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June 9, 2020 at 7:26 am

US challenges planned expedition to retrieve Titanic’s radio

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government will try to stop a company's planned salvage mission to retrieve the Titanic’s wireless telegraph machine, arguing the...

May 30, 2020 at 4:53 am

A year later, motive of Virginia mass shooting still unclear VIEW

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The rampage at a Virginia Beach city government building was the latest in a string of high-profile mass shootings nationwide,...

A group plays a game of spike ball at Jones Beach amid the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Wantagh, N.Y. As pandemic lockdowns ease across the United States, millions of Americans are set to take tentative steps outdoors to celebrate Memorial Day, the traditional start of summer. But public health officials are concerned that if people congregate in crowds or engage in other risky behaviors, the long weekend could cause the coronavirus to come roaring back. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) NYKW207 NYKW207

May 22, 2020 at 6:35 am

Memorial Day tempts Americans outdoors, raising virus fears VIEW

Experts are concerned that people may indulge in typical holiday-weekend activities -- and neglect hygiene and social distancing.

May 19, 2020 at 6:58 am

Judge: Salvage firm can recover Titanic’s telegraph machine

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a salvage firm can retrieve the Marconi wireless telegraph machine that broadcast distress...

May 4, 2020 at 9:10 am

Secluded Chesapeake Bay island keeps eye on virus from afar VIEW

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Inez Pruitt has watched the coronavirus spread throughout the world from the relative safety of Tangier Island, a small fishing community...

May 4, 2020 at 9:10 am

Secluded Chesapeake Bay island keeps eye on virus from afar

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Inez Pruitt has watched the coronavirus spread throughout the world from the relative safety of Tangier Island, a small fishing community...

April 17, 2020 at 9:19 am

Jerry Givens, executioner turned death-penalty critic, dies

Jerry Givens, who served as Virginia’s chief executioner for 17 years before going to prison and becoming a prominent voice against capital punishment, has died....

April 14, 2020 at 11:23 am

Veterans group continues legal battle over discharge records

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A veterans group is continuing to sue the Pentagon over access to military discharge records despite a federal judge's recent dismissal...

April 2, 2020 at 12:45 pm

Fish-oil firm keeps ‘sustainable’ label despite controversy

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A company that makes fish-oil supplements will keep its certification for sustainable fishing despite defiance of catch limits in the Chesapeake...

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March 31, 2020 at 9:17 am

Sheriff: Gunman killed outside North Carolina courthouse

A gunman exchanged fire with officers outside a North Carolina courthouse on Tuesday before authorities shot and killed him, a sheriff said. A deputy responding...