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The jet crash exposed Virginia Beach firefighters to “above and beyond” levels of toxic chemicals. Proposed legislation could help address the after-effects of similar emergencies.

The clock is ticking for Something in the Water to clear hurdles needed to secure the last weekend in April for the festival. Meanwhile, Virginia Beach gears up to make alternative plans.

Following a year of growth and expansion, leaders at the nonprofit are expecting some challenges under President Donald Trump.

Hampton and Newport News were two of nine Virginia localities to receive the designation from the Main Street program.

The study proposes increased housing density, new development and pedestrian connectivity

The proposed amendment would change Virginia’s constitution to make voting rights restoration automatic once someone convicted of a felony has finished serving time.

The city voted to indefinitely defer acting on the contract breach after organizers of the music festival missed a deadline to open ticket sales and release a lineup.

Olwen Herron said the time was right to cap off her more than four- decade-long career.

While the city is working on low- or no-cost ways to help people facing homelessness, leaders said there is an increasing need for affordable housing to address the problem.

”Just like the men and women at lunch counters all around the South, these three ladies made a profound statement with a simple act of sitting down to eat,” said Hampton’s Mayor Jimmy Gray.