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One Stop Event Huge Success
Teamwork made Virginia Peninsula Community College’s third annual One Stop event July 25 a huge success, with approximately 125 potential students participating. Athletics director Chris Moore said he received great feedback from students, parents and College staff. The event, which was held in Kecoughtan Hall, allowed potential students to...
Grad Kolby Hoge Earns TV Internship
The stars aligned perfectly for Kolby Hoge just after college graduation. He received a degree in graphic and media design from Virginia Peninsula Community College in May then started a highly competitive internship about three weeks later. This opportunity is a huge step for Hoge, who wants a career in...
19 High School Students Take Part In Summer College Experience
Virginia Peninsula Community College recognized 19 students July 25 for completing the Summer College Experience, a five-week program for Hampton high school students to earn college credits. The students, rising sophomores, juniors and seniors, represented all four City of Hampton High Schools: Bethel, Hampton, Kecoughtan and Phoebus. Students studied oceanography,...
Chinese national pleads guilty to espionage, used drone to spy on Navy ships being built
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A Chinese national graduate student from Minnesota pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the Espionage Act for taking drone footage of Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding. “Our enemies would love to know about what we’re building, what we’re doing in this area to get a leg up on us […]
Hampton Pirates Introduce Coach Boykin at CAA Media Day
Hampton's interim football coach, Trent Boykin, debuted at the CAA press day, expressing excitement for the upcoming season and the team's cohesion-building activities. Boykin, with 30+ years coaching experience, is familiar with the team and has implemented the offensive system. The Pirates, with notable victories in the previous season, gear...
Norfolk’s youngest gun violence victim celebrates 4th birthday
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — If you were to look at 4-year-old Honesty Brehon, you’d never imagine all she’s been through. “It’s amazing, because all the things they said she couldn’t do she’s doing,” said Honesty’s grandmother, Arkeda Brehon. “They said she might not walk. She’s running.”
Two years after 7-year-old struck by car and killed in Norfolk, man sentenced for driving on revoked license
NORFOLK, Va. — A 44-year-old man learned his sentence this week for his role in a deadly crash that left a young girl dead in Norfolk nearly two years ago. Larry Laquan Thompson was sentenced to one year in jail for driving while his license was revoked at the time of the incident. He had previously pleaded no contest to the same charge back at the end of January.
DMV train service disrupted after Amtrak ‘trespasser’ incident; person critically hurt
CARROLLTON, Md. (DC News Now) — Train service in the DMV was halted after a train hit a person on Thursday. In a statement, Amtrak officials said that train 93 was traveling from Boston, Mass. to Norfolk, Va. Around 5:30 p.m., the train hit a person who was trespassing on the tracks south of the […]
Burned out shell of Spirit of Norfolk heading to Florida
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The burned out shell of the Spirit of Norfolk will soon be headed to its final resting place. Earlier this month Okaloosa County, Florida leaders voted to buy the Spirit and turn it into a reef off the coast of Destin-Fort Walton Beach. There it...
Van Gogh Immersive Experience Exhibit comes to Richmond
RICHMOND- A new immersive experience featuring one of the most renowned and influential figures in the history of Western art is coming to Richmond!. The Van Gogh exhibit has been touring since 2017, attracting thousands of visitors and gaining popularity. It has been ranked among the 12 best immersive experiences in the world by CNN, and now it is making its way to the river city.
Midlothian man pleads guilty to embezzling $4 million from VDH
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Midlothian man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to stealing millions of dollars from the Virginia Department of Health. According to court documents, on Aug. 10, 2013, Adam Lamar Harrell, 41, became an employee of VDH. In 2019, Harrell became...
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