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Newport News gets new top prosecutor for first time in 36 years trib.al/M05K73e
Newport News gets new top prosecutor for first time in 36 years
Shannon M. Jones, formerly an assistant city attorney, was sworn in as the city’s new commonwealth’s attorney and promised a more progressive approach to criminal justice.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Newport News gets new top prosecutor for first time in 36 years trib.al/M05K73e
Greenland’s party leaders firmly reject Trump’s push for US control of the island trib.al/Yn6F0Ps
Greenland’s party leaders firmly reject Trump’s push for US control of the island
“We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders.”
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January 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Greenland’s party leaders firmly reject Trump’s push for US control of the island trib.al/Yn6F0Ps
Plan to bring new Costco to Greenbrier Mall in the works trib.al/ZAzD4ks
Plan to bring new Costco to Greenbrier Mall in the works
According to the application, if built, the big-box store would initially hire 200 employees and draw 7,000 daily customers. The project is in preliminary planning stages.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Plan to bring new Costco to Greenbrier Mall in the works trib.al/ZAzD4ks
Williamsburg approves new admissions tax, increases for levies on meals and lodgings trib.al/HsL5vCo
Williamsburg approves new admissions tax, increases for levies on meals and lodgings
The increases and new tax were included in the approved fiscal year 2026 budget.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Williamsburg approves new admissions tax, increases for levies on meals and lodgings trib.al/HsL5vCo
Spanberger to kick off inauguration weekend with ‘Made in Virginia Market’ trib.al/XWvHGEm
Spanberger to kick off inauguration weekend with ‘Made in Virginia Market’
Abigail Spanberger’s administration picked more than 40 businesses to kick off her inauguration weekend in Richmond.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Spanberger to kick off inauguration weekend with ‘Made in Virginia Market’ trib.al/XWvHGEm
Looking for a job in transit? HRT offers career fairs. trib.al/ZT9Dq7f
Looking for a job in transit? HRT offers career fairs.
The fairs will provide in-person opportunities to learn more about positions that include full- and part-time bus operator trainees and full-time mechanics.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Looking for a job in transit? HRT offers career fairs. trib.al/ZT9Dq7f
The story behind a colonial-era gravesite hidden in a New Jersey residential neighborhood trib.al/Ma2EymV
The story behind a colonial-era gravesite hidden in a New Jersey residential neighborhood
Tucked away under sassafras trees and in the shade of neighboring houses, members of one of South Jersey’s first colonial families are laid to rest.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The story behind a colonial-era gravesite hidden in a New Jersey residential neighborhood trib.al/Ma2EymV
Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War trib.al/6tBh7Jf
Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War
Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long-anticipated tribute from his adopted country.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War trib.al/6tBh7Jf
WJCC School Board names new leadership for the new year trib.al/pIG4pA6
WJCC School Board names new leadership for the new year
Andrea Donnor was selected Tuesday to serve as Williamsburg-James City County School Board’s new Chair for 2026.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
WJCC School Board names new leadership for the new year trib.al/pIG4pA6
David Teel: This is football product ACC envisioned when it welcomed Miami trib.al/Oq4dMMr
David Teel: This is football product ACC envisioned when it welcomed Miami
For all their swagger and flash, vintage Miami squads punished opponents at the line of scrimmage. Assembled by fourth-year coach Mario Cristobal, a Miami native and offensive lineman on the Hurric…
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January 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
David Teel: This is football product ACC envisioned when it welcomed Miami trib.al/Oq4dMMr
Charleston women edge W&M, hold share of first in CAA trib.al/sShHIPR
Charleston women edge W&M, hold share of first in CAA
Despite Natalie Fox’s 16 points, the Tribe lost its second consecutive contest.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Charleston women edge W&M, hold share of first in CAA trib.al/sShHIPR
High school scoreboard: No. 5 King’s Fork defeats No. 10 Deep Creek in girls basketball trib.al/0rwiDPV
High school scoreboard: No. 5 King’s Fork defeats No. 10 Deep Creek in girls basketball
Cox defeated Tallwood in both boys and girls Beach District swimming and diving.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:36 AM
High school scoreboard: No. 5 King’s Fork defeats No. 10 Deep Creek in girls basketball trib.al/0rwiDPV
Hundreds gather at Norfolk ICE field office to protest Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis trib.al/pCB079K
Hundreds gather at Norfolk ICE field office to protest Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis
Roughly 300 people attended a demonstration outside the Norfolk Federal Building Friday evening to protest the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer and the federal government’s mass…
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January 10, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Hundreds gather at Norfolk ICE field office to protest Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis trib.al/pCB079K
Chase Yoder’s 4 goals on road propel rejuvenated Admirals to 3rd consecutive victory trib.al/ffaboI5
Chase Yoder’s 4 goals on road propel rejuvenated Admirals to 3rd consecutive victory
A six-game winning streak ended for Adirondack, the second-place team in the North Division.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Chase Yoder’s 4 goals on road propel rejuvenated Admirals to 3rd consecutive victory trib.al/ffaboI5
Photos: Demonstrators speak out against ICE at Norfolk Federal Building trib.al/briTJJV
Photos: Demonstrators speak out against ICE at Norfolk Federal Building
A large group gathered outside the Norfolk Federal Building for a demonstration against ICE on Friday, Jan. 9.
