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January 23, 2019

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'Black Panther' costume designer, Hampton University alumna Ruth Carter nominated for Oscar

Tuesday, Jan 22

Hampton University alumna Ruth Carter received her third Oscar nomination Tuesday morning for costume design for her work on "Black Panther."

Mastodon bones or mid-century photos of black life in Gloucester could be state's top endangered artifact

Mastodon bones at the Virginia Living Museum and mid-century photos of African-American life in Gloucester County are among the state's top 10 endangered artifacts - now readers can make one of them No. 1 to collect the most grant money.

New Huntington likely to be included in Newport News budget plans

The Newport News School Board and City Council held a joint meeting and said the plan moving forward was to build a new Huntington Middle School.

High rate loan crackdown defeated — but this time, at a panel that liked the idea last year

A bill to cap interest rates on consumer loans died, as is the usual practice in the Virginia General Assembly. But this time, it expired in a committee that overwhelming approved it last year.

Navy man kills wife by shooting her in face during argument, Hampton police say

An argument between a Hampton couple on Sunday afternoon left the man with minor a stab wound and his wife dead after being shot in the face, court documents say.