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Chesapeake Bay cleanup would get major funding boost under new bill

Rep. Elaine Luria leads Hampton Roads Congress members in effort to fully fund the Chesapeake Bay Program, and boost federal funding over the next five years.

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation brought in fewer visitors, less revenue in 2018

The opening of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown in 2017 is hard to beat. But the foundation is trying something else new in 2019 — a few special-ticketed, evening events.

Military housing problems in the spotlight — again

Thanks to a non-partisan survey, investigative journalism and a high-profile congressional hearing, complaints about privatized military housing have moved to the front burner in just a few weeks. And more developments are to come.

More-than-a-Dollar Tree? Retailer plans to test different prices at some Dollar Tree stores

The chain has tested different pricing before but reverted back to its promise that everything in the store costs a dollar.

EVMS board created after Northam controversy won't investigate racist yearbook photo

The board’s focus — a study of diversity at the school — is a partial shift from how the administration previously described its mission.