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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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning Feb. 17.
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George has his day, and so does Abe. But states honor U.S. presidents in lots of ways.
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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House Speaker Don Scott said the decision to let LeVere Bolling vote remotely was a no-brainer.
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Lack of operating standards ‘most concerning part’ of initial review
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Providers say new funding necessary to keep up with need
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Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crimes in New York was overturned last year. In a new trial, jurors heard allegations from three women.
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President Trump attended the opening show of Les Miserables at the John F. Kennedy Center in D.C. on Wednesday night, attracting both his supporters and people protesting against him.
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The Beach Boys' co-founder, songwriter and producer transformed pop music into high art and became America's answer to The Beatles' Lennon and McCartney in the process.
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The press corps' letter was sent to the chief justice a year ago, but there has been no response.
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Washington Post Reporter Hannah Natanson says DOGE's mass firings made the government more inefficient. She also explains the risks of DOGE creating a massive database for the Trump administration.
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