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Newport News proposed budget comes with flat school funding, real estate tax rate

Newport News City Manager Cindy Rohlf presented a budget proposal to the City Council for the 2020 fiscal year.

VIMS inventories every foot of the Chesapeake Bay coastline

VIMS completes its update of the Chesapeake Bay coastal inventory — interactive maps detailing every foot of the 62.7 million feet of shoreline, from beaches to docks to oyster reefs to mud flats to boat ramps to underwater grass beds.

Man charged with murder of William and Mary football player Nate Evans

Kri’Shawn Beamon, 20, is in jail without bond.

Najee added to Hampton Jazz Festival lineup

The Hampton Jazz Festival has changed its lineup, with Najee and Eric Robertson replacing Kirk Whalum and Friends on opening night.

Arrests made, more details emerge in Gloucester teen's slaying

The Middlesex County Sheriff's Office has released details in the killing over the weekend of an 18-year-old Gloucester man. More arrests have been made of the young men and boys believed responsible.

Gov. Northam proposes unprecedented tweak to a sex offender bill

Vills that would have penalized convicted sex offenders seeking shelter in an emergency evacuation — from an approaching hurricane, for instance — could get a bit less punitive, thanks to a proposed tweak by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.