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City spokeswoman Kim Lee would not comment on the reasons for Fullhart's departure, citing a policy of not disclosing personnel information, but she did confirm his first and last days with the city.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board has released a six-year improvement program for projects beginning in July.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe will replace five of the 11 political appointees on the Virginia Port Authority 's Board of Commissioners - and he's tapped for removal a handful of businessmen aligned with former Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell.

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The Upper School Chorus, Show Choir and Orchestra at Ranney School, under the direction of instructors Tess Nielsen, Dorothy Sobieski and John Doyle, traveled to Williamsburg, Virginia April 11-13 for the Heritage Music Festival.

Problems with a parts supplier and the need to modify certain design features led the Navy to announce Wednesday that the commissioning of the new nuclear-powered attack submarine North Dakota won't take place at the end of May as scheduled.

A man wanted in connection to a March auto-pedestrian crash in Newport News was arrested by Hampton Police Tuesday afternoon.

It happened around 8 a.m. eastbound at Jefferson Avenue, forcing police to close two lanes during the morning commute.

A local homeless shelter operator turned to the City Council on Tuesday about seven hours after regional consortium of aid agencies deemed it ineligible for $65,000 from a $1.2 million pot of federal and state dollars.

Attorney Heather Parsons is a Hampton-based navigator, charged with helping people enroll in health insurance through the state exchange.

Harpersville Road is closed near J Clyde Morris Boulevard due to a fallen tree and power lines in the roadway.

In the past year two City Council members have borrowed city cars for a combined 169 days, according to records obtained by the Daily Press.

Newport News Shipbuilding and NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton are feeling the pinch of budget uncertainty in Washington, but Sen. Tim Kaine says Congress might clear that up in the coming weeks.

A 27-year-old man who prosecuters said admitted to being a member of a Newport News gang pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to racketeering and firearm charges.

A woman was taken to a hospital this morning when a bullet went through the wall of her apartment and hit her in the face.

Jim Ridenhour, a retired Newport News, Va., firefighter, discovered that when he turned to metal scrapping as a way to pay for his daughter's wedding about two years ago.

With storm season less than two months away, the City of Newport News and Virginia Department of Transportation are finalizing plans to clear three sections of drainage ditches along Interstate 64 as it runs through the city.

Driving a test pile Long before actual construction on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel began in September 1960, engineers conducted months of test borings to determine the soil conditions along the crossing's route.

That's how poet Lucy Baldwin of Newport News described her inspiration for writing during an interview this month at her home.

Teddy Roosevelt died in 1919. Doris Kearns Goodwin was not born until 1943, but to hear her tell it, she spent the better part of seven years living with the legendary U.S. president.