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Michael Jordan's NASCAR team skips the deadline to sign a new revenue model with racing series
Read full article: Michael Jordan's NASCAR team skips the deadline to sign a new revenue model with racing series23XI Racing says it skipped a deadline to sign a new charter agreement with NASCAR because โit did not have an opportunity to fairly bargainโ for a new contract.
US Army boats head out on a mission to build a floating pier off Gaza's shore for food deliveries
Read full article: US Army boats head out on a mission to build a floating pier off Gaza's shore for food deliveriesFour U.S. Army boats, loaded with tons of equipment and steel pier segments, have left Virginia and are heading to Gaza.
VP Harris announces start of process to remove medical debt from people's credit scores
Read full article: VP Harris announces start of process to remove medical debt from people's credit scoresVice President Kamala Harris says the Biden administration is beginning the process to remove medical bills from peopleโs credit scores.
4 slain in Georgia mass shooting memorialized as neighbors gather for candlelight vigil
Read full article: 4 slain in Georgia mass shooting memorialized as neighbors gather for candlelight vigilFour victims of a shooting in an Atlanta suburb are being remembered as loving relatives, an expert locksmith and beautiful singer.
Georgia mass shooting suspect is killed during intense search and 3 officers are wounded, police say
Read full article: Georgia mass shooting suspect is killed during intense search and 3 officers are wounded, police sayAuthorities say officers killed a man in an exchange of gunfire as they tried to arrest the suspect in the weekend killings of four people near Atlanta.
โAn important symbol of hopeโ: Gov. Ralph Northam commemorates Juneteenth at Fort Monroe
Read full article: โAn important symbol of hopeโ: Gov. Ralph Northam commemorates Juneteenth at Fort Monroe2021 marks the second year Juneteenth is observed in Virginia, but itโs the first year itโs celebrated as a permanent state holiday.
WATCH: President Joe Biden, First Lady speaking at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia
Read full article: WATCH: President Joe Biden, First Lady speaking at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, VirginiaPresident Joe Biden spoke to military personnel in Hampton, Virginia on Friday afternoon.
Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?
Read full article: Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?Virginiaโs lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has long had lofty political ambitions, and despite facing two unresolved allegations of sexual assault heโs pressing forward with a bid for governor.
Curry, Embiid help 76ers top Magic, clinch top seed in East
Read full article: Curry, Embiid help 76ers top Magic, clinch top seed in EastSeth Curry scored 20 points, Joel Embiid had 13 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers clinched the top seed for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference with a 122-97 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
Blaney wins at Atlanta after Larson fades on old tires
Read full article: Blaney wins at Atlanta after Larson fades on old tiresIn the end, Larson faded on an battered set of tires, and Blaney raced by him for an improbable victory Sunday. โThe car was stupid fast for a long time there.โThe Cup series returned to the track where the racing world came to a halt a year ago. In March 2020, Atlanta was the first NASCAR Cup race to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Cup series will be back July 11, the first time since 2010 that Atlanta has hosted two races in a season. He was fourth behind Blaney, Larson and Alex Bowman.
Radford beats Hampton, advances to Big South Semifinals
Read full article: Radford beats Hampton, advances to Big South Semifinals7 Hampton, 67-52, on Monday night and into the semifinal round of the 2020-21 Hercules Tires Big South Championship. Radford held the Pirates to a 35.7 percent in the first half and just 33.3 percent for the game. AdRadford maintained a double-digit lead from the 9:40 point in the second half to the end of the game. The lead was built thanks to tenacious defense that held Hampton without a field goal for nearly eight minutes from 17:11 to 9:27. Radford held the Pirates to just a 16.7 3-point percentage in the game โ the lowest an opponent has shot all season long against the Highlanders.
Roanoke company transforms RV into mobile COVID-19 unit for underserved areas
Read full article: Roanoke company transforms RV into mobile COVID-19 unit for underserved areasROANOKE, Va, โ Inside a huge drafty warehouse in Roanoke, crews put the finishing touches on an RV turned mobile COVID-19 unit. โWe had to remove the entire back third bedroom, in order to make room for the lab. The bus will be delivered to Hampton in about a week where they will begin using it to fight the virus in underserved areas. Boylan says he is happy to have played a small role in the fight against the virus. To see something that was built from nothingโฆ and now weโre doing this bus for COVID-19 which is very exciting for our company,โ Boylan said.
