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Developers want to change housing options, which they say gives them greater financial flexibility.

“Post-COVID, I just wanted to wake everybody up,” said festival founder Bryan Thompson. “I felt like I was being called to do this.”

State and local funds will increase the schools' budget by more than $10 million, but it will need almost $12.6 million for the programs and some new hires.

During Virginia’s annual legislative session, hundreds of individuals and groups lobby elected officials. This year, LGBTQ Virginians and their supporters swept into the General Assembly with renewed hope.

Del. Michelle Maldonado's bill wouldn’t limit the use of these cameras, but it would require consent for that image to be collected.

“Doesn’t matter who they are, what they did, where they come from, what they have, what they don’t have; they’re our neighbors and we’re called to love them,” said Grace Granger, director of operations.

The project has faced opposition from residents and groups concerned about Suffolk’s speed of growth.

Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace will produce two types of cruise missiles at the plant, its largest outside of Norway.

The former hotel can house 37 people, with half of its rooms meeting Americans with Disabilities Act standards.

The increases are part of the city’s strategy to shore up funding for capital projects.