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A federal appeals court rejected former Newport News airport director Ken Spirito’s appeal of his convictions for misusing public money, money laundering and perjury.
The budget deal finalized last week sets $310 million — and hints at even more down the road — for a project that should speed traffic through the Peninsula and cut the driving time from Norfolk to the state capital.
The Ceremonial Guard, made up of some of the newest sailors in the Navy, is a stressful assignment. A guardsman has to be able to stand completely still, sometimes for hours: “I’ve had spiders crawling on my face and kept still.”
“When I came, Christopher Newport was sort of going out of business,” retiring President Paul Trible said. “I gathered all the faculty and staff and I shared a dream with them that we’re going to build a great university for America."
To do the work means coordinating funding from three different sources: the state, Washington and a new regional transportation body for the Richmond area. “VDOT has told me if we get the money we could get a design-build out this year,” said state Sen. Monty Mason, D-Williamsburg.
“It appears that immediate action is required to ensure the safety and well-being of the ship’s crew,” Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Norfolk, and Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Newport News, wrote in a letter to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and Chief of Naval Operations Michael Gilday.