‘Who we choose to honor and memorialize says a lot about who we are.’
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Virginia News
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A 5-year, $8.6M grant was among those canceled by President Donald Trump.
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The new leadership replaces longtime fixtures in the board's top roles.
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About 85% of beaches in coastal Virginia tested positive for harmful bacteria at least once last summer.
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A City Council vote on the board’s policies has been pushed back to September.
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The Richmond Economic Development Authority is looking to revitalize a relic of the city’s port history.
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'Queer Virginia' is an essay collection highlighting the creative ways LGBTQ+ Virginians have defied societal norms and fought for acceptance.
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David Gergen worked in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton as a speechwriter, communications director and counselor to the president, among other roles.
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The South Carolina Capitol grounds will soon include a statue of Robert Smalls, a formerly enslaved Civil War hero, among the statues of five white men, most with ties to the Civil War or Jim Crow.
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Indian investigators determined the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was properly configured and lifted off normally. But three seconds after takeoff, the engines' fuel switches were cut off.
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Anisimova was a teenage tennis prodigy. But by 2023, tournaments had become "unbearable" for her mental health, and she stepped away. Now, she is a win away from her first Grand Slam title.
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A couple transformed a neglected storefront in Fall River, Mass., into a cheery cafe where they organize food pantries, neighborhood cleanups and a community fund for those who can't afford a meal.
Arts & Culture
- Charlottesville residents tour local Black history sites for July Fourth
- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy