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A small 3D printer making a circuit breaker locking device at Dominion Energy's Surry Power Station on March 4, 2026.
Katherine Hafner
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Environment & Sea Level Rise
Dominion Energy is 3D printing parts for Virginia nuclear plants
Katherine Hafner
The utility says the technology produces equipment more quickly, cheaply and with greater flexibility.
William Gervin, commanding officer of the Virginia Beach Police Department’s Fourth Precinct speaks during a Frontline Initiative event at Old Dominion University.
By Chuck Thomas
Health
ODU, Virginia Beach police partner to train counselors working with first responders
Yiqing Wang
First responders face some of the highest rates of stress and burnout among public service professions. Yet, mental health providers often lack an understanding of their work.
Kevin Hughes started with Suffolk's economic development department in 2005. He became its director in 2010. In 2020, Hughes became acting deputy city manager and assumed the full title in 2021.
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Local Government
Interim no more: Suffolk appoints Kevin Hughes as city manager
Nick McNamara
Hughes was with Suffolk for two decades before becoming interim city manager last year.
'Abstract Expressionists: The Women,' which highlights the often overlooked female abstractionist painters, is on display at the Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg through April 26.
Photo by Julie Tucker
Arts & Culture
Shining the light on oft-overlooked abstract expressionist women artists
Betsy DiJulio
The Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg features a collection from Christian Levett that reshapes the public’s understanding of mid-20th-century abstract expressionism.
Bills to place the 10-1 local voting system in the Virginia Beach's city code have been filed in the Virginia General Assembly.
John-Henry Doucette
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Elections
Candidates in Virginia Beach's special election on housing, data centers and education
Mechelle Hankerson, John-Henry Doucette
Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Andrew Rice and retired teacher Cheryl Smith are running to replace longtime Republican Del. Barry Knight in the House of Delegates.
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