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June 8, 2018

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Smithsonian documentary takes an inside look at Ford carrier, Newport News shipyard

Friday, Jun 8

A documentary series by the Smithsonian Channel, "Carriers at War," takes a look at the historic role of aircraft carriers in the U.S. military, concluding with a rare look inside the Newport News Shipbuilding yard and the construction of the USS Gerald R.Ford.

Remembering the big guns that won the Battle of Yorktown

In "Blast from the Past," the American Revolution Museum explores the artillery weapons that won the Battle of Yorktown.

Gov. Northam signs bill for Medicaid expansion

Four years ago, a blood clot cost Kara Murdok — a former paramedic and dog walker — her right arm and eventually, she said, her jobs. She couldn’t afford the procedure to get her arm ready for a prosthetic, let alone the prosthetic itself.

Virginia Politics Episode 9: Thomas Jefferson and decorum in the General Assembly

This week’s episode features a chat with Del. Mike Mullin, D-Newport News, about how one very old Virginian – Thomas Jefferson, that is – helps keep Virginia’s General Assembly on track.

Survey: Lidl attracts millennial shoppers, including on Peninsula

According to a recent consumer survey, 61 percent of the participating Lidl shoppers under 45 years old shop at Lidl more than twice a month.

Virginia State Police: Head-on collision kills Newport News man on Interstate 664

Head-on collision takes the life of a Newport News man early Friday.

Newport News park lake teeming with fish to curb plant growth

Newport News released sterile carp into the lake at Newport News park to curb plant growth, accelerated by a lower water level.