NORFOLK State police have identified two people killed Monday night in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 west at Tidewater Drive. 

RICHMOND, Va.  Virginia is officially getting four new members of Congress today. All are Democrats.

Former Gov. Mark Warner will take the seat of retiring Sen. John Warner during swearing-in ceremonies today in Washington, D.C. The Warners are not related.

Rain likely will continue through today and linger until Wednesday night, the National Weather Service says.

And advisory warns residents of Hampton Roads, the Eastern Shore and northeast North Carolina that rain today and Wednesday could be heavy at times. More than an inch of rain is possible.

A Republican, Barry Knight, and Democrat John LaCombe square off today for the 81st District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. This is a special election, called when Del. Terrie Suit resigned in October to become a lobbyist. The seat will come up for election again in November.

RALEIGH, N.C.  The North Carolina Council of State will try to help stimulate the state economy by signing off on new debt for state construction projects.

The panel comprised of the governor, lieutenant governor and eight other statewide elected officials plans to meet today. 

Four people died during the New Year’s holiday weekend, but state police say the number of fatalities in the state last year dropped to a 16-year low.

Across the state, 808 people died in crashes on the state’s highways, including 73 pedestrians, according to a state police news release.

VIRGINIA BEACH  The School Board will elect a a chairman and vice-chairman for the 2009 calendar year during tonight's meeting. The 2008 chair was Dan Edwards and the vice chair was Rita Sweet Bellitto. The meeting, which begins at 6:15 p.m., will be held at the School Administration Building 6, 2512 George Mason Drive in the Municipal Center.  

VIRGINIA BEACH  The passenger of a truck was killed and the driver charged after the vehicle rolled over Monday night in the 2700 block of Seaboard Road, police said. 

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Lawyers for Pamela Brown, also known as the Hula Hoop Lady of Granby Street, plan to file a lawsuit in Circuit Court today against an officer who shocked her repeatedly with a stun gun last year.

The city has granted another six-month extension to the developer of the city's premier waterfront site. During that time, city officials plan to work with Lincoln Property Co. on ways to provide financing for the $158 million project, Kathy Warren, director of development for the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, said Monday.