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People Taking Action: Beach assistant principal brings holiday cheer to students

NewsChannel 3 and our community partner Southern Bank are recognizing a Virginia Beach assistant principal with a big heart at First Colonial High.

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    People Taking Action: Singing, dancing and making learning fun!

    I caught up with Ginny Culpepper, an English teacher at Hugo A. Owens Middle School, in the middle of one…

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    Take action to help teen “Stuff the Bus” for the homeless

    We have new details on one of our special people taking action stories. A NewsChannel 3 viewer emailed us and…

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    Worker at Hampton church nursery saves baby from choking

    Before our surprise presentation, we first popped in on a small meeting at Hampton Roads Baptist Church to let some…

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    People Taking Action: Cancer coordinator gives back while fighting her own battle

    With the help of co-workers, we set up a fake meeting in a conference room at Urology of Virginia in Virginia Beach. It was…

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    Kurt’s People Taking Action Bloopers

    Check out what happened behind the scenes of this week’s People Taking Action Story. 

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    Woman takes action for firefighter who lost dog

    After a firefighter lost his own dog, a woman took action and gave him a special gift.  Check out some…

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    People Taking Action: Regina Marscheider, founder of Spectrum Puppets

    Regina Marscheider is celebrating 30 years of entertaining audiences across Hampton Roads with the help of her creations–her puppets. “The mission of Spectrum…

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    People Taking Action: Beach business takes action for disabled Norfolk man

    We shine our spotlight on a Virginia Beach-based business that took action for a disabled Norfolk man who had his…

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    People Taking Action: Teen saves dog from fire

    A Virginia Beach teenager is being credited with quick thinking that kept a house fire from spreading which also helped…

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    People Taking Action: A Thousand Shoes for a Thousand Smiles

    Today, we totally surprised the founder of the charity, “A Thousand Shoes for a Thousand Smiles.” Check out her smile…

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    People Taking Action: Best Kept Secret

    NewsChannel 3 and our community partner Southern Bank are shining the spotlight on a local group giving free back-to-school haircuts…

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