Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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The outage is reportedly also affecting Charlottesville and Greene County.
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The invasive species has been spreading across Virginia since 1989.
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Hampton Roads fighters and ships are part of a build up after U.S. bombed Iranian nuclear facilitiesFighters from Langley moved last week, while the Ford Strike Group leaves Tuesday.
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Sen. Tim Kaine is looking to ban further action without Capitol Hill’s approval.
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The city is looking to update the jail for the first time since it opened in 1974.
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We look at an Altadena resident who has made it her mission to help reunite keepsakes that survived the LA fires — photos, kids art, postcards — with their owners.
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Heath Druzin talks about what he learned about coexisting with wolves while making his podcast Howl, from Boise State Public Radio.
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NPR's Pien Huang speaks with pediatrician Alexandra Cvijanovich and Professor Jason L. Schwartz about trying to shore up trust about vaccines.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jennifer Senior has had insomnia for 25 years. Her new piece in The Atlantic is about her often futile attempts to fall asleep, and about the latest research into insomnia.
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Search efforts continue for people still missing after Friday's floods, as questions swirl over what went wrong. Here's what we know so far.
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- 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
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad