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05/07/2018

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Hampton Watch campaign material sparks reaction

campaign flier discouraging Hampton residents from casting all their votes in the city council election, in the name of Martin Luther King, is stirring upset and charges of divisiveness. Political scientist sometime refer to the tactic as bullet voting, or one-shot voting.

Long's Billiard Supply in Newport News closing after 59 years in business

Long's Billiard Supply in the Hilton area of Newport News is closing after 59 years of business.

Opioid overdose deaths continue to rise in Virginia — to record high — but fatalities dip in Hampton Roads

Opioid overdose deaths continued to rise again in Virginia in 2017 — and are now at their highest level in history — new state numbers show. The Virginia Department of Health said that 1,227 people statewide died from opioid overdoses in 2017. 

Colonial Williamsburg retreat brought WWII chiefs together

Colonial Williamsburg retreat united American and British commanders plotting the course of World War II.

College football, NFL striving to make kickoffs safer

William and Mary coach Jimmye Laycock says the "natural progression" is for college football to eliminate kickoffs.