http://www.yourstreet.com/news/newport-news-va YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Drucker & Falk, a real estate firm with a large office in Raleigh, has bought Platinum Realty Services, a small property management company serving the Carolinas and coastal Georgia. Platinum president Lesly Jones-Collins has joined Drucker & Falk and will be... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739672/drucker-falk-buys-platinum-realty Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:38:08 -0700 The former acting president of Columbus College died recently in Newport News, Va. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6682635/former-columbus-college-acting-president-dies Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:11:08 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - A judge in Virginia has approved a plan for Michael Vick to repay $20 million to his creditors and emerge from bankruptcy.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro approved the plan Thursday on the condition that Vick retain a http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6626532/judge-approves-michael-vick-s-bankruptcy Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:05:37 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A judge on Thursday approved Michael Vick's plan to repay creditors who are owed $20 million and emerge from bankruptcy on the same day he was scheduled to return to the playing field with the Philadelphia Eagles.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6627065/judge-approves-michael-vick-s-20m-bankruptcy-plan Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:55:32 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- A judge in Virginia today approved Michael Vick's plan to repay creditors who are owed $20 million and emerge from bankruptcy on the same day he was scheduled to return to the playing field with the Philadelphia Eagles. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6626402/judge-approves-vick-s-20-million-bankruptcy-plan Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:09:08 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A judge in Virginia has approved a plan for Michael Vick to repay $20 million to his creditors and emerge from bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro approved the plan Thursday on the condition that Vick retain a personal financial... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6626038/judge-approves-michael-vick-s-20m-bankruptcy-plan Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:32:08 -0700 Ralph W. Cousins, 94, a retired Navy admiral who directed naval air operations during the Vietnam War and who later became the Navy's second-highest-ranking officer and the top commander of NATO forces, died Aug. 5 at a hospital in Newport News, Va., of complications... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6589623/obituary-ralph-w-cousins-retired-u-s-admiral-directed-naval-air- Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:00:08 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, VA. By KATHY VAN MULLEKOM McClatchy Newspapers If Sidney Fink ever wants to start a conversation with a stranger, all he has to do is mention that he's an oyster gardener. Instantly, curiosity takes over and questions begin to fly. "People jump at... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6579066/oyster-gardeners-hobby-replenishes-chesapeake-bay Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:10:08 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Wedges of watermelon fresh from the garden sit on a wooden picnic table at The Chesapeake Retirement Community in Newport News, Va. The cooling treat waits for The Funny Farm gardeners who first check on their vegetable http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6559837/prime-time-dirty-hands-are-good-for-the-stomach-and-the-body Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:02:00 -0700 Hip-hoppers had christened the blighted East End of Newport News, Va., "Bad Newz" long before its most famous resident would so infamously validate that nickname. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6559583/michael-vick-a-study-in-contrasts Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:01:08 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. • Robin Rinaca started baking when she was 10, creating cakes to enter in the county fair in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, where she grew up.“Cooking is fun for me — and the end product is eating,” she http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6561434/orchard-maven-shares-favorite-cherry-recipes Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:08:52 -0700 Howard Jr. and Paulette Beckerink of Findley Lake, N.Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Annissa Karol, to Kevin Edwards, the son of George and Joyce Edwards of Newport News, Va. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6558737/annissa-beckerink,-kevin-edwards Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:00:08 -0700 The city of Newport News is ready to work with federal prosecutors if the trial of the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is held in the city's new high-security courthouse. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6533280/report-trial-of-sept-11-terror-suspects-could-come-to-newport-news Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:43:08 -0700 A new, high-security courthouse in Newport News, Va., could be the site of terrorism trials for some Guantanamo Bay inmates, including the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, if the Obama administration sends cases into the federal... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6540753/terrorism-trials-for-some-guantanamo-inmates-may-be-held-at-newport-news,-v Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:00:08 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Some moaning from a section near the head table broke the silence that came over the room as the announcement was made that FAMU was predicted to finish second in the MEAC this season. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6465406/famu-picked-to-finish-second-in-meac-title-race Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:45:08 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Donovan Rose and Alonzo Lee might be the newest head coaches in the MEAC, but they've known for a long time how they would run a college football program when they got their chance. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6465401/meac-coaches-follow-taylor-s-blueprint Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:30:08 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A large photo of FAMU return specialist Leroy Vann was hard to miss on the table where coach Joe Taylor fielded questions from reporters in a room where football was the only topic. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6465403/pulley-may-be-the-meac-s-biggest-star Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:30:08 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge says Michael Vick's revised bankruptcy plan can be sent to creditors for a vote.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro made the decision Friday after nobody raised any objections during a hearing in Newport News. Santoro... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6460544/creditors-to-vote-on-vick-bankruptcy-plan Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:48:53 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Though a judge ruled that Michael Vick's bankruptcy plan can be sent to creditors to vote on, it remains unclear how the out-of-work quarterback will get the income to pay them. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6460648/creditors-to-vote-on-vick-bankruptcy-plan Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:52:08 -0700 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge says Michael Vick's revised bankruptcy plan can be sent to creditors for a vote. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro made the decision Friday after nobody raised any objections during a hearing in Newport News. 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