| Our NASA folks were responsible for a critical step of the $2.7 billion project: getting the car-sized rover through Marsâ atmosphere and safely onto the surface. Weâre talking to them on the day after the most advanced rover yet lands on Mars, aiming to further pave the way for humans. Â Read more in this Sunday's Main News section. For more than a century, people have known very little about the famous Norfolk spy, Mary Louveste. In 1861 or 1862, Louveste took information from the Confederate Navy about its ironclad ship the USS Virginia. Louveste gave the information to the Union. People have written books and news articles using that basic information and filled the gaps with fiction. A few local historians and educators, however, have been searching for more information on Mary Louveste and have found a more complete and complex story.
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Scientists haven't yet determined whether the vaccines circulating in the United States prevent people from spreading the coronavirus to others who arenât vaccinated. The issue came up during a news conference Wednesday, where Gov. Ralph Northam, Virginia's veritable doctor-in-chief, said that mystery is one reason why he's not in any rush to lift pandemic-related restrictions for gathering sizes and masks, even as vaccinated Virginians increase.Â
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A reader reached out concerned about a PPE charge on her Bayview medical bill. We look into how widespread it is in Hampton Roads and how it's allowed.
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The General Assembly is moving to scrap a large number of âmandatory minimumâ sentences outlined in state law for a large number of crimes, which would have a huge impact on the state's criminal justice system. Read more in this Sunday's Main News section Refined Indian dining, and saucy Nepali dumplings, at two new spots in Williamsburg and Chesapeake.
 Read more in The Sunday Break section. Drew Boyd created Tidewater Waves, a YouTube series in which Boyd interviews creatives, entrepreneurs, musicians, politicians, etc., throughout Hampton Roads.  Read more in The Sunday Break section.
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