Posts Tagged Norfolk
Electric Scooters Sneak into Virginia Markets
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 5, 2018
Reporter Mallory Noe-Payne takes a Bird Scooter for a spin. (Credit: RADIO IQ / Mallory Noe-Payne)
Earlier this week, Virginia Beach began confiscating electric scooters, saying they violate city code. The two-wheeled machines are being dropped off in cities across Virginia, by a company called Bird Scooters. Mallory Noe-Payne went to chase one down.
Va. News Topics: Adjunct Faculty Pay And Padlocks
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 11, 2017
Credit: Virginia Public Access Project
Annoyed residents in a Norfolk neighborhood are calling for a grand jury to investigate a footbridge. And Virginia Commonwealth University is under pressure to increase pay for part-time teachers in its nationally-acclaimed art school. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link.
Fred Echols has more.
Flood-Proofing Virginia’s Military Bases Could Be A Very Expensive Venture
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 9, 2017
Col. Keith Morrow, U.S. Army (Ret.), Deputy Mission Support Commander talks about flooding issues at Fort Eustis and Langley Air Force Base. (Credit: Pamela D’Angelo)
You may remember earlier this year when President Trump made a call to the mayor of Tangier Island. The island is slowly disappearing into the Chesapeake Bay, sinking at the same time sea-level is rising at a faster pace due to climate change. Trump told him not to worry. But his Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, is doing the opposite, facing down climate change as a threat to national security.
Recently, top regional brass spent a day with scientists and policymakers at the William & Mary Law School. All agreed, it’s going to be a long, very expensive battle. Pamela D’Angelo reports.
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From NPR News- Evictions Damage Public Health, Which Is Why The CDC Has Banned Them ― For Now September 29, 2020A survey of 17 cities found more than 50,000 pandemic-related eviction filings. Housing advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses.
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- COVID-19 Deaths Top 1 Million Worldwide. How These 5 Nations Are Driving The Pandemic September 29, 2020Nine months after the first reported fatality in China last January, the world has hit a sobering milestone.
- Officer Indicted In Breonna Taylor Case Pleads Not Guilty September 29, 2020Brett Hankison, the former Louisville Police Department detective, has pleaded not guilty to all three counts of wanton endangerment against him, his attorney said on Monday.
- Texas Sheriff Charged With Destroying Evidence In Officer-Related Death September 29, 2020A grand jury has indicted Sheriff Robert Chody with intentionally destroying or concealing video and audio recordings of the encounter involving a Black man who died in police custody last year.
- Evictions Damage Public Health, Which Is Why The CDC Has Banned Them ― For Now September 29, 2020
- From BBC News
- Coronavirus: Global Covid-19 death toll passes one million September 29, 2020UN chief António Guterres calls it "an agonising milestone" as the fight to stem the virus continues.
- Coronavirus: New global test will give results 'in minutes' September 28, 2020The WHO says the low-cost test will be available to millions in low- and middle-income countries.
- Covid: Adults without A-levels to be offered free college courses September 29, 2020The government offer will be available from April and aims to support jobseekers during the pandemic.
- Covid: Public spending rise could last longer September 28, 2020The government must choose between more austerity and permanently higher spending, a think tank warns.
- Sir David Attenborough gets quizzed by kids after plea to world leaders to save nature September 28, 2020His hope for the future of the planet lies in the hands of children, so what do they want to ask him?
- Coronavirus: Global Covid-19 death toll passes one million September 29, 2020
