Norfolk Daily News

1 day ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Christopher Rugaber

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, though economists and many business owners expect inflation will climb in the coming months. Consumer prices rose 2.3% in April from a year ago, the Labor Department said Tuesday, down from 2.4% in March and the smallest increase in more than four years.

2 days ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Austin Svehla

After more than 35 years at the Norfolk Police Division — the last eight months as acting chief — Brian Tighe was introduced as the city’s next permanent chief of police during a press conference Monday afternoon. Tighe took questions from reporters at the city council chambers after the City of Norfolk announced earlier in the day that Tighe would begin working in his new role on Friday, May 16. kAm“xE :D 2? 9@?@C E@ 2446AE E9:D A@D:E:@?

2 days ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Ben Shapiro

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3 days ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Austin Svehla

Two teenage girls from Norfolk were critically injured in a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Stanton County. Around 4:30 p.m., dispatchers received a 911 call after a cellphone detected a crash, according to Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger. The accident occurred on 843rd Road about 2½ miles east of Highway 35. kAm&?86C D2:5 2? :?G6DE:82E:@? 56E6C>:?65 E92E E96 EH@ 8:C=D H6C6 EC2G6=:?8 62DE @? gcbC5 #@25 :? 2? $&' H96?

4 days ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Cal Thomas

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