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Katrina Dix

Katrina Dix is a member of The Pilot's features team, trying to find new angles on issues affecting Hampton Roads. Her previous journalism experience includes award-winning coverage of education; the opioid epidemic; and diversity, equity and inclusion issues, often through a data analytics lens.

Six years after its original groundbreaking ceremony, the Jones & Cabacoy Veterans Care Center in Virginia Beach has finally opened. A change in federal design standards and more than $30 million in federal funding led to substantial delays, but resulted in a larger facility better customized to residents’ needs.

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Virginia Beach veterans long-term care and rehab facility, the 3rd in Virginia, finally opens

November 10, 2023 at 5:09 p.m.

Six years after its original groundbreaking ceremony, the Jones & Cabacoy Veterans Care Center in Virginia Beach has finally opened. A change in federal design standards and more than $30...

With all 140 seats in the Virginia General Assembly up for grabs, other organizations, states, and even countries are watching the state's races closely for indicators of how abortion will affect the 2024 presidential election.

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Abortion is a key issue for Virginia voters. A doctor explains what we can and can’t know about pregnancy at 15 weeks.

November 6, 2023 at 8:19 a.m.

With all 140 seats in the Virginia General Assembly up for grabs, other organizations, states, and even countries are watching the state's races closely for indicators of how abortion will...

The Wellness and Prevention Services Unit of the Virginia Beach Department of Human Services will host a free discussion about marijuana use this Saturday.

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Virginia Beach to host free marijuana health talk on Saturday

November 1, 2023 at 1:57 p.m.

The Wellness and Prevention Services Unit of the Virginia Beach Department of Human Services will host a free discussion about marijuana use this Saturday.

A man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a Friday night shooting, according to Norfolk police.

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Man critically injured in Friday night shooting in Norfolk

October 28, 2023 at 4:22 p.m.

A man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a Friday night shooting, according to Norfolk police.

It’s been almost 20 years since Michele Chittum became a firefighter, but until she was diagnosed with breast cancer in July, she didn’t know cancer was the leading cause of death in the line of duty for firefighters.

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Hampton firefighter fights an occupational hazard — cancer

October 22, 2023 at 3:48 p.m.

It’s been almost 20 years since Michele Chittum became a firefighter, but until she was diagnosed with breast cancer in July, she didn’t know cancer was the leading cause of...

The free open house is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Astronaut Victor J. Glover, currently assigned as the pilot of NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon, is slated to participate.

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Free NASA Langley open house to give thousands of attendees rare glimpse of the future

October 18, 2023 at 5:34 p.m.

The free open house is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Astronaut Victor J. Glover, currently assigned as the pilot of NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon, is slated...

Eastern State Hospital has partnered with Colonial Williamsburg to celebrate 250 years of shaping mental health policy throughout the nation.

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How Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg area influenced 250 years of mental health policy

October 17, 2023 at 1:50 p.m.

Eastern State Hospital has partnered with Colonial Williamsburg to celebrate 250 years of shaping mental health policy throughout the nation.

Parents of NICU graduates reunited at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach over the weekend.

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‘The most resilient people’: NICU graduates reunite in Virginia Beach

October 16, 2023 at 10:03 a.m.

Parents of NICU graduates reunited at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach over the weekend.

More than 1,000 people have been killed in Israel and 830 people have been killed in retaliatory strikes in Gaza and the West Bank, according to Associated Press reports.

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‘Kidnapped, dead or fighting for their lives’: Hampton Roads residents react to Israel-Hamas war

October 10, 2023 at 5:33 p.m.

More than 1,000 people have been killed in Israel and 830 people have been killed in retaliatory strikes in Gaza and the West Bank, according to Associated Press reports.

Finishing touches are nearly complete on Riverside's psychiatric emergency department in Hampton, the first of its kind in the state. The department at the Riverside Mental Health and Recovery Center campus on Executive Drive will open to patients as young as 5 years old later this fall.

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Riverside to open Virginia’s 1st psychiatric emergency department in Hampton

October 10, 2023 at 11:34 a.m.

Finishing touches are nearly complete on Riverside's psychiatric emergency department in Hampton, the first of its kind in the state. The department at the Riverside Mental Health and Recovery Center...

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