Virginia lawmakers push DoD to secure Hampton Roads shipbuilding funding
Several Virginia lawmakers are concerned about the assurance of U.S. DoD funding for the Hampton Roads shipbuilding ecosystem in 2024.
Several Virginia lawmakers are concerned about the assurance of U.S. DoD funding for the Hampton Roads shipbuilding ecosystem in 2024.
Shipbuilding is a major driver in the Hampton Roads economy, with an estimated economic impact at $6.4 billion in 2022, according to the Virginia Ship Repair Association.
Gregory Ricardo Burwell was sentenced to serve a maximum 45-year sentence for the murder of a Hampton woman.
Virginia broke ground on Monday on the $756 million I-64 Gap Widening Project, which will expand the corridor from two lanes to three lanes between Richmond and Hampton Roads.
In the mid-1900s, Black Americans who traveled were provided the same services as whites, but in separate locations.
A Chesapeake man was sentenced last week to 29 years in prison for his role in a series of armed robberies of 7-Eleven establishments in the cities of Newport News, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
An indictment was unsealed charging 26 defendants, mostly from the Hampton Roads area, with drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges.
Two recipients of Augusta Health’s Medical Laboratory Science Scholarships are Virginians, Lauren from Hampton and Andrew from Staunton.
A Charlottesville nonprofit has partnered with the city of Hampton to make solar panels more affordable for residents.
A Los Angeles man was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in prison for his leading role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.