Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Dozens of Virginians have been convicted or accused of crimes at the 2021 riot.
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Energy and public safety are also among local officials’ top issues.
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Schools in Greater Richmond impacted by the water outage, boil orders remain closed.
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This weekend's storm is expected to impact 62 million Americans through Monday. Heavy snow, ice, rain and severe thunderstorms are being unleashed from the Plains to the East Coast.
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The new restrictions take effect when classes resume on Jan. 6.
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Funding for the Dolly Parton literacy program became state law in July, but it isn’t ready — yet.
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NPR speaks with a student from Myanmar who fears his plans to attend graduate school in the U.S. could be derailed by the administration's newest travel ban.
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The U.S. is no longer a player in the world of commercial shipbuilding. President Trump wants to change that.
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The Trump administration's immigration enforcement mostly left farms and meat packing plants alone, until coordinated raids last week. Now, President Trump is signaling continued support for farmers.
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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.
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