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December 12, 2018

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VDOT to bump up speed limit on stretch of I-64

Tuesday, Dec 11

Get ready to go faster. Signs will go up Wednesday night raising the speed limit from 60 mph on 9.5 miles of I-64 in Newport News and Hampton.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam proposes $200 million boost in school spending

Higher than expected revenues mean the state can afford a bigger teacher pay increase and other new education funding, the governor says.

Shipbuilding, construction trades the focus of new TCC academy

Tidewater Community College christened a new Skilled Trades Academy with an eye toward boosting welders, pipe-fitters, sheet metal workers and other jobs crucial to shipbuilding and ship repair.

Warner, Kaine run the gamut at Hampton Roads Chamber event

Virginia's two senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, teamed up for a rare joint appearance. The longtime friends addressed a variety of issues at a Hampton Roads Chamber forum and later in comments to reporters.

Jury recommends life in prison for Charlottesville white nationalist who rammed crowd

A jury recommended life plus 419 years on Tuesday for a man convicted of killing a woman at a white nationalist rally in Virginia.