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Tuesday, Mar 20 The Navy has issued a formal request for proposal to Huntington Ingalls Industries to further define the cost savings from a potential block buy of aircraft carriers. The double purchase would cover the future USS Enterprise and the next ship of the class, as yet unnamed. |
| Police in Hampton and Newport News are hoping that their recent purchase of a powerful new machine to photograph gun cartridges found at crime scenes will help to solve homicides, shootings, and other gun crimes in their cities. |
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| Except for two airports’ purchases of cleaning and de-icing chemicals, Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport was the only facility in the state to use public funds for capital projects improperly in recent years, a new state audit found. |
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| The Williamsburg Economic Development Authority’s Board of Directors has begun talks with Tesla to install electric car charging stations at key locations throughout the city. |
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| The magnitude and sources of support for Virginia coach Tony Bennett speak volumes about the program he's built. |
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| Food find at Jolly Roasters Coffee Co. in Newport News. |
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