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07/13/2018

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Hogweed in your garden? Not so fast

Friday, Jul 13

As reports of a giant hogweed invasion ramp up, Newport News homeowners fret about what's growing in their gardens.

Mathews couple welcomes Fresh Air Fund children for third straight year

The Fresh Air Fund, a nonprofit in New York, sends children on week-long summer vacations every year. Bill and Mary Whitley of Mathews welcomed their Fresh Air Fund children Robbie and Benjamin Tuesday night. This is the couple's third year hosting the boys.

Conferees urged to reject Senate-passed TRICARE fee increases

The Military Coalition is urging House-Senate conferees, as they negotiate a final defense policy bill, to reject Senate-passed language that would impose higher TRICARE enrollment fees and deductibles on more than a million retirees under age 65.

Osprey chick dies after it gets entangled in cast-off fishing line

An osprey chick featured on VIMS' OspreyCam had to be euthanized because of injuries sustained when it got entangled in cast-off fishing line.

Coliseum Drive extension in Hampton raises concerns

As scant details emerge about Hampton’s latest plan to extend Coliseum Drive farther north to North Campus Parkway, so do questions about whether the new road would be in the flight path of Langley Air Force Base’s runway.

Locals remember fun, frustration of former segregated beaches

More than a "little place for coloreds": Locals remember the fun and frustration of the area's old segregated beaches.