Tuesday, Apr 17 The USS John Warner is the first Virginia-class submarine to fire missiles in combat, the Navy has confirmed. It participated in last weekend's attack on Syria. |
| Newport News was named a finalist Monday for a major federal redevelopment grant that would help the city rehabilitate one of its most blighted areas in the Southeast Community. |
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| Tina Thompson is one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, she’s being inducted into the Hall of Fame and she’s cut her teeth in coaching with a traditional power in women's college basketball. Yet, the U.Va. job will surely be her most daunting professional challenge. |
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| Newport News mayoral candidates addressed Monday the issue of teacher raises and lack of trust between the city and the school system as both bodies continue to debate funding. |
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| At a Hampton City candidates’s forum Monday night, the questions ran the gamut, everything from crime and public safety to infrastructure, education and housing. |
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| Ryan Kelly of Charlottesville's The Daily Progress won a Pulitzer Prize in breaking news photography for an image of a car driving into a crowd protesting against white nationalists. Kelly has since left The Daily Progress and previously worked for the Daily Press as a photography intern. |
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