Trolley tours of Oceana Naval Air Station and shuttles to the amphitheater and the half-marathon at the Oceanfront may change in 2009, thanks to a tightening of federal rules.

IN 1999, a week after a referendum in which Virginia Beach voters rejected light rail by a 55-45 margin, the City Council unequivocally resolved to keep the transit system out of Virginia Beach. The city "will not participate further in the project," the resolution said.

By DUANE BOURNE By Duane Bourne The Virginian-Pilot VIRGINIA BEACH The mother of a Richmond teen has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Hampton Roads Transit and a bus driver.

Energy use of fossil fuels is the largest source of greenhouse gases in the state, at about 89 percent, estimates say. By Scott Harper The Virginian-Pilot RICHMOND As part of Gov. Timothy M.

By DEBBIE MESSINA By Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Transportation officials awarded a $40 million contract Thursday to build about half of Norfolk's starter light rail line. Hampton Roads Transit hired Skanska USA Southeast Inc.