Elsewhere in the News

Destroyers Lose a Coach Without Playing a Game -- The UFL's Virginia Destroyers have confirmed that head coach Jay Gruden will be the new offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals.  The Destroyers begin play this fall at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex. 

Gone Viral -- A professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School redefines the term with this bacterial logo.  More...





You're entitled to one free phone call -- Changes enacted by the State Corporation Commission will require telephone companies to provide only one free 411 information call per month.  The number was eight up until 2008, when the requirement was trimmed to two.

Extreme Makeover Home Edition -- Despite this week's rain, strong winds, fog and the cold, the build team is on track to make the deadline Saturday.  The Daily Press has photos from the build site while The Pilot talked with neighbors who are enduring a week in a construction zone.

The Prognosis for the Gulf of Mexico -- The administrator in charge of the Gulf Oil Spill Compensation Fund says the Gulf should fully recover in three years.  However, a federal judge has ruled that Kenneth Feinberg is acting as an advocate for BP and cannot call himself a neutral party.  More...

Today in Dumb Crooks -- Police in Silver Spring, Maryland have arrested a suspect in a string of burglaries.  The suspect left his cell phone charging in one victim's home.  More...

Finally, a photo from New Hampshire that illustrates why so many people are hoping Punxsutawney Phil is right.