Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Updated Jan. 11: All regional boil advisories have been lifted. Flush your pipes!
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City sets noon press conference; reservoir "almost at full capacity."
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Officials issued the advisory after a pump failure at a water treatment facility.
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Thousands are without power, water as temperatures hover around freezing.
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Three special elections could determine control of the General Assembly.
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Dozens of Virginians have been convicted or accused of crimes at the 2021 riot.
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The Los Angeles Press Club says police officers repeatedly used "less-lethal" bullets and violated the constitutional rights of reporters covering anti-ICE protests.
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A new study shows that music therapy is as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy at helping cancer patients and survivors heal emotionally.
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The federal judge in the case says she hopes to decide next week on whether to block indefinitely President Trump's June 4th order on Harvard's international students.
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Even though the billionaire is no longer leading the Department of Government Efficiency effort, many key staffers — and DOGE ideas — are now more permanently embedded in the federal government.
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The tourists who were targeted by water blasts laughed it off. Cities like Barcelona and the island of Mallorca have seen housing costs skyrocket as homes are diverted to the short-term rental market.
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