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March 6, 2018

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Peninsula-area schools reiterate safety measures, look at changes after Parkland

Monday, Mar 5

Discussions of school security and the idea of guns in the classroom have emerged in Peninsula school divisions since the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. that left 17 people dead.

Katherine Johnson to be included in Barbie 'Inspiring Women' series

Former NASA Langley Research Center mathematician Katherine G. Johnson will be one of 17 dolls announced by Barbie on Tuesday to honor International Women’s Day, according to a news release.

What to watch for at the ACC tournament

What to watch for this week in Brooklyn.

U.S. Colored Troops’ Ensemble pays tribute to Hampton soldiers

The U.S. Colored Troops Ensemble is a merry band of Hampton natives presenting the Songs of the Contraband. Many of the songs were written by African-American soldiers who served during the Civil War.

Small changes coming through Newport News Choice Neighborhood Initiative

Be patient, change is coming. These are the kinds of words Yugonda Sample-Jones finds hard to tell her neighbors, who have been promised that their distressed neighborhood has a transformation on the horizon.

Police: Newport News parents charged with child neglect after 10-month-old found in 'dirty' conditions

The parents of a 10-month-old Newport News boy are charged with child neglect after the child was found living in “dirty” conditions, police said.