Main Menu

Current Conditions

Norfolk, VA

Temp:	81°F
Wind Chill:	87°F
Humidity:	85%

Speed:	21 mph
Direct.:	30°
Pressure:	29.74 in

NNE

Show more details

Select your city...

Provided by:

Local Pollen Reports
Airport Conditions
Lawn and Garden Weather
Rush Hour Traffic

Hurricane Alerts

USGS Earthquake Data

4.38 - 20.7 miles S of Sand Point
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:56:44 UTC
Lat/Lon: 55.0381/-160.481
Depth: 32.9311
4.61 - 121.0 miles W of Kodiak
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:16:25 UTC
Lat/Lon: 57.5288/-155.642
Depth: 86.2758

Partial VNS Archives

CPSC Alerts

National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration

Women's Health

The Forbes Woman

Subscribe Here

VNS Feed

Today's Top Stories - September 2, 2010 - UPDATED AT 4:30 P.M.

BREAKING NEWS! GULF OIL PLATFORM CATCHES FIRE south of New Orleans - 13 man crew rescued: Was production platform linked to 8 wells, but crew insists all were shut down. Oil sheen spreading More

Hurricane Earl Strengthens, Bears Down on NC Coast; keep update with hurricane news in weather column on left side of page More

See Earl Spin! Earl - Visible Satellite More

Obama Declares Emergency - That'll Help Obama is an emergency More

Monetizing The Debt Continues, as FED buys $900M in Treasury buyback i.e. We're going in debt to buy our own debt More

Monetizing the Debt - The Government's Latest Ponzi Scheme Why it's a bad idea More

Researchers have found a 22-mile long plume of hydrocarbons more than 3,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico, residue from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill; providing a snapshot of where the oil has gone as surface slicks shrink and disappear More

Risky Removal Of Gulf Well Blowout Preventer Resumes Today More

Veterans Benefits "Not Helping" The Debt Crisis, head of Obama's Fiscal Commission cries: Now you can see why Obama instituted this commission - When the Democrats slash everything post election, they will blame the commission, even though action by the Democrat-controlled Congress (until next year) will be required to make anything happen More

The Democrats' Social Security Bait And Switch: Democrats are trying to keep control of Congress by scaring the wig off grandma with a phantom GOP plot against Social Security - "Harry, am I making this up?" Yes, Mr. President, you are More

New car sales in the United States dropped in August for the first time in 10 months, many major automakers suffering double-digit year-on-year drops More

Beware The Bell Futures indicate flat opening for Wall Street as investors remained cautious ahead of a wave of economic data More

European Markets Fall ahead of rate announcement from European Central Bank More

Asian Markets Close Mostly Higher, but traders cautious ahead of Friday's U.S. non-farm payrolls data More

Is Hampton Roads Tea Party speaking with 'forked tongue?'

Written by Editor
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 18:51
Hurd VIRGINIA BEACH (August 31, 2010) — Did Karen Hurd, founder of the Hampton Roads Tea Party (HRTP) endorse GOP congressional candidate Scott Rigell or not? Is founder of the HRTP talking out both sides of her mouth? Has she been bought off by the Rigell campaign? Here’s the story. You decide. Depends on who you’re talking to and there’s no question a recent article in the Pilot saying Rigell had signed HRTP’s pledge implied there was an endorsement. Or at least several people inferred that from the article. But from the mouth of Karen Hurd herself: “We were very clear that it is not an endorsement.” Asked to comment directly on whether there was an endorsement, Hurd said, “Rigell is clear that it is not an endorsement . The Golden campaign is calling it an endorsement. Nye is calling it worthless. It is an accountability pledge.” Write comment (7 Comments)
Read more...

Revolting American Leadership disturbs patriot

Written by John P. Kuchta Jr.
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 13:50
Editor: As I stood shoulder-to-shoulder with about a million other patriots on 28 August in DC, my mind reeled at all the acts against liberty and honor undertaken by this President and his Department of Justice. Deciding not to pursue voter intimidation charges against the New Black Panthers, spitting in the face of BB Netanyahu, not charging the SEIU or ACORN under the RICO statutes, ready to declare a huge victory in Iraq when he spoke vehemently on the floor of the Senate against the surge in Iraq and finally, suing the state of AZ as depicted in this video, I began to seriously ponder how "low life" these Chicago thugs really are. Write comment (1 Comment)
Read more...

Forget parties - vote your conscience in Congressional race

Written by Petey Browder
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:40
Rigell Editor: (August 31, 2010) - - Well before the June 2, 2010, Republican Primary, the GOP anointed Scott Rigell as the man who will be the 2010 Second District, Republican congressional candidate in Virginia. Ladies and Gentlemen, that was wrong; by no means, should the GOP have endorsed a candidate before the primary. When a political party thinks and speaks for the people paying the bills and doing the hiring, tyranny begins. The taxpayers should be able to ask questions and hear each candidate out without the influence of those who are able to profit by the out come of any election. The GOP spoke and unfortunately, the people listened. Apparently, it did not matter to the GOP that Scott Rigell did many, not-Republican things in his past and his campaign ad is not an exact portrayal of the truth. Write comment (12 Comments)
Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 15:37
Read more...

Corrupt Dept. of Education Supports Rev. Al!

Written by John P. Kuchta Jr.
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 13:42
Editor: I wonder how many employees of the US Department of Education, DoE, attended the Sharpton rally in DC this past weekend? It seems as if the Education Secretary "invited" DoE employees to join him and Al Sharpton on Saturday at the Sharpton rally. Here’s one article. You can google many more. Don't "we the people" pay those folks' salaries with our taxes? Aren't they supposed to be non-political? This is a case of another Chicago thug running a federal agency who brings a unique "machine politics" management approach to "the people's business" in DC. This has to stop, one way or another........... John P. Kuchta, Jr. - Virginia Beach Write comment (0 Comments)
Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 13:50

Life in Israel: Peace talks, gun smuggling, and stork migrations

Written by Editor
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 09:20
(August 31, 2010) - - Talks about peace as weapons smuggling into Gaza continue don’t make Israelis feel too secure. Israeli PM Nananyahu and the Palestinian’s Mahmud Abbas (even through he does not currently hold any official government position) are to meet in Washington Thursday under the watchful eye of President Obama. Our Middle East blogger notes the issues are the same 4 that were on the table in 2000 when Arafat was in charge. Write comment (0 Comments)
Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 09:24
Read more...