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'Waterfront ambassadors' now welcome beachgoers to Yorktown

Tuesday, Jun 5

Visitors to Yorktown Beach will see new improvements in the form of "waterfront ambassadors", or staff hired to direct people to their destinations and improve the visitor experience, as well as increased garbage collection, longer trolley availability and parking attendants.

W&M physicists help unlock secrets of 'ghostly' antineutrinos

A William and Mary physicist is part of an international collaboration to study "ghostly" antineutrinos — harmless but abundant particles that travel through matter without leaving a trace.

Assessing ACC basketball after NBA draft decisions

Virginia will be the only ACC team with two returning all-conference players next season.

Familiar face joins York's Economic Development Authority

Outgoing York County deputy County Administrator Mark Carter, who retired April 30, is sticking around to serve on the Economic Development Authority, which is tasked with attracting and retaining new businesses.

Newport News officials hopeful after HUD visit

Newport News officials welcomed the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the city for a tour as part of the city's application for grant money to revitalize the area around Ridley Place.

Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead in New York apartment: officials

New York fashion designer Kate Spade was found hanged in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, law enforcement officials said.