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JAMES CITY — Jim Icenhour, fresh off a successful re-election bid to the James City County Board of Supervisors, wasted no time in renewing his campaign against the county's comprehensive plan. Full Story »

He tried to pretend he was a federal agent, but ended up being a real inmate. Full Story »

GLOUCESTER — A visiting judge declined Monday to block a motion passed last week by the Board of Supervisors that calls for the county to pay $343,000 in legal fees for four Board members. Full Story »

A Navy man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison with another 20 years suspended for the neglect of his baby daughters, one of whom died of malnutrition. Full Story »

ISLE OF WIGHT — The Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department isn't likely to get a new $500,000 engine next year. Full Story »

The Electron Beam Freeform Fabrication at NASA Langley Research Center builds three-dimensional objects with a beam. Full Story »

The Virginia Department of Transportation is rolling out its plans to stave off any severe traffic delays from wintry storms. Full Story »

Bag recycling • If you should mention again something about recycling the newspaper bags, Lowes has containers just inside the front door and almost all the Food Lion stores have containers to recycle plastic bags. The other day you mentioned batteries and fluorescent lights, Lowes also takes those items. Full Story »

HAMPTON — A rare, 14-foot-long beaked whale that appeared to have died recently was spotted Sunday morning washed ashore at Buckroe Beach. Full Story »

The Peninsula's hopes for high-speed rail were dealt a severe blow at the end of October when the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization endorsed a route that follows the Route 460 corridor south of the James River from Richmond to Norfolk. Full Story »

NEWPORT NEWS — Lt. J.D. Williams had only been on the Newport News police force a few years on an autumn night in 1969, when police were searching for three men wanted for burglaries in Franklin. Full Story »

Three of the four Hampton Roads lawmakers voted against a House health care reform bill late Saturday, one of them a Democrat who broke ranks with his party. Full Story »

Mary Peake Center fourth-grade students are getting a hands-on lesson in water quality by raising little fish. Full Story »

The embattled marina redevelopment at Whitehouse Cove will again rise to the forefront today when Poquoson City Council considers the project's future. Full Story »

There's a lot of talk about a future shortage of workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, which are collectively termed STEM. Two new opportunities at Thomas Nelson Community College are aimed at those career fields. Full Story »

More than a month after a new fiscal year began Oct. 1, the House and Senate are still pressing to pass a group of bills to improve veterans' benefits and health programs, rolling them together in "omnibus" legislative packets. Full Story »

The Virginia Lottery is holding its third New Year's Millionaire Raffle. Full Story »

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has created a committee to help ensure that all Virginians are counted in the 2010 census. Full Story »

A congressman from Hampton Roads joined House Democrats who opposed the House health care reform bill Saturday night. Full Story »

— The drawings show what could be a miniature version of the National Mall, complete with a tree-lined walkway. Full Story »

After two years of work and unprecedented levels of public input, James City County planners are confident they have delivered a revamped Comprehensive Plan that both preserves the county's historic character and aims for a sustainable future. Full Story »

GLOUCESTER — Many people have a favorite kind of animal. For Lizz Lester, it's the animals of the feline persuasion that bring out her spirit of volunteerism. Full Story »

— In chilly water at the north end of Grandview Nature Preserve is what looks like a tugboat or metal dock with a huge drill bit on one end and a vacuum-tube tail. Full Story »

When Eastern State Hospital opens its new adult mental health treatment center next summer, at least 150 patients will be housed in the state-of-the-art facility. Full Story »