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Tony Mercurio, the ‘Blastman’ and a staple on Hampton Roads sports radio for 3 decades, dies at 75
Mercurio was the lead broadcaster for the Tides during multiple stints over a 35-year period and for ODU women's basketball for 22 years, and he founded the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame.
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Give Local 757’s 24-hour online fundraiser for Hampton Roads nonprofits returns April 23
The giving day has raised nearly $11 million for local nonprofits since it started in 2014, the Peninsula Community Foundation said.
Politics
Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway
A prosecutor says Donald Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. Manhattan district attorney’s office prosecutor Matthew Colangelo made the remarks during opening statements Monday at Trump’s historic hush money trial. Trump faces 34 felony counts...
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Pedestrian killed in vehicle crash in Portsmouth
A 60-year-old man was struck by a vehicle on the 5000 block of Portsmouth Boulevard.
National Politics
Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense lawyers’ request to put the civil...
Sports
ODU repeats Sun Belt Tournament title in men’s tennis
Two freshmen win the decisive matches as the 56th-ranked Monarchs earn their way back to...
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All-Tidewater Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Woodside’s Silas Barksdale ‘elevated his play in the playoffs’
Silas Barksdale is the 2024 All-Tidewater Boys Basketball Player of the Year, and is the...
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Crime and Public Safety
Man who was declared insane in 2019 Newport News double killing has been released
Darrell Keith Chaney Jr., a man who has admitted to killing two men at a...
Opinion
Cartoon: Feeling Edgy
Cartoon by Walt Handelsman for April 22, 2024.
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Column: Making sense of the ‘wage gap’
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Column: Biden or Trump? Maybe the US needs a poly-presidency
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National News
Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid ‘pointless plastic’
The global theme for Earth Day on Monday is planet vs. plastic. Plastic production continues...
Military
After-school program helps Hampton Roads military children cope with deployment
Provided by the Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads, Operation Hero addresses the unique obstacles...
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