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PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers and education leaders from several states on Saturday took what is likely the final tour of a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, where a former student shot 17 people to death and wounded 17 others on Valentine’s Day 2018. The 1200 Building is scheduled to […]

From Mardi Gras to the Big Game, this weekend is jam packed with entertainment throughout Hampton Roads. Take a look at what’s happening Feb. 9-11.

A round table for mothers of victims who lost their lives to gun violence is set to be held in Norfolk on Dec. 18.

NEW YORK (AP) — Thom Browne, ever the master showman of American fashion, closed out New York Fashion Week on a blustery day with his own wintry landscape, blanketing the floor with fake snow and presenting his latest inventive designs to the words of Edgar Allan Poe’s chilling “The Raven.” With celebrities like Janet Jackson […]

NEW YORK (AP) — It turns out there are lots of sharp elbows in the plush toy business. Build-A-Bear and the makers of Squishmallows are facing off in federal court. Kelly Toys and its Berkshire Hathaway -controlled parent company Jazwares have sued Build-A-Bear, saying its new “Skoosherz” toys copy the look and feel of their […]

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A woman who was shot and killed in Suffolk earlier this week knew the person alleged to have killed her, family and police confirmed. Jackquelyn Stevenson, who died Tuesday morning on Mill Lake Road, worked with Antonio Newsome at shopping network QVC in Suffolk. They were on a break and went […]

At least a couple of presidents have been drivers of electric cars, but they’re not all in the recent past. Our 34th President, Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower, may have been one of the first. Long before Ike became perhaps the 20th century’s most famous general, Eisenhower drove around in an early electric car that belonged […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz calmly told a psychologist why he picked Valentine’s Day to massacre 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago: Because no one loved him, he wanted to ruin the holiday forever for anyone associated with the school. Prosecutors began wrapping up […]

Sweet treats from Cookie Text will make a perfect gift for a loved one or dessert for your big game party.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March. South Africa’s department of corrections said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that a parole board will consider […]

It turns out there are lots of sharp elbows in the plush toy business. 

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A large excavator stretched to the top floor of the three-story building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, punching its first hole Friday into the classroom where teacher Scott Beigel perished saving students. Beginning a weekslong demolition, the excavator made a whiny, […]

By 2028, the state will begin phasing out sales of the balloons. By 2031, they will become illegal contraband.

Here’s everything you need to know about the coveted Stanley cups — and some alternative pink Stanley tumblers you can buy if you missed the boat on this collab.

NEW YORK (AP) — Near the end of 1954, the wife of Raymond Chandler died after a long battle with lung disease. The famed crime novelist fell into near-suicidal depression from which he never recovered. He drank heavily and died just five years later, at age 70. Chandler completed no major books after the death […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel’s arrival in the NHL seven years ago helped propel the Pittsburgh Penguins to the franchise’s fifth Stanley Cup. The Carolina Hurricanes are wagering the gifted goal scorer can do the same a little further south. The Penguins traded the high-scoring forward to the Hurricanes on Thursday night in exchange for […]

FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Fighting brain cancer, little Giada Demma was lying in her pediatric hospital bed, her tiny body virtually swimming in a drab green hospital gown. Her cousin Giuliana Demma remembers looking at the 1-year-old and thinking how sad the scene was: a small child awash in an ugly gown several sizes too […]

Two minutes into the fourth quarter, one of the best players for the Old Dominion women’s basketball team was in foul trouble and the Monarchs held a precarious, two-point lead over Coastal Carolina.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Major moments in the life of Oscar Pistorius, the South African double-amputee Olympic runner who was released from prison on parole Friday having served nearly nine years of a murder sentence for the 2013 killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius, 37, will have to live under strict conditions until […]

While our Sunday soaker will continue into the night some brighter and warmer days are on the way for Hampton Roads in the coming days. After picking up nearly an inch of rainfall today in most locations, one more round of rainfall will move in through the late night hours. We’ve dealt with one area […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Stacey Stauch has one question on her mind as the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to celebrate their third Super Bowl title in five seasons with a parade. “We’re all wondering: Will Taylor show up?” the paralegal said during a trip to the Chiefs-bedecked Union Station, where Wednesday’s parade will end. […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Barry Steenkamp, the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman who was fatally shot by Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius, has died, a family spokesperson said Friday. He was 80. Family lawyer and spokesperson Tania Koen confirmed Barry Steenkamp’s death. A foundation set up by the Steenkamp family in memory of […]

It has a base of vanilla ice cream, with confetti sprinkles and pieces of cereal throughout.

