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Newport News airport director pitches renewed regional push, but funding questions linger

The Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport executive director is sharing how he pitches to airlines to local economic development authorities and is asking for support.

All Virginia schools can now open in August, but Hampton Roads won't rush to change

New state law that takes effect this summer allows every public school to start up to two weeks before Labor Day. Region school leaders plan to take a closer look at the topic before making decisions.

Virginia is headed to the Final Four after Diakite's heroics save Cavaliers

Standing just outside the lane about 12 feet from the basket, Mamadi Diakite's shot off a long pass from Kihei Clark as time expired in regulation tied the score 70-70, saving U.Va. (33-3) on a night that saw Purdue’s Carsen Edwards light up the Cavaliers’ vaunted defense for 42 points.

What's next for Colonial Downs? Casino-style gambling.

Spokespeople for the Colonial Downs horse track, where 600 gaming machines arrived last week, are referring to the machines as “slots-like."

Former reporter recalls days telling the Peninsula's stories as one of the first African-American journalists at the Daily Press

Yolanda Howell eyes panned the empty newsroom, taking a breath, taking it all in. Surveying the musty, cavernous space inside the Warwick Boulevard building, the former Daily Press reporter could see in her mind’s eye the areas where people once worked.

Hokies' season ends in heartbreak after missed last-second layup

It wasn't until Ahmed Hill missed an alley-oop, point-blank lob at the buzzer that the Hokies' season ended Friday night, 75-73 in an East Regional Sweet 16 game at Capitol One Arena.