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Experts say Chesapeake Bay water quality is the best since monitoring began

New data from the Chesapeake Bay Program indicates water quality in the bay has hit its highest standard since monitoring began in 1985.

Hampton School Board approves budget with 3 percent raises, $1.3 million for academies

The Hampton School Board unanimously approved Superintendent Jeffery Smith’s budget Wednesday night for the 2020 fiscal year.

Mathews mother sentenced to 15 years in baby's bathtub death

A Mathews woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday in the scalding death of her 1-year-old in the bathtub last year.

NWS: Sunshine expected Thursday

Take a look at the weather forecast for Thursday.

DNA hits from old rape kits give police new leads on old crimes

Tests from Hampton Roads led to 88 DNA hits, most from Virginia Beach.

Carrier retirement plan hits early blockade

Key Congressional committees aren't buying the idea of mothballing the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman 25 years before its service life is scheduled to end.