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1. Portsmouth sewage spill: HRSD weighs options to treat contaminated Hull Creek sediment (wtkr.com) — Portsmouth residents along Hull Creek are still waiting to learn how Hampton Roads Sanitation District will clean up contaminated sediment after a 3.1‑million‑gallon raw sewage spill from a failed 1943 main. Officials are weighing dredging versus capping options, expanding sampling, and planning a community meeting so neighbors who boat, fish, and crab there can weigh in on the long‑term fix.
2. Hampton Roads teen leads effort for Colorblindness Awareness Month (wavy.com) — Portsmouth families can join a free Colorblindness Awareness Month fun day this Saturday at the Community Health Hub on George Washington Highway, featuring food, games, and vision and color‑vision screenings. A Hampton Roads teen's Color InSight initiative, partnering with Lions Club and EnChroma, aims to improve early detection of color vision deficiency and offer trial glasses and giveaways at both Portsmouth and Chesapeake events.
3. A warning for the nation 25 years after 9/11 (wavy.com) — From Portsmouth, longtime activist Bilal Muhammad is urging residents to stay vigilant at home as the nation marks 25 years since 9/11. He recalls being pulled from his Military Sealift Command job and questioned at Naval Station Norfolk solely because of his name, then later cleared. His experience, and the later loss of his son to gun violence, shape his warning about today's security and tensions.
4. In rare move, SCC orders three in-person hearings for NextEra-Dominion merger case (newsfromthestates.com) — Portsmouth residents could see long-term impacts from the proposed $67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger, which regulators say would affect the entire utility service area. The State Corporation Commission has added three in-person hearings statewide, alongside telephonic testimony, to gather more public input. House Speaker Don Scott of Portsmouth has already pressed regulators with detailed concerns and suggestions about the deal.
5. 'Building is on fire and you're running in': A 9/11 firefighter reflects 25 years later (wtkr.com) — A Portsmouth resident who once served as a New York City firefighter is sharing searing memories of rushing into the World Trade Center towers on 9/11 and losing colleagues. Twenty‑five years later, he describes the rescue efforts, funerals, and lasting physical and emotional scars, offering local readers a personal connection to a defining national tragedy.
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