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick spent years as an FBI agent and federal prosecutor, but he was shaken Monday by a tour of the building at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 teens and staff members were gunned down nearly six years ago. The Pennsylvania Republican and five other House members […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Here’s what to know about the night South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp more than a decade ago in a Valentine’s Day killing that jolted the world and shattered the image of a sports superstar. Pistorius, a world-famous double-amputee sprinter who competed on carbon-fiber […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In the decade since Oscar Pistorius pulled the trigger four times on his 9mm pistol, firing into the head and body of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp as she stood inside a locked toilet cubicle in his home, the vital question has still never been answered: Did the world-famous Olympic runner […]

To show how much people across the country could expect to spend on a bouquet, personal finance site FinanceBuzz researched the cost of a dozen roses in every state.

Paris Hilton’s “Be An Icon” collection sells out frequently, so you’ll have to get your timing right to get your hands on some of these items.

The last 24 hours up to the writing of this blog have been very soggy and windy. An area of low pressure passed just to our south, and this created a lot of rain showers over the region. It was even heavy for a time last night. The rain wrapped up by about 8am. There […]

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius is due to be released from prison Friday to live under strict conditions at a family home having served nearly nine years of a murder sentence for the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The double-amputee Olympic runner from South Africa is set to leave the Atteridgeville […]

Look out world! Shaniya Reddy is a name you may want to remember. The middle school honor student from Chesapeake is now a published author.

A woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief following the death of her husband was charged with murder Monday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98. Corman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, […]

Matthew Perry was widely mourned this weekend by friends, co-stars and some very famous fans, including his childhood classmate, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; his “Friends” mom Morgan Fairchild; and even Adele. Perry, who played Chandler Bing on NBC’s “Friends” for 10 seasons, was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Saturday. He was […]

Well, we didn’t tie nor break the temperature record yesterday. We missed it by 1 degree (76). However, it was way above the average for this time of year (low-mid 50s). We are going to have one more warm day before a brief cold snap. Then warm air will return fast. Today we are in […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Ever-present on the lips of Taylor Swift and the uniforms of both Super Bowl teams. In streetwear and along the Gucci runway. Amid the sea of Valentine’s Day goods and in bright, dopamine home decor. The color red has gone boom as loud as TNT. Not that TNT. We’re talking TNT […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fools’ Day not long after starting their company more than a quarter century ago. One year, Google posted a job opening for a Copernicus research center on the moon. Another year, […]

Take a look at event’s happening around Hampton Roads this weekend. Choose from Mardi Gras celebrations, Valentine’s dances, and more.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two decades ago, when a Democratic presidential nominee wouldn’t dream of endorsing gay marriage, a newly elected district attorney named Kamala Harris was performing one of the first same-sex unions in the United States. It was the so-called Winter of Love in San Francisco. The mayor at the time, Gavin Newsom, had […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An attorney for Idaho asked a judge on Thursday to throw out a lawsuit seeking clarity about the medical exemptions to the state’s broad abortion bans, saying it was based on hypothetical situations rather than current facts. But an attorney for the four women and several physicians who sued says their […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Surrounded by long-time friends and his dog, Naeem Khan marked 20 years of glamorous designs at his New York Fashion Week show. The designer, recognized by his eveningwear that has graced the covers of magazines and worn by celebrities on red carpets, has no plans of stopping the momentum that got […]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — With the prospect of a sixth consecutive failed rainy season in the east and Horn of Africa, Kenya’s president is hoping the heavens will finally open with the help of a national day of mass prayer on Tuesday. William Ruto announced the plans for the country’s first ever day of prayer […]

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Only on 10, a bodycam video shows a 2022 traffic stop in Hampton that led to a Phoebus High School teacher being put in handcuffs at gunpoint. 10 On Your Side’s Julie Millet first told you about math teacher Jeffrey Smith in March 2022. One month before Smith’s story aired, on […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A children’s book author who prosecutors say killed her husband has been battling with his relatives over the family estate since his death last year, court documents show. Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl at their home in a small mountain […]

The company’s current machines, which are still based on Bob Born’s design, now pump out 5.5 million Peeps per day.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — “Are you feeling good today, Chiefs Kingdom?” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas shouted to a sea of football fans fresh from their town’s third Super Bowl victory in five years. Less than an hour later — with music still blaring and the confetti of celebration still hanging in the air […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — “Are you feeling good today, Chiefs Kingdom?” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas shouted to a sea of football fans fresh from their town’s third Super Bowl victory in five years. Less than an hour later — with music still blaring and the confetti of celebration still hanging in the air […]

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Utah mother of three who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death, and was later accused of fatally poisoning him, will remain in jail throughout her trial after her sister-in-law called her “desperate, greedy and extremely manipulative” during a […]

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday during a reenactment of the 2018 Parkland massacre organized as part of a lawsuit that accuses a sheriff’s deputy of failing in his duty to protect the victims. As the reenactment takes place, technicians outside […]