The prison is facing claims of deteriorating conditions, including prolonged lockdowns.
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The governor has signed 180 bills so far, with 800 more to consider
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DPU produces a yearly report on the source and quality of the city’s drinking water.
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Maj. Michael LaRocca discusses the role of leadership in soldiers’ ability to deal with loss and trauma.
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Nonprofits across the Bay watershed said they’re seeing money dry up for farmers, local governments and community groups.
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Commonwealth schools receive $2.4B, collectively, from the feds each year.
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The school's principal is recovering from life-threatening injuries.
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The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.
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Nina Badzin, host of a friendship podcast, explains why staying friends with people from our past matters — and how to nurture relationships with old friends across time and distance.
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Loving Day, the landmark case that overturned U.S. state laws against interracial marriage, is on June 12. NPR wants to hear from people who celebrate this day.
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People blame gun violence on different things depending on their political leanings. But Jens Ludwig, an economist at the University of Chicago, has found a different reason behind it. Today, we bring you a story on solutions to gun violence.
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Today's StoryCorps is about a love that lasted through the seasons. Patrice Hudson was apprehensive about online dating until she met Byron Ball, a high school science teacher who, like her, was a single parent and had been married before.
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- Tara Roberts helps scuba divers uncover slave shipwrecks
- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
- Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
- ‘Idleness and boredom’: Virginia juvenile justice system strained by staffing shortages