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Virginia Beach cautiously prepares for holiday weekend
VIRGINIA BEACH — A rich tourism weekend hung in the balance Thursday for Virginia Beach, as officials and emergency planners tried to gauge Hurricane Earl's impact on the city's 12,000 hotel rooms and the dozens of fluorescent-colored shops and restaurants lining Atlantic Avenue.

Ex-bank manager, recruiter charged in Boston loan case
A former Bank of America Corp. branch manager and a Virginia-based real estate recruiter were charged with wire fraud in federal court in an unfolding case of an alleged long-running mortgage fraud scheme that led to foreclosures and abandoned buildings in Dorchester and Roxbury, the US attorney’s office confirmed yesterday. United States - Real estate - Boston - Wire fraud - Mortgage fraud

Events & Networking
Jack D. Gunther (left) and Richard W. Story, both with the Howard County Economic Development Authority, visit with Barbara Nicklas of General Growth Properties in Columbia at the Howard Technology Council's End of Summer Bash on Tuesday at Clyde's of Columbia.

Evacuations Ordered as Hurricane Earl Nears
The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for the North Carolina coast on Wednesday.

Virginia to announce decision on privatization bids for the Virginia Port Authority
The state plans to announce the fate of three proposals to privatize operations at the Virginia Port Authority's cargo facilities within a week, ending more than a year of uncertainty and speculation, Transportation Secretary Sean T. Connaughton said Thursday.

Beach lawyer gets 18 months for mortgage fraud
NORFOLK A Virginia Beach lawyer was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in federal prison for his role in a $2 million mortgage fraud scheme.

Foreclosures cut number of 'underwater' homeowners in Hampton Roads
Aug. 27--The number of homeowners in Hampton Roads who owed more on their mortgages than their homes were worth slid to just below 70,000 at the end of June, according to a new report.

NBC12 Investigation into Justin French
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – It was one week ago Friday that a prominent Richmond developer was arrested for allegedly forging public documents, among other charges. Tonight, Justin French, 39, is out of jail but the FBI still has a lot of questions about his real estate dealings.

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Munson raises, spends more than Shank in latest campaign period
State Sen. Donald F. Munson took in more than six times as much campaign money as his opponent, Del. Christopher B. Shank, from January to August, according to new candidate filings.