Republican candidate Hung Cao [HOO-ng Kah-oh] is the newly minted opponent for Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine. Cao is laughing off Sen. Kaine's campaign ad calling Cao an elitist with Kaine saying.....Preview: Kaine is running for reelection and now against Cao in the November general election. He wants to secure the border and boost the economy - and has Donald Trump's endorsement. Kaine and Cao will debate 3 times before the election.
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Portsmouth is out nearly $1 million in severance pay for departing employees over the past 5 yrs. The Virginian-Pilot reports 11 city leaders and workers getting a total of nearly $900,000 in severance payouts. Lots of turnover in top position, including 3 City Managers. 2 got the pay twice in that time: departing, returning, then departing again.
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A Norfolk State sprinter is upset he's excluded from this week's U-S Olympic trials. More from Rebecca Hughs.....Preview: ###
The Virginia Health Department plans to test disadvantaged communities for PFAS - so called “forever chemicals” that are harmful to people. It’ll test for them in water systems serving small communities. PFAS include thousands of chemicals in everything from cookware to fire foam and winter jackets. They can leak from landfills into groundwater.