By GREGORY RICHARDS By Gregory Richards The Virginian-Pilot A congressional panel has dealt a setback to the Virginia Port Authority's effort to gain federal funding for a new cargo terminal on Portsmouth's Craney Island.

By Tom Holden, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Feb. 5--Congestion at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is projected to grow so severe in the coming decade that rush-hour traffic jams may persist through much of the workday.

By JANIE BRYANT By Janie Bryant The Virginian-Pilot PORTSMOUTH City Council members agreed this week to ask state lawmakers to order a study on the impact of continued upward expansion of the Craney Island dredge material disposal site.

By Janie Bryant, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Dec. 1--PORTSMOUTH City Council members agreed this week to ask state lawmakers to order a study on the impact of continued upward expansion of the Craney Island dredge material disposal site.

By Gregory Richards, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Nov. 2--President Bush today vetoed legislation that authorizes $356.1 million in federal funding to expand Portsmouth's Craney Island for a fourth Virginia Port Authority marine cargo terminal.