Virginia Beach singer held without bond on child porn charge
VIRGINIA BEACH A member of a Virginia Beach rock band is being held without bond at the Central Virginia Regional Jail on a charge of soliciting child pornography through the Internet.
Neptune Fest delays sandsculpting and Friday start time
The Virginia Beach Neptune festival will be on a four-hour delay Friday due to weather conditions. The annual Oceanfront festival will be held from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday. The original start time was scheduled for noon.
Kaine says school cuts may wait a year
By BOB LEWIS RICHMOND Governor Tim Kaine says cuts to state agencies could range from 2 percent for some to 20 percent for others, but the cuts to schools will probably be delayed to next year. On his monthly radio call-in show on WRVA and the Virginia News Network, Kaine said every line item in the two-year, $77 billion budget is subject to cuts, including layoffs.
ODU town hall meetings today on safety after crimes near campus
Old Dominion University officials will hold town hall meetings today on safety after several robberies and an attempted sexual assault near campus. The meetings will be held at 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Webb University Center Board of Visitors room, according to an alert sent yesterday to students. Other meetings will be held in the dorms.
Winds prompt some school divisions to open late or close for day
A high wind advisory was issued this morning by the weather service, prompting officials in several school divisions to decide to open late or close for the day.