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Maxwell will join longtime favorites at Hampton Jazz Festival in June

Maxwell will make his first Hampton Jazz Festival appearance this year, joining longtime festival favorites KEM and Frankie Beverly and Maze as headliners.

Pharrell to headline 25 acts at his first music festival in Virginia Beach

Pharrell Williams and 24 other acts will take the stage at the first music festival planned for College Beach Weekend.

A Poquoson man won $1 million playing Powerball. His former employer sued him two months later.

Rick Monahan won a $1 million prize from the Virginia Lottery on Jan. 2. Now, he’s facing a federal lawsuit from his former employer alleging he and his wife sabotaged a $40-plus-million project in Newport News.

Nationwide coal ash pollution report includes six Virginia sites

A new report finds that groundwater at 91 percent of the nation’s coal-fired power plants that have monitoring data is contaminated with unsafe levels of coal ash pollutants.

Hampton students earn $10,000 grant for greenhouse project

Students in Phoebus High School’s Hospitality and Tourism Academy hope to bring healthy food options to their surrounding neighborhood.