http://www.yourstreet.com/news/norfolk-va YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Associated Press - September 12, 2009 9:35 PM ET NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Thomas DeMarco ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more, leading Old Dominion over Virginia Union 49-17 on Saturday... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6716662/old-dominion-beats-virginia-union-49-17 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:35:08 -0700 NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Frank Batten Sr., who built a communications empire that spanned newspapers and cable television and created The Weather Channel, died Thursday. He was 82. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708729/weather-channel-founder-dead-at-82 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:25:08 -0700 NORFOLK, Va. — Frank Batten Sr., who built a communications empire that spanned newspapers and cable television and created The Weather Channel, died today. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6703484/newspaper-exec-who-founded-weather-channel-dies Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:22:08 -0700 NORFOLK, Va. — Frank Batten Sr., who built a communications empire that spanned newspapers and cable television and created The Weather Channel, died today. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6703559/newspaper-exec-who-founded-weather-channel-dies Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:22:08 -0700 NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Frank Batten Sr., who built a communications empire that spanned newspapers and cable television and created The Weather Channel, died today. He was 82. Batten, the retired chairman of privately held Landmark Communications, the News &... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6706473/retired-landmark-chairman-frank-batten-sr-dies Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:39:08 -0700 The Haskell Co. has landed an $11.6 million contract to design and build the headquarters building for the U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6653254/haskell-to-build-joint-forces-hq-in-norfolk Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:34:08 -0700 His whole life, needy Doswell resident Mark Zembower wanted to be on the radio, and when he was traveling to Norfolk, Virginia on I-64 to find the one dentist that accepted his insurance he got an idea. Once inside the Hampton-Roads tunnel – a tunnel... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6633709/doswell-man-intentionally-blocks-hampton-roads-tunnel-in-des- Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:14:08 -0700 Contractors will map the sea floor, measure the water depth, search for debris and record coastal seabeds' natural features and aquatic life. (Press-Register/John David Mercer) The sun sets along Mobile Bay Thursday July 30, 2009 in Fairhope, Ala. NORFOLK, Va. -- The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6579945/-40-million-targeted-for-study-of-coastal-waters-of-alabama,-other-states Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:14:08 -0700 NORFOLK, Va. — Marcus Vick, the younger brother of recently reinstated NFL quarterback Michael Vick, has been sentenced to 20 days in jail for a probation violation. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6578213/michael-vick-s-brother-gets-20-day-jail-sentence Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:13:08 -0700 Shipmates who served aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) are invited to join the USS Missouri Association and to attend the ship's annual reunion Sept. 2-8 in Norfolk, Va. For information about the association or reunion, contact Jack Stempick at 203-281-4693... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6563814/veterans-seek-comrades-for-reunions Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:08:08 -0700 He had warned her repeatedly that they could both be put in jail, or he could be returned to prison. Anything could happen. Anything had happened. (An excerpt from Zeitoun) It seems as if ages have passed since my initial discovery of author Dave Eggers. It was a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6562900/book-review-zeitoun-by-david-eggers Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:10:08 -0700 NORFOLK, Va. — As child growing up in a Naval family, Bruce H. Lindsey learned what it was like to be a career serviceman. His family moved often, and because of this, he didn’t think he wanted to join the Navy. He remained uncertain until he decided to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6468622/reidsville-high-graduate-takes-over-command-of-aircraft-carrier Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:00:08 -0700 Former Atlanta Falcon quarterback, Michael Vick, left, arrives at federal court with his attorney Larry Woodward in Norfolk, Va., Monday, July 20, 2009. Vick ended his federal dogfighting sentence Monday, freeing him to lobby for a return to the field. NEW YORK --... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6434895/nfl-commissioner-conditionally-reinstates-vick Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:46:08 -0700 VIRGINIA BEACH — A man police say may be responsible for several other robberies in Norfolk and Virginia Beach struck again around noon Sunday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6427826/man-who-robbed-vb-walgreens-wanted-in-connection-with-other-crimes Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:21:08 -0700 A discarded cigarette started the fire that did $50,000 in damage to a home in Aiea. Hawaii Superferry's two vessels are being moved to a Norfolk, Va., shipyard under the custody of the U.S. Maritime Administration. The Pearl Harbor-based USS Chung-Hoon is due to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6374211/cigarette-caused-aiea-house-fire Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:50:08 -0700 The Hawaii Superferry's two vessels are being moved to a Norfolk, Va., shipyard under the custody of the U.S. Maritime Administration. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6370606/superferry-s-two-vessels-being-moved-to-virginia Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:42:08 -0700 NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Southern has selected a site in Rossville, Tenn., for a new intermodal terminal that will serve the Memphis area as the railroad company upgrades its Cresent Corridor that extends from New Orleans, through Tennessee to New Jersey. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6354701/fayette-county-to-get-129m-intermodal-facility Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:49:08 -0700 NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- A malfunctioning water main pump has closed the westbound tube of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel on Interstate 64.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6259195/pump-problem-closes-1-tube-of-va-bridge-tunnel Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:19:08 -0700 NORFOLK, Va. — Michael Vick’s revised bankruptcy plan would funnel more of his future pay to his creditors and ensure that they receive a portion of his earnings even if the suspended NFL star doesn’t return to the league. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6244218/bulk-of-vick-rsquo-s-pay-will-go-into-creditors-rsquo-hands Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:40:08 -0700 NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Suspended NFL Star Michael Vick would give up more of his future income under a revised bankruptcy plan.Vick's lawyer, Paul Campsen, disclosed the basic outline of the new plan Tuesday in U.S. Bankrupcy Court in Norfolk.The full plan is still... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6239021/vick-bankruptcy-plan-offers-more-to-creditors Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:53:23 -0700