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January 10, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Photos: Demonstrators speak out against ICE at Norfolk Federal Building trib.al/briTJJV
Grassfield shuts out 2 foes at Virginia Duals; Cox, Poquoson also reach semis trib.al/6lQITVR
Grassfield shuts out 2 foes at Virginia Duals; Cox, Poquoson also reach semis
The Grizzlies didn’t lose a bout against a pair of schools Friday at the Virginia Duals. The Falcons joined them in the TowneBank American High School Division semifinals, while Poquoson upen…
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January 10, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Grassfield shuts out 2 foes at Virginia Duals; Cox, Poquoson also reach semis trib.al/6lQITVR
Ex-Southern University QB pledges to Hampton trib.al/dfseozu
Ex-Southern University QB pledges to Hampton
The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder from College Park, Georgia, played more in 2024 than ’25.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Ex-Southern University QB pledges to Hampton trib.al/dfseozu
Man sentenced to 28 years for murder of son of Norfolk anti-violence activist trib.al/MeZfv3O
Man sentenced to 28 years for murder of son of Norfolk anti-violence activist
Jalen Garces was sentenced on Friday to 28 years in prison for the murder of Ali Muhammad, 33-year-old father of three and son of a Norfolk non-violence activist, Bilal Muhammad.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Man sentenced to 28 years for murder of son of Norfolk anti-violence activist trib.al/MeZfv3O
Column: Donald Trump wants to be the emperor of Latin America trib.al/Uq6V9fq
Column: Donald Trump wants to be the emperor of Latin America
The successful stealth operation against Venezuelan President Maduro has emboldened President Trump to even newer heights, Chicago Tribune columnist Daniel DePetris writes.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Column: Donald Trump wants to be the emperor of Latin America trib.al/Uq6V9fq
Arts Notes: Winter arts offerings keep the chill away in Williamsburg trib.al/j1BBUDY
Arts Notes: Winter arts offerings keep the chill away in Williamsburg
January is already gearing up to be filled with a variety of events to help get us through the winter doldrums. The Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center will hold its 23rd Annual High School Studen…
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January 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Arts Notes: Winter arts offerings keep the chill away in Williamsburg trib.al/j1BBUDY
Column: Not just a corrupt leader, Maduro was a direct threat to US security trib.al/GAF2ool
Column: Not just a corrupt leader, Maduro was a direct threat to US security
Trump’s Venezuela action was a hard-edged use of presidential authority in a world where his predecessors have already pushed the same boundaries, the Illinois Policy Institute’s Paul V…
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January 10, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Column: Not just a corrupt leader, Maduro was a direct threat to US security trib.al/GAF2ool
New video shows Minneapolis shooting from ICE agent’s perspective trib.al/YA3ScXY
New video shows Minneapolis shooting from ICE agent’s perspective
Alpha News on Friday published what appeared to be video recorded by ICE agent Jonathan Ross during the deadly shooting of Renee Good on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM
New video shows Minneapolis shooting from ICE agent’s perspective trib.al/YA3ScXY
Virginia Peninsula Community College has a new theater 5 years after roof collapse trib.al/aN1USUN
Virginia Peninsula Community College has a new theater 5 years after roof collapse
Theater manager David Garrett said theater interest is rising on the Virginia Peninsula Community College campus, and a new auditorium could help bring older alumni back to their home stage.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Virginia Peninsula Community College has a new theater 5 years after roof collapse trib.al/aN1USUN
Rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman sells for $15 million trib.al/LIgJ0v6
Rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman sells for $15 million
The comic sold for 10 cents when it came out in 1938.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman sells for $15 million trib.al/LIgJ0v6
Trial for ex-Virginia Beach sheriff’s deputy charged with man’s in-custody killing postponed until 2027 trib.al/T7UVO01
Trial for ex-Virginia Beach sheriff’s deputy charged with man’s in-custody killing postponed until 2027
Kevin Wilson, a former Virginia Beach sheriff’s deputy, is charged with second-degree murder. Two other former deputies will face criminal trials beginning in September and December of this year.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Trial for ex-Virginia Beach sheriff’s deputy charged with man’s in-custody killing postponed until 2027 trib.al/T7UVO01