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November 19, 2018

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Flawed testimony helped send people to Virginia prisons. But the state doesn’t know how many.

Saturday, Nov 17

Some hair examiners testified about matching crime-scene samples to defendants in a way experts now say is not scientifically valid. The state Department of Forensic Science is going through a million old cases to find problem testimony — and it's nowhere close to finished.

Laycock's W&M football finale graceful, emotional

Jimmye Laycock coached William and Mary's football team for the 445th and final time Saturday as the Tribe lost to rival Richmond

Senate passes bill to honor 'Hidden Figures' at NASA Langley

The U.S. Senate unanimously passes a bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to four women featured in the book 'Hidden Figures' for their pioneering work at NASA Langley

Glad You Asked: What if Hurricane Florence hit Hampton Roads?

An anonymous reader asked the Daily Press as part of the Glad You Asked initiative what would have happened if a hurricane like Florence hit Hampton Roads head-on.

A sailor breached the back gate at Naval Air Station Oceana. Did he have to die?

While the report raises questions about potential lapses in base security, neither does it pinpoint what set off the deadly chain of events for a sailor who just weeks earlier was named by his technical school peers as most likely to become Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.