Is Chesapeake's alternative school just a scare tool?
The facility, which is housed inside a World War II-era Nike missile storage site near the Great Dismal Swamp, is slated for more than $300,000 in repairs. Facing a tight budget, School Board members disagree about the solution.
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10 Comments Virginia tobacco money not spent wisely, some critics say
Ten years after a settlement with cigarette manufacturers, critics worry that the money is being used for pork projects, not revitalizing communities.
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Report from the Eastern Region championships
In a singular matchup of four 12-0 teams, Oscar Smith held off Ocean Lakes and Lake Taylor came up short in its bid to upset Phoebus.
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- Oscar Smith 28, Ocean Lakes 21
- Phoebus 14, Lake Taylor 0
Virginia Beach man convicted in murder-for-hire plot 
A jury recommended sentencing Edmund A. Kutauskas to eight years in prison for plotting to kill a police detective.
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