Stifling defense leads to Radfordโs fifth conference win
Read full article: Stifling defense leads to Radfordโs fifth conference winRADFORD, Va. โ The Radford menโs basketball team used stifling defense and held a Hampton team that averages 41.0 percent shooting to just 38.7 percent in a 76-65 win on Tuesday night inside the Dedmon Center. It was the Highlandersโ first lead since the early minutes of the game. Jeffers had 14 first half points, which set a career-high, topping his previous of 12. He ended the game with 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting with a pair of 3-pointers and four free throws. He finished the game with 14 rebounds and 13 points, picking up his second career double-double.
Police say German Shepherd killed 2-month-old baby girl in Virginia
Read full article: Police say German Shepherd killed 2-month-old baby girl in VirginiaHAMPTON, Va. โ Police in Virginia say that a 2-month-old baby girl has been killed by a German shepherd. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the incident occurred early Monday in Hampton. Amanda Moreland said the infant was sleeping with her parents. They awoke and found that the child had injuries that were consistent with a dog attack. โThere is nothing that would indicate this was anything other than a tragic accident,โ Moreland said.
Virginia man killed while driving riding lawnmower in road
Read full article: Virginia man killed while driving riding lawnmower in roadHAMPTON, Va. โ A Virginia police department says a man was killed last weekend when the riding lawnmower he was driving in the center of the road was hit from behind by a car. Hampton Police said they received a call about an accident on Shell Road around 11 p.m. on Saturday. Officers found a Chevrolet Malibu sedan that hit a lawnmower in the road from behind. Two people were on the lawnmower, and the driver, 62-year-old Floyd Arthur Howard, died. The passenger on the lawnmower was taken to the hospital with injuries which police said were not considered life-threatening.
Rosies Gaming Emporium set to open July 1
Read full article: Rosies Gaming Emporium set to open July 1All rights reserved)RICHMOND, Va. Rosies Gaming Emporium is set to open next week for some good, clean fun.The locations in Richmond, Hampton, New Kent County and Vinton are set to open on Wednesday, and according to a release from Rosie;s, extra precautions are in place to keep customers safe. Rosies has implemented what it calls an Extra Care program, with dozens of new medical and sanitation policies, including:Face coverings required for all guests and team members. All guests and team members will have their temperature screened before entering. Public areas (gaming areas, restaurant seating, betting terminals) and team member workstations have been rearranged to provide adequate physical distancing. According to the company, Rosies has invested more than $500,000 in resources meant to protect customers and employees.
Oval master: Allmendinger wins on NASCAR oval for 1st time
Read full article: Oval master: Allmendinger wins on NASCAR oval for 1st timeAJ Allmendinger celebrates after he won a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)HAMPTON, Ga. HAMPTON, Ga.A.J. Allmendinger won a NASCAR oval race for the first time in his long career. All I ever wanted to do was win on an oval, said Allmendinger, who has only a part-time ride in the Xfinity Series after losing his Cup ride after the 2018 season. He was closing the gap on Allmendinger in the closing laps, but got hoodwinked by the more experienced driver. Allmendinger gave the impression that his tires were fading, duping Gragson into making a furious run for the front.
Man runs for governor of California so he can run false Facebook ads
Read full article: Man runs for governor of California so he can run false Facebook adsOn Monday morning, he registered as a candidate in California's 2022 gubernatorial election -- not with the primary goal of becoming governor, but so he can run false Facebook ads of his own. Hampton told CNN Business that he will use his new status as a candidate to run false ads on Facebook about President Trump, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and other Facebook executives. He said he also plans to run false ads on Facebook about executives of Twitter, which also has a policy of not fact-checking ads run by candidates. His goal is to force Facebook to stop allowing politicians to run false ads. Hampton hopes that by being a candidate he will be able to run false ads without Facebook stopping him.
