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April 24, 2019

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Newport News approves new rules for food trucks

The Newport News City Council approved new rules that allow food trucks to operate on private property in the city with permission from the property owner.

More frequent buses, maybe on-demand service in the works at HRT

Hampton Roads Transit is floating scenarios for sweeping change to service, some involving more 15-minute service on its core routes, another expanding transit service reach into neighborhoods.

HII files lawsuit in Gulf Coast shipyard mishap

An accident at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Gulf Coast shipyard has prompted the company to file a lawsuit and the court to issue an arrest warrant — for a ship.

300% more Virginians are being committed for mental health crises. A new group wants to lower that number.

A state work group aims to find ways to cut the number of people involuntarily admitted to state psychiatric hospitals.

Lawsuit against Gloucester school board alleges student left on freezing bus for 7 hours

A lawsuit filed in Gloucester Circuit Court in March says that a school bus driver left a fifth-grader with a disability on a bus for most of the school day in freezing conditions in January.

Virginia courts exempt themselves, staff from FOIA

New rules issued by the Virginia Supreme Court say court officials around the state aren’t subject to the government in the sunshine law and can keep many of their internal records from the public.