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Lottery Winner Robbed

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.08.2013 | Crime
Read More: Virginia, Newport News-Virginia, Mo's, Lottery, Lottery Crime, Robert Jones, Lottery Winner, Crime News, Lottery Winner Robbed, Lottery Robbery, Kenneth Ray Jones, Kenneth Jones, Sr., Lottery Winners, Virginia-Lottery, Crime News

Of all the luck. A 62-year-old man, who uses a motorized wheelchair, won $500 in the lottery last Friday, only to have most of it stolen minutes later...

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WATCH: Did Clerk Take Man's Winning Lotto Ticket?

Posted 07.28.2012 | Home
Read More: Clerk Takes Mans Lottery Ticket, Newport News-Virginia, Video, Clerk Steals Lottery Ticket, Lottery Tickets, Clerk Takes Winning Lottery Ticket, Susan Perez, Home News

A man in Newport News, Virginia, who thought of employees at a nearby convenience store "like family" is upset after he says one of them shortchanged ...

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America's Shrinking Cities

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 06.29.2012 | Business
Read More: Population, Newport News-Virginia, Toledo, Rockland, Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Cincinnati, Illinois, Michigan, Cities, Business News

At a time when cities like Austin and New Orleans have experienced tremendous growth, other cities are struggling to survive. In the last two year...

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Elderly Virginia Bootlegger Arrested Again

The Huffngton Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 05.03.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- An elderly Virginia bootlegger has been arrested, again, for illegally making and selling fruit wine at his home. Six-hundred gallon...

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Virginia Woman Rams Husband's Car Into Two Utility Poles

Posted 03.20.2012 | Crime
Read More: Virginia Crime, Newport News-Virginia, Video, Car Crash, Domestic Dispute, Domestic Violence, Crime News

If you and your spouse are playing bumper cars around town, the relationship is slightly unstable. Police in Virginia arrested a 21-year-old Newpor...

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Today in History

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Today is Thursday, Sept. 24, the 267th day of 2009. There are 98 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Sept. 24, 1969, the trial of the "Chicago Eight" (later seven) began. (Five of the defendants were later convicted of crossing state lines to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention, but the convictions were ultimately overturned.)

On this date:

In 1789, Congress passed a Judiciary Act which provided for an attorney general and a Supreme Court.

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Making History: 15-year-old Flies Plane Solo

Essence | Essence | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Cheering crowds at the Compton Woodley Airport waited on Saturday, July 11 as 15-year-old Kimberly Anyadike prepared to land a single-engine Cessna af...

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