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05/31/2018

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Virginia, other states hit crucial midpoint in Chesapeake Bay cleanup

Thursday, May 31

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation releases an analysis on whether Virginia and other bay states met their 2017 midpoint milestone for bay cleanup.

Hampton student misses cut for finals of National Spelling Bee

Sarah Roberts, a homeschooled eighth grader from Hampton, missed the cutoff to be a finalist in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Isle of Wight man sentenced to two life terms for killing of elderly woman, son

An Isle of Wight man pleaded guilty to murder charges and was sentenced to two life terms.

Parents urge York County School Division to consider expanding recess

After Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill allowing school boards to count recess as instructional time, the York County School Division and parents are looking at how an expanded recess might be implemented.

Failed by status quo, Conference USA basketball gets creative

Consultant Mark Adams helped Conference USA craft a late-season league schedule that likely will improve its top teams' NCAA tournament credentials.

Hampton Roads Transit shrinks 2019 budget 3 percent

Hampton Roads Transit has set its fiscal year 2019 operating budget at $98.8 million, a 3 percent decrease from the previous year, as part of an ongoing effort to control spending.