Newport News police say an officer shot a male pit bull Saturday morning after the animal attacked him outside a housing complex.

A federal judge ordered imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan. The Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick in September, arguing his guilty plea to a federal dogfighting charge - and the resulting impact on his career - prevented him from repaying the loan.

The giant red crabs crawling over each other in the well of the 94-foot Diamond Girl looked nothing like the typical Chesapeake Bay fare.

The Savannah, a historic landmark and the world's first nuclear-powered cargo and passenger ship, is leaving Virginia waters after 14 years.

Newport News police say two Menchville High School students face charges after one brought a loaded handgun to school and the other tried to hide the weapon from school personnel.

The Associated Press all-Group AAA girls basketball team, and the player and coach of the year, as selected by media members throughout the state:

Canon Virginia Inc. will expand its operations in Newport News and Gloucester County, adding more than 1,000 jobs over the next five years, company and government officials said Thursday.

The vice president of a Newport News fishing company will spend 90 days in prison on top of nearly $7 million in fines and forfeitures her business agreed to pay to settle charges of hiring illegal immigrants.

More recruiters and incentive programs have led to the Virginia Army National Guard's highest troop levels in 14 years, officials said.

Police are looking for three women who fled a Newport News Wal-Mart when security guards accused them of shoplifting, leaving behind a 2-year-old boy.