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October 17, 2018

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Virginia has 350,000 more voters than four years ago. And many are casting ballots early.

Tuesday, Oct 16

The deadline to register to vote was Monday, and Virginians are eager to sign up.

Hurricane Florence cost Virginia $10.8M – less than forecast, thanks to federal aid

State officials spent $10.8 million on Hurricane Florence, millions less than expected.

Peninsula to lose its only Sears store, according to closure list

The company said it plans to close 142 unprofitable stores by the end of the year, including the Sears store along Mercury Boulevard in Hampton next to The Offices at Netcenter and the Kmart at 118 Waller Mill Road in upper York County near Williamsburg.

School board sets goals for new superintendent

Newport News’ new superintendent George Parker III has some concrete objectives to meet by next June. 

NASA Langley to launch $30 million airborne campaign to study clouds, aerosols to improve climate models

NASA Langley just got $30 million for an airborne campaign called Aerosol Cloud Meteorology Interactions over the Western Atlantic Experiment to identify how aerosol particles change cloud properties in ways that affect Earth’s climate system.

Virginia Politics Episode 24: Responding to a natural disaster

On this episode of Virginia Politics, we look at what it means when the governor declares a state of emergency during a hurricane.