Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
- New book examines the hidden histories and fights for equality of queer Virginians
- Chantal floods lead to water rescues, damaged buildings in central NC
- The feds' hidden immigration weapon: Virginia's surveillance network
- Charlottesville residents tour local Black history sites for July Fourth
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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Most of the money being cut comes from capital projects at public universities.
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Problems included over 150 checks sent for parcels that did not exist.
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The 31-mile extension would run from Pittsylvania County into North Carolina.
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The Creative ReUse Center's volunteers altered dresses and suits for the LGBTQ+ prom.
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Recent data from the Richmond Fed also points to slowing sectors.
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Regina Collins and her then-partner decided to try to have a baby 20 years ago. But there were limited options for same-sex couples. In this StoryCorps, she tells her son how they became a family.
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More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it.
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Trump senior advisor Kari Lake envisions the agency that includes the international broadcaster Voice of America with 81 staffers after mid-August — down from about 1,300 full-time employees and contractors.
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Eruptions! Defections! Depictions! So much happened this week, but were you paying attention?
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From space travel to military operations to the future of green energy, the U.S. has become reliant on Elon Musk's business empire. But it won't be easy for the government to end its reliance on Musk.
Arts & Culture
- 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