORFOLK, Va. - The "Norfolk 17" were honored Sunday at the church that educated them 50 years ago when six of the city's all-white public schools closed under Virginia's defiant response to court-ordered ...http://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-va/2008/07/black-students-helped-end-massive-resistance?... Locals shoot for TV stardom- July 6, 2008 If at first you don't succeed, try again. That's the idea behind "Who's On The BLVD," a new talent contest.http://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-va/2008/07/locals-shoot-for-tv-stardom?fromrss=1 MD--Naval Destroyer-Baltimore- July 6, 2008 For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, a major naval warship will be commissioned in Baltimore.http://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-va/2008/07/md-naval-destroyer-baltimore?fromrss=1 NORFOLK, VA.: Judge denies request to display cross in city park- July 6, 2008 A federal judge denied a Christian group's request this week to display a 12-foot-cross at a Fourth of July celebration at a city park in Chesapeake.http://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-va/2008/07/norfolk-va-judge-denies-request-to-display-cr... Abandoned house fire in Norfolk seems suspicious- July 5, 2008 This morning, neighbors on the 3000 block of Maren Avenue, near Lafayette Boulevard, woke up to smoke and flames.http://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-va/2008/07/abandoned-house-fire-in-norfolk-seems-suspici... Rabid Fox Attacks Two Norfolk Women- July 4, 2008 Two norfolk women survive a rabid fox attack! On Wednesday they talked to NewsChannel 3 about the scary moments as the crazed animal went after them.http://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-va/2008/07/rabid-fox-attacks-two-norfolk-women?fromrss=1 Sprinter Montgomery pleads guilty to heroin charge- July 4, 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. sprinter Tim Montgomery, an Olympic gold medalist now banned from the sport, pleaded guilty on Thursday to distributing heroin.According to a guilty plea filed in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia, Montgomery faces at least five years in prison and a fine of up to $2 million.Once known as the fastest man alive, Montgomery has since been banned from competing for his role in a steroid scandal and sentenced to another prison term for check fraud.According to...http://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-va/2008/07/sprinter-montgomery-pleads-guilty-to-heroin-c... Man Who Exposed Himself To 10 Year Old Girl Sought By Police- July 4, 2008 Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a man who exposed himself to a 10-year-old girl and three adults on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 3:10 p.m. in the 100 block of 74th St., Virginia Beach.http://www.topix.net/city/norfolk-va/2008/07/man-who-exposed-himself-to-10-year-old-girl-s... |