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October 29, 2018

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Two-year Jamestown church dig comes to an end

Saturday, Oct 27

Two years of intense study inside the footprint of Historic Jamestowne's 1617 church will come to an end this week with the last days of the dig unearthing new discoveries.

Report: Chesapeake Bay dead zone size was average this summer, but lasted longer

VIMS and Maryland's DNR report that the size of dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay were average for the summer, although they lasted longer than in recent years.

Deaf and mute man can’t stand trial in girl’s 2005 slaying. Can the state hold him forever?

It’s been more than 13 years since Oswaldo Elias Martinez was charged in a brutal rape and slaying in James City County. The deaf and mute immigrant from El Salvador was charged with capital murder after 16-year-old Brittany Binger was found dead near the entrance to a trailer park.

U.Va. enters AP Top 25 poll for first time since 2011

The Cavaliers' convincing victory over North Carolina places them at No. 23 in the country.

You've goat to be kidding me: Babies born overnight on school farm

Five baby goats, with more still on the way, have taken over a pasture at Isle of Wight County Schools’ working farm.

Navy hopes ''Hunter Killer" does for submariners what "Top Gun" did for pilots

"Hunter Killer" was filmed in cooperation with the Navy and is largely set aboard a Virginia-class submarine, just like those based in Norfolk and built at Newport News Shipbuilding.