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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It's being called the largest land return deal in California's history. Yurok Fisheries Department Director Barry McCovey tells NPR's Scott Detrow what it means for the Yurok Tribe and for the land.
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Fast-paced floodwaters in San Antonio left 13 people dead. West Virginia also witnessed at least three deaths from flash flooding, with more people missing.
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President Trump says Israel and Iran should make a deal to end their exchange of airstrikes. But there's no sign of a diplomatic solution on the horizon, and Trump is also warning Iran not to strike at any U.S. targets.
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The political assassination yesterday of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman was a shock to the people of the state and the country.
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NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi reports from Tel Aviv as Israel and Iran trade airstrikes for another night.
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