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• Ex-detective pleads guilty to robbing Va. bank

  CHESAPEAKE, Va. - A former police detective has pleaded guilty to robbing a Chesapeake bank.

• Ex-owner of wetlands site sues, may delay conservation plan

  Loading... Developer L.M. Sandler & Sons had planned to develop this property into a 1,000-home complex called Indigo Dunes when the company purchased the land from Wayne McLeskey Jr.

• Storm Surge and Wind Expected to Cause Damage

  Federal officials say tropical storm force winds from Hurricane Earl could bring coastal flooding and beach erosion to the Delmarva Peninsula and wind damage away from the coast.

• DMV resumes issuing licenses

  This Saturday, the Department of Motor Vehicles is extending hours at the following 14 locations.

• Hurricane Earl Track/Winds

  I moved from CA last year to Regent University next to Chesapeake VA. Different. 09/02/2010 12:26:20 PM PDT by Jim 0216 To: pabianice Hurricane warning for Massachussetts? Good thing John Kerry doesn't keep his yacht there.

• Chesapeake men accused of sexual assault in Portsmouth

  Portsmouth Police say a woman was sexually assaulted by one man as a second held a gun on her.

• Western Branch adjusts game schedule

  Due to the threat of Hurricane Earl, officials at Western Branch High School in Chesapeake have decided to move their home football game against Booker T. Washington to 5 p.m. on Thursday, instead of 7 p.m. Keep it here for all your hurricane coverage.

• Affordable Care Act Program Helps Virginia Employers and Unions Cover Early Retirees

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced the first round of applicants accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program.

• States' Chesapeake Bay cleanup plans due today

  States' Bay cleanup plans due - Va dragging feet? Summer's over, school's back in session, and the states' first major homework assignment is due today in the new Chesapeake Bay cleanup drive being directed by the federal government.

• DMV to resume normal operations tomorrow

  DMV said this afternoon it will extend the valid period for licenses and ID cards that expired during the state's computer disruption, and drop the requirement to prove legal presence in the United States for people renewing during the extension period.