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Just like consumers, local governments are feeling the pinch of high inflation. In Chesapeake, it's prompted city leaders to reprioritize capital projects as the cost of providing services and bidding for projects has increased.
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How to help your loved one navigate the costs of dementia care
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![According to the poll, Biden trails former President Donald Trump by three points or more in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. According to the poll, Biden trails former President Donald Trump by three points or more in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/US-NEWS-CAMPAIGN-SWINGSTATES-POLL-1-GET.jpg?w=525)
Trump beats Biden in every swing state, new poll shows
According to the poll, Biden trails former President Donald Trump by three points or more in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
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Outer Banks woman who was stunned and shot by deputy is arrested for assault on officer
The Dare County Sheriff’s Office last Friday arrested the woman one of its deputies stunned and then shot in Colington on March 17.
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News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds
Americans have a message for news organizations as they prepare to cover the 2024 election:...
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In boys soccer, No. 3 First Colonial shuts out No. 8 Granby.
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![Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says police shot and killed a student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon. He said no one else was hurt and the student didn't get inside the building. Kaul spoke Wednesday evening at the first law enforcement briefing on an incident that sent children fleeing amid gunshots earlier in the day. Authorities in Mount Horeb had previously said an active shooter who never got inside was “neutralized” outside the district’s middle school building Wednesday. Kaul said that while police used deadly force, he didn't say how many officers fired weapons or whether the student had fired a weapon. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says police shot and killed a student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon. He said no one else was hurt and the student didn't get inside the building. Kaul spoke Wednesday evening at the first law enforcement briefing on an incident that sent children fleeing amid gunshots earlier in the day. Authorities in Mount Horeb had previously said an active shooter who never got inside was “neutralized” outside the district’s middle school building Wednesday. Kaul said that while police used deadly force, he didn't say how many officers fired weapons or whether the student had fired a weapon.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Shooter_Wisconsin_School_54835.jpg?w=525)
Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says police shot and killed a student outside a middle...
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Editorial: Virginia should raise its cap on film and TV tax incentives
Virginia can attract more film and TV productions by raising the cap on tax incentives,...
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Column: Biden, Fed need new remedies for inflation’s high tides
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![Maryland officials have approved more than $3 million in compensation for a man who spent more than 31 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder. Maryland officials have approved more than $3 million in compensation for a man who spent more than 31 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder.](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Wrongly_Imprisoned_Compensation_Maryland_61009.jpg?w=525)
Maryland approves more than $3 million for man wrongly imprisoned for murder for 3 decades
Maryland officials have approved more than $3 million in compensation for a man who spent...
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Sailor dies during training at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
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