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March 13, 2019

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NASA Langley gets big boost under president's 2020 budget plan

Despite a 2 percent cut to NASA’s overall budget, NASA Langley Research Center is looking at a hefty and surprising boost under the president’s fiscal 2020 spending plan.

Military families urge Warner to act on housing problems, citing mold and mismanagement

Sen. Mark Warner meets in Newport News with military families from around the region, including Fort Eustis and Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, about problems with military housing.

Man gets 35 years for breaking into stranger's home, killing man in front of wife

A 38-year-old Newport News man was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Friday for breaking into a downtown apartment and killing a man as his wife watched.

Daily Press subscribers: Home delivery of Wednesday edition may be delayed

Due to mechanical issues with the press, delivery of Wednesday’s print edition may be delayed for some subscribers.

Northam's first 2019 veto stops fast tracking concealed carry permits

In Va. Gov, Ralph Northam's first veto of 2019 General Assembly legislation, he said no to a bill that would require the automatic issue of concealed weapon permits to non-residents if the Virginia State Police can't complete a review of an application within 90 days.

Confederate statue removed from historic North Carolina court

North Carolina has been at the forefront of the debate over what to do with Confederate monuments as one of three southern states with the most statues.

Pretending to be official, firm misled Virginia businesses, Herring says

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring wins a permanent ban on a mailing that pretended to be official state correspondence aimed at getting businesses to pay for unnecessary corporate records work.

A wealthy county in court over sexual misconduct at schools

All three students filing the separate lawsuits say the nation's 10th largest school system mishandled their cases, with serious consequences for students on the wrong side of its rulings.