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March 8, 2018

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NASA awards firm $90.5 million to provide contract workers to Langley

Thursday, Mar 8

NASA has awarded a $90.5 million contract to a Chesapeake subsidiary of an Alaska native firm to provide contract workers at Langley Research Center in Hampton

Peninsula-area schools plan for National School Walkout on March 14

Students and school staff across the country are planning to participate in a national walkout on March 14 in response to the Parkland, Fla., school shooting that left 17 dead. 

Oceana: Offshore drilling risks Virginia jobs, clean-coast economy

Oceana advocacy group releases a new report on threats that offshore drilling under the new federal draft energy plan poses to jobs, GDP in coastal states, including Virginia

Armored shoreline risky for Chesapeake Bay's waterbirds, USGS says

Coastal communities and homeowners throughout the Chesapeake Bay are eyeing rising waters and erosion and worrying about how to protect their properties.

Sheriff's office trying to find owner after dog hit by vehicle in Williamsburg

The York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding the owner of a dog that was struck by a vehicle in Williamsburg Wednesday morning.

Food find | Crust perfection from Flame and Pie pizza

This week's food find is a pizza from the mobile pizza oven Flame and Pie.