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It has scuttled its way into Maryland's tourism slogan and is part of the region's signature dish, proudly touted on menus and in markets as a taste of the Bay in an era when "eat local" has become the mantra of foodies. But a few years ago, a tipster reached out to authorities with an unsavory allegation: A major Virginia seafood supplier was selling packages of premium Chesapeake blue crab meat cut with cheaper foreign crab.
A military pay raise, more money for new submarines and millions of dollars for on-base construction projects highlight the 2019 defense spending blueprint now before Congress. This week, House and Senate negotiators released a compromise version of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act .
In this Saturday, April 8, 2017 file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Gerald R. Ford embarks on the first of its sea trials to test various state-of-the-art systems on its own power for the first time, from Newport News, Va. Naval Sea Systems Command spokesman William Couch said in a statement that the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Newport News Shipbuilding.
Members of the media surround Democrat Shelly Simonds, center, following the results of the drawing announcing Republican Del. David Yancey as the winner of the 94th House District race at the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.
Virginia House of Delegate candidates Republican David Yancey and Democrat Shelly Simonds attend an event at Heritage High School in Newport News, Va., on Nov. 28, 2017. Yancey won the tie-breaking drawing on Thursday.
FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, Republican incumbent state Del. David Yancey walks with campaign manager Gretchen Heal outside the Newport News Courthouse in Newport News, Va.
FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, Republican incumbent state Del. David Yancey walks with campaign manager Gretchen Heal outside the Newport News Courthouse in Newport News, Va.
The Virginia judges who have been asked to weigh in a second time on a disputed Newport News ballot that could swing the balance of power in the House of Delegates didn't seem eager to jump back into the political fray Wednesday. The three-judge recount panel that has signed off on results showing a tie in the 94th District race between Republican Del.
Democrat in Virginia statehouse race TIE insists final vote shouldn't have been counted as she begs court to call off random drawing to determine balance of power But a day later a three-judge panel said it was a tie as one disputed ballot was ruled a vote for Yancey The Democrat in a tied race for a House of Delegates seat that could affect which party controls the chamber says she'll ask a court to declare the tie invalid. Shelly Simonds' lawyers said Tuesday that they'll ask the court to reconsider its ruling after last week's recount.
Today's decision by the court was wrong, and Delegate-elect Shelly Simonds should have been certified the winner. We are currently assessing all legal options before us as we fight for a just result.
The stone bridge was built in the early 19th century and in use until 1957 when it was replaced by what is now U.S. 50. The land has had numerous owners, including former U.S. Sen. John Warner, who donated 12 acres to the Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club.
A white Virginia sheriff's deputy has been reassigned out of her job in the local school system after attending a Halloween party in blackface as part of a costume portraying Rep. Frederica Wilson . Deputy Jean Browning is a 20-year veteran of the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office in southeast Virginia, just north of Newport News, covering both York County and the city of Poquoson.
In this March 2, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks to Navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. Facing a new wave of questions about his ties to Russia, Trump is telling advisers and allies that he may abandon, at least temporarily, his plan to pursue a deal with Moscow on the Islamic State group and other national security matters, according to administration officials and a Western diplomat.
USS Gerald R. Ford is stationed April 27 at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. The $12.9 billion warship, the first of the Navy's next generation of aircraft carriers, is in the final stages of construction after cost overruns and a delay of more than one year.
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that Matt Needy has been promoted to vice president of the Virginia -class submarine program and fleet services at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division. He will succeed Jim Hughes, vice president of submarines and fleet support, who will retire on Sept.
The Latest on street marches in Hampton Roads, Virginia, as demonstrators protest against recent violence by police against blacks in Louisiana and Minnesota Protesters marching in support of the Black Lives Matter movement shut down an interstate in southeastern Virginia as hundreds more marched down streets in several cities in the Hampton Roads region. WAVY 10 reports that the demonstrators in Portsmouth, Virginia, walked onto I-264 before the Downtown Tunnel, blocking traffic in both directions.
The city is thinking of granting up to $46 million to help Newport News Shipbuilding pay for a massive, $750 million investment in new facilities. The yard needs to make that investment if it is to participate in the multibillion-dollar program to replace Ohio-class submarines.