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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Analyst: Earle-Sears likely would have to win over voters who don't fully endorse president
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning Feb. 10.
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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The federal system Virginia’s centers rely on is having “technical issues.”
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The proposed copay increases would fund additional child care slots.
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Twenty-eight members of the figure skating community were among the 67 killed in the crash.
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Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. fear deportation as the administration revokes some protections, despite Taliban threats and ongoing instability in Afghanistan. Many fear for their lives if forced to return.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board of governors formally found that Iran isn't complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions.
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The South resumed the daily loudspeaker broadcasts in June last year in retaliation for North Korea flying trash-laden balloons toward the South in a psychological warfare campaign.
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Cities prepare for nationwide protests on Saturday.
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Two days after firing vaccine experts who help set the nation's immunization policies, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked eight successors for the CDC panel.
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