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Norfolk priest on leave, accused of violating code of conduct

Holidays

Norfolk firefighters finish hanging Christmas decorations

After a homeowner was injured while decorating for Christmas, the firefighters who responded to the 9-1-1 call returned to finish the job.
Sports

ODU men's basketball team heads home after being stuck at U.S. Virgin Islands airport

The ODU Men's Basketball team were stuck at a U.S. Virgin Islands airport after its flight back home had been delayed for more than 18 hours.
Nation World

Warner: Senate to take up federal Ashanti Alert after Thanksgiving

Sen. Mark Warner said he plans to introduce the bill in the Senate after Thanksgiving in hopes of passing it by the end of the year. It's meant to help missing and endangered adults who fall between the ages covered by Amber and Silver Alerts.
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Woman attending bachelorette party killed after falling out of moving party bus in Norfolk

Kisha Latrice Marrow-Lott died after she fell out of the front door of a party bus that was getting on Interstate 264 in Norfolk. Marrow-Lott was attending a bachelorette party.
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Norfolk police officer dies after battling unknown illness

Officer Seth Amos was hit with a life-threatening, mystery illness in September. He died October 19.
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Feds: $19 million drug trafficking ring broken up in Norfolk

Authorities said the drug trafficking operation goes back to 2009, and is responsible for distributing large quantities of heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana.
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'Lost' actor joins effort to get man paralyzed on Outer Banks home to Australia

Gilbert was on his first international trip for a family reunion when he was paralyzed in a diving mishap. Actor Terry O'Quinn visited him in the hospital. He's among those trying to help Gilbert get home to Australia.
Politics

PETA Halloween costume takes aim at Donald Trump Jr.

PETA is taking aim at the President's son with a $168.99 costume of him hunting big game. The animal rights group said it is using Halloween to bring awareness to a big game and trophy hunting.
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National 'Ashanti Alert' bill passes the U.S. House

The bill is named after Ashanti Billie, who was abducted from a Naval base in Hampton Roads and murdered. The law only exists in the state of Virginia right now.
Military News

Britain's newest and largest warship visits Naval Station Norfolk

HMS Queen Elizabeth's arrival also marks the first time F-35 aircraft will attempt to take off and land aboard the aircraft carrier.
Military News

Navy ID's USS George H.W. Bush sailor killed in mishap

The Navy identified the sailor aboard USS George H.W. Bush who was killed in an accident as Airman Apprentice Joseph Min Naglak.