Norfolk man convicted for rash of robberies

06/21/11 NORFOLK--A Norfolk man has been convicted for his role in 5 robberies that occurred in Virginia Beach and North Carolina. Raymond Lewis Perry, 19, was convicted Tuesday by a federal jury on one count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by means of robbery, three counts interference with commerce by means of robbery, and four counts of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence ...

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Gazette.Net: Smith leads Rockvilles Westat with a head for numbers and people

06/16/11 When James E. Smith joined Westat in 1985, the Rockville market and survey research company was about one-fourth its size today.

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Frost: Military News

06/14/11 Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis E. Frost, son of Connie Frost of Slidell and Spurgeon Frost, of Sparta, Mo., alongside approximately 40 sailors of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40) recently returned from a six month deployment in support of maritime security operations, while attached to aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman homeported in Naval Station Norfolk, Va.

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Pfizer goes to court to protect exclusive rights to sell Viagra

06/14/11 Patent protection and product pipelines are top priorities for every pharmaceutical manufacturer, which is why Pfizer Inc. and Teva Pharmaceuticals International Ltd. will be in federal court in Norfolk, Va., starting Wednesday as Pfizer fights to keep exclusive rights to Viagra through 2019.

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Hampton Roads Bankshares Announces Launch of At-The-Market Equity Offering

06/14/11 NORFOLK, Va. -- Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. , the bank holding company for Bank of Hampton Roads and Shore Bank , announced today that it has filed a prospectus supplement under which it may from time to time sell up to five million shares of its common stock pursuant to an at-the-market equity offering program.

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NATO to Build on Lessons of Afghanistan for Future

06/06/11 WASHINGTON | A week after NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made a firsthand assessment of progress in transferring increased security responsibility to Afghan security forces, the...

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Washington Digest,Advisory

06/04/11 Washington state at 1 a.m. The Seattle bureau can be reached at (800) 552-7694 or (206) 682-1812. The photo supervisor is at (206) 682-4801 or (800) 552-7694.

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College notes

06/02/11 Graduations Tara Miller of Monroe graduated from the University at Albany with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and a minor in education. She is daughter of Marc and Linda Miller.

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Gov. McDonnell Statement On Memorial Day

05/30/11 Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement today as Virginia observes Memorial Day across the Commonwealth: "As Americans across our great nation enjoy Memorial Day, I wish to remind Virginians

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Governor Bob McDonnell on Memorial Day observance

05/30/11 Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement today as Virginia observes Memorial Day across the Commonwealth.

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Navy Officer Stationed in VA Charged for Wife's Stabbing in New Orleans

05/30/11 New Orleans police say a Navy chief petty officer stationed in Virginia has been arrested and faces charges in the fatal stabbing of his wife, possibly with a pen.

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McDonnell Honors Service Members, Law Enforcement Officers Lost

05/30/11 Gov. Bob McDonnell issued a statement Monday as Virginia observes Memorial Day across the Commonwealth.

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Norfolk Southern CEO says recovery has begun

05/24/11 WILLIAMSBURG -- "The economic recovery is well under way, and barring some unanticipated event, it will continue well on into 2012," Wick Moorman, chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern Corp., told stockholders Thursday during the company's 29th annual meeting in Williamsburg.

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation rips proposed Surry coal-fired plant

05/24/11 A report by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation claims pollution from a $6 billion coal-fired plant proposed in Surry County would cause an estimated 26 premature deaths annually and generate additional regional health costs exceeding $200 million a year.

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VDOT Looks To Reduce Road Noise

05/24/11 NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Virginia highway officials are working to give motorists a quieter and smoother ride. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the state plans to test a so-called quiet pavement on several

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Virginia to test noise-reducing pavement in Hampton Roads

05/24/11 NORFOLK (AP) -- Virginia highway officials are working to give motorists a quieter and smoother ride.   The Virginian-Pilot reports that the state plans to test a so-called quiet pavement on several divided four-lane highways in Hampton Roads, northern Virginia and on Rt. 76 (Powhite Parkway) in  Richmond.   Sections of the highways will be paved with asphalt or concrete mixtures that are ...

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Pirates killed Seattle, OC couples after warning from US

05/24/11 The Americans killed were Jean and Scott Adam of California and Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle from Seattle.

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Virginia to test noise-reducing pavement

05/24/11 The Virginian-Pilot reports that the state plans to test a so-called quiet pavement on several divided four-lane highways in Hampton Roads, northern Virginia and the Richmond region. NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Virginia highway officials are working to give motorists a quieter and smoother ride.

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Nine wrestlers to join Virginia Tech program

05/24/11 BLACKSBURG -- Virginia Tech head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser announced Monday the addition of nine athletes who will join the Hokie wrestling program in the fall of 2011. Led by the 2011 Virginia Group AAA heavyweight champion, this class features four upperweights, along with two middlewe! ights and three lightweights.

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Kearsarge Amphibious Group returns to Virginia

05/17/11 Associated Press - May 17, 2011 6:25 AM ET NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - About 2,000 sailors have returned to Naval Station Norfolk from an extended deployment.

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