NORFOLK, Va. — The Coast Guard is properly detaining a Maltese-flagged coal ship and its 20-member crew on alleged environmental violations, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The Antonis G. Pappadakis has been kept in Virginia since April and its ...

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A 16-member panel of business leaders will advise Baltimore County economic development officials about the best use for the Sparrows Point peninsula in the wake of last week’s announced woes at the steel plant, which will be laying off nearly ...

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NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Interior Department said Wednesday it is seeking comment from the public on a plan to allow energy companies to begin seismic testing to find oil and natural gas reserves in the Atlantic Ocean. Officials have ...

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NORFOLK, Va. — Seven people have been charged with operating a jewelry-theft ring based in Richmond, Va. that authorities say stole more than $4.6 million in merchandise from traveling salesmen in Virginia and several other states. Those charged had initial ...

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NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell unveiled a list of transportation proposals on Thursday that call for increased state funding to reduce gridlock, which he says would help boost economic development and create jobs. Virginia has some of the ...

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NORFOLK, Va. — The family of an Old Dominion University student who was fatally shot off-campus is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Christopher Cummings was found slain at his Norfolk home on June 10. The ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Attorneys seeking to overturn the first piracy conviction in a U.S. courtroom in nearly 200 years told a federal appeals panel Tuesday the actions of five Somali men who attacked a Navy warship in waters off Africa ...

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NORFOLK, Va. — A defiant Maryland man who faked his death by jumping into the Chesapeake Bay near Virginia Beach has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison, which he says amounts to a death sentence. Larry Deffenbaugh was ...

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Hundreds of thousands of airline passengers will be grounded this weekend as Hurricane Irene sweeps up the East Coast, past some of the nation’s busiest airports. JetBlue Airways said Friday it was scrubbing about 880 flights between Saturday and Monday, ...

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NORFOLK, Va. — A Maryland man is suing a Virginia Beach hotel and its owner, alleging his credit card’s expiration date was printed on his receipt in violation of federal privacy laws. James T. Buechler of Baltimore County filed the ...

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