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Newport News (/ ˌ n uː p ɔːr t-,-p ər t-/) [7] is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States.At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. [6] Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States.
Newport News, Virginia: During a high risk traffic stop on suspects suspected of robbing a bank, Williams, one of the armed bank robbery suspects, got out of the back seat and allegedly pointed a gun at officers. Officers then fatally shot him. [23] 2024-07-27 Phillip Allen Baldwin (31) White Satsuma, Florida
In 1958, the citizenry of the cities of Warwick and Newport News voted by referendum to consolidate the two cities, choosing to assume the better-known name of Newport News, and forming the third largest city population-wise in Virginia with a 65 square miles (168 km 2) area. The boundaries of the city of Newport News today are essentially the ...
Newport News, Virginia, an independent city located in southeastern Virginia in the Hampton Roads region Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.
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1886 – Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Company (later Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.) in business. [4] 1888 – Warwick County, Virginia seat moves temporarily to Newport News from Denbigh. 1889 Newport News Light & Water Company in business. [1] YMCA branch organized. [5] 1890 Citizens Railway (Hampton-Newport News) begins ...
The first modern duel of ironclad warships, the Battle of Hampton Roads, took place not far off Newport News Point in 1862. [1] Recovered artifacts from the USS Monitor are displayed at the Mariners' Museum, one of the more notable museums of its type in the world. The museum's collection totals approximately 35,000 artifacts, of which ...
National Register of Historic Places in Newport News, Virginia (34 P) Pages in category "History of Newport News, Virginia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.