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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Esto es lo que necesita saber sobre la crisis del agua en Richmond.
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VCU dorm move-in and Reynolds advising appointments were affected.
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State to prioritize investigation of reported self-immolations over death.
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The mayor says the water works is preparing for Winter Storm Cora.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed similar legislation in 2024.
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Nearby resident describes water rushing like a ‘river,’ smell
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Eric Marcus about the latest season of his series Making Gay History, which explores the lives of LGBTQ people during the Nazi era.
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People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
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In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Here, Kentucky Public Radio's Sylvia Goodman and Joe Sonka discuss their reporting on the potential impact of President Trump's major tax and spending bill on health care in their state, for this week's Reporter's Notebook.
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The town of Swannanoa is a mess after Helene. Some businesses may never reopen — including the only grocery store. "Swannanoa is a food desert," says the head of a nonprofit that brings in fresh food.
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Israel's military says the nine nuclear scientists killed played spent decades working on Iran's nuclear program.
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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