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1+ hour, 24+ min ago (78+ words) Police from two counties swarmed an address in Norwich. A large police presence was spotted in Kirklees, off Ipswich Road, on Sunday (November 30). It has now been confirmed that Norfolk officers were called to assist their colleagues from Lincolnshire. Two men were arrested in connection with a burglary in the east of Lincolnshire. They both remain in police custody for questioning. A third man was arrested at the same address days later on Tuesday morning (December 2)....

6+ hour, 47+ min ago (377+ words) Ontario auditor general finds province not properly overseeing doctor billings Norfolk fire department warns of hazardous batteries after Walsh, Ont. fire City staff to propose 10-year revitalization plans for Hamilton Wednesday Hamilton police search for man last seen over a week ago in west end F1 title fight down to final round as Verstappen capitalizes on McLaren mistake in Qatar The Norfolk County Fire Department is warning about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries after a structure fire in Walsh, Ont. on Monday night. Firefighters say that just before 9:30 p.m. they responded to a fire at a former auto repair shop that is now used as a hobby shop for electric bikes, carts and equipment. They say that the occupants of the building lived in the apartment above the shop and reported hearing a loud boom coming from below. The people in the…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago (96+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. State Sen. Mark Peake said he'll step down Dec. 31 as chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia after eight months in the role, following big election losses. RICHMOND " The chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia said Monday that he'll step down from the position at the end of the year as GOP leaders regroup following heavy losses in the Nov. 4 statewide elections....

12+ hour, 22+ min ago (479+ words) Loud boom" heard from Walsh business led to smoke filling upstairs apartment. Norfolk County firefighters knocked down a fire inside a hobby shop in Walsh on Monday. The first warning a group of Norfolk County residents had that something was amiss was a loud boom" coming from inside the shop below their apartment in the village of Walsh. Then the apartment started to fill with smoke. The residents grabbed their pets and spilled outside around 9:20 p.m. on Monday to find what fire officials described as heavy smoke" billowing from the ground-floor business, a former autobody shop turned hobby shop for electronic bikes and carts. More than two dozen firefighters converged on the hobby shop, using a tanker shuttle to bring water to the rural location. Fire crews were able to bring the blaze under control quickly, preventing the fire from causing…...

15+ hour, 29+ min ago (666+ words) STANTON " A Stanton man faces up to a 50-year prison sentence for distributing methamphetamine to a confidential informant last year in Stanton County. Dillon Radic, 31, pleaded guilty on Monday to one county of delivery of meth in exchange for Stanton County Attorney Bert Lammli dismissing a second meth delivery charge. The prosecutor, as part of the plea agreement, will not make a sentencing recommendation. District Judge Michael Long scheduled Radic's sentencing for Monday, Feb. 2. On Aug. 22, 2024, a Nebraska State Patrol investigator, with the assistance of other law enforcement officers and a cooperating individual, purchased a plastic, bindle-style bag containing slightly less than a half-gram of suspected meth from Radic. The substance was later confirmed to be meth through lab testing. The delivery occurred when the cooperating individual went to Radic's Stanton County residence. Later that same day, law enforcement worked…...

15+ hour, 54+ min ago (480+ words) History has been made as footage reveals the first beaver living wild in Norfolk for centuries. Pensthorpe Natural Park has confirmed the presence of a wild beaver on its reserve, following several weeks of monitoring. In footage taken at the reserve, the beaver can be seen carrying a large log through the trees in the dark. Beavers have been reintroduced around Norfolk but this is the first time one has been spotted in the wild (Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire) Beavers became extinct in Britain in the 16th century due to over-hunting, but have been reintroduced to Norfolk via captive release schemes in recent years. Until now, no free-living beaver had been recorded in Norfolk in modern times. Although the origin of the Beaver spotted at Pensthorpe is unknown, the discovery marks a significant arrival to local river networks, demonstrating the…...

16+ hour, 53+ min ago (948+ words) Students applying to college know they can't " or at least shouldn't " use AI chatbots to write their essays and personal statements. So it might come as a surprise that some schools are now using artificial intelligence to read them. AI tools are now being incorporated into how student applications are screened and analyzed, admissions directors say. It can be a delicate topic, and not all colleges are eager to talk about it, but higher education is among the many industries where artificial intelligence is rapidly taking on tasks once reserved for humans. In some cases, schools are quietly slipping AI into their evaluation process, experts say. Others are touting the technology's potential to speed up their review of applications, cut processing times and even perform some tasks better than humans. "Humans get tired; some days are better than others. The…...

19+ hour ago (1623+ words) LOUDOUN " When'Julia Mason'moved into her new home in'Loudoun Meadows'six years ago, the community was less than 10 years old, and the view across'Quail Ridge Lake'was a farm, with woods and a red-and-white barn. Mason didn't know that the same day she arrived, a developer broke ground for a 1-million-square-foot data center for'Amazon Web Services'that now rises 70 feet directly across from her home on a cul-de-sac in this community near'Aldie'in southeastern'Loudoun County. A data center is seen from a street in the Loudoun Meadows housing community in'Loudoun County. The view from the community landing on'Quail Ridge Lake'now features the Amazon complex on one side and a 1.5-million-square-foot data center built by Microsoft on the other, with an electric power substation next to it. Neither data center is operating yet, but their presence is inescapable. "It was a farm when we were looking…...

22+ hour, 53+ min ago (813+ words) NORFOLK, Va. " A brewery known for its German-style beers and pizza is betting big on one of Norfolk's most historic and fast-changing neighborhoods. Wasserhund Brewing Company has opened a new location on Granby Street in the Railroad District, a pocket of the city that falls within the Park Place neighborhood and has seen a wave of small-business investment over the last several years. Co-owner Christine Holley said Park Place felt different from the start. "Park Place is a really unique spot within Norfolk," she said. "They're really trying to develop the area with some really unique shops" the guy that built these tables is literally across the street. He forklifted them over." The new taproom and restaurant, which officially opened on Veterans Day, is Wasserhund's third location in Hampton Roads, joining existing spots in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. Holley said…...

23+ hour, 8+ min ago (231+ words) Four-star quarterback Troy Huhn, ESPN's No. 10 pocket passer in the 2026 cycle, announced his commitment to Virginia Tech on Monday, reuniting with coach James Franklin as the latest former Penn State pledge to join the Hokies' incoming recruiting class. Hunh, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound prospect from San Marcos, California, began Monday as the top uncommitted quarterback in the SC Next 2026 ESPN 300. Intially committed to Penn State in June 2024, Huhn decommitted on Oct. 16 -- four days after the program fired Franklin. Huhn's decision to join the Hokies arrived hours after Cole Bergeron, the nation's 34th-ranked pocket passer, decommitted from Virginia Tech on Monday. Huhn competed in the Elite 11 Finals in June and projects as a prototypical, big-armed pocket passer at the next level. He completed 75% of his passes for 2,438 yards and 29 touchdowns and added eight rushing scores in his senior season at California's Mission…...