Calvert, Robinson lead Liberty's 62-27 rout of Hampton
Read full article: Calvert, Robinson lead Liberty's 62-27 rout of HamptonLYNCHBURG, Va. - LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Stephen Calvert and Brandon Robinson each accounted for two touchdowns in Liberty's 62-27 rout of Hampton on Saturday night. It was the most points scored by the Flames (2-2) since their program-high 73 against Kentucky Wesleyan on Sept. 28, 2013. Calvert was 10-of-16 passing for 319 yards, stretching his school record to 14 career 300-yard games. Robinson had 105 yards rushing on seven carries, highlighted by his 75-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. Deondre Francois was 19 of 25 for 288 yards passing with three touchdowns and an interception for Hampton (2-2).
Hampton Univ. offers displaced Univ. of Bahamas students free semester
Read full article: Hampton Univ. offers displaced Univ. of Bahamas students free semesterHampton University announced it will partner with the University of the Bahamas to allow students who have been displaced by the storm to spend the fall semester on its campus in Hampton, Virginia, tuition-free. HAMPTON, Va. - A historically black university is stepping up to help students in the Bahamas who are affected by Hurricane Dorian. Hampton University announced Thursday it would be partnering with the University of the Bahamas to allow students who have been displaced by the storm to spend the fall semester on its campus in Hampton, Virginia, tuition-free. Rodney Smith, the President of the University of the Bahamas, is the former administrative vice president and chief planning officer at Hampton. University of the Bahamas students will be able to receive room and board for one semester.
Remains found in Hampton NASA steam plant confirmed as 2-year-old missing boy
Read full article: Remains found in Hampton NASA steam plant confirmed as 2-year-old missing boyNoah Tomlin was last seen around 1 a.m. Monday, in bed in his mobile home in the Buckroe Beach area of Hampton, Virginia, Hampton Police Chief Terry Sult said. HAMPTON, Va. - Hampton police say the remains found a week ago at the Hampton NASA steam plant belong to 2-year-old Noah Tomlin. The Virginia Department of Forensic Science and the medical examiner's office confirmed with DNA analysis the remains are those of missing Noah Tomlin. After 10,000 hours of searching the citys landfill and the steam plant, police announced July 3 they found Tomlins remains. Hampton police will continue to collaborate with the Commonwealth Attorneys Office to ensure this case transitions to the prosecution phase successfully.
Virginia police believe they've found remains of missing 2-year-old
Read full article: Virginia police believe they've found remains of missing 2-year-oldNoah Tomlin was last seen around 1 a.m. Monday, in bed in his mobile home in the Buckroe Beach area of Hampton, Virginia, Hampton Police Chief Terry Sult said. (CNN) - Remains believed to be those of a missing 2-year-old Virginia boy were found Wednesday morning in a steam plant that converts trash to energy, ending days of searching in a case where the boy's mother is charged in his disappearance, police said. The remains were not incinerated, said Sult, who declined to otherwise describe the remains' condition or say how they arrived at the plant. The mother was arrested four days after she reported the boy missingThe investigation began June 24 when the boy's mother, Julia Leanna Tomlin, reported him missing. In this case, at the steam plant, they're in a confined space," Sult said.
Virginia mom arrested in disappearance of 2-year-old
Read full article: Virginia mom arrested in disappearance of 2-year-oldCNN image(CNN) - The mother of 2-year-old Noah Tomlin has been arrested in his disappearance days after she said he vanished from his bed in their Virginia home, authorities said. Noah is presumed dead, and authorities will continue to search for him, Hampton police chief Terry Sult said at a news conference Friday night. Julia Tomlin was arrested on suspicion of felony child neglect, Hampton police said. Initially, police said that no explanation of his disappearance was ruled out, including the chance he walked away. The search took place on land, sea and air, and was done by foot and with drones and sonar, Sult said.
Virginia toddler disappears from his bed
Read full article: Virginia toddler disappears from his bedNoah Tomlin was last seen around 1 a.m. Monday, in bed in his mobile home in the Buckroe Beach area of Hampton, Virginia, Hampton Police Chief Terry Sult said. (CNN) - A 2-year-old boy was put to bed in Virginia but was nowhere to be found in the morning, police say. Noah Tomlin was last seen around 1 a.m. Monday, in bed in his mobile home in the Buckroe Beach area of Hampton, Virginia, Hampton Police Chief Terry Sult said at a news conference. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management Search Team, the State Police and the FBI have been called in to assist in the investigation. Noah went to bed wearing a white and green striped pajama shirt and a diaper.