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The longtime science teacher and Rio District representative was sworn in last week.
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Andrea Sapone’s recently created oversight office is still hiring staff.
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At a federal prison in rural Virginia, more than 50 prisoners say they've been abused. But when they try to file a complaint — they're stopped, often by the same guards they say are abusing them.
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Partner company hopes to have the project up and running by the 2030s.
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The president-elect said the process would be "easy," but the path could be far murkier.
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State surplus above estimates would go toward education, disaster relief.
NPR News
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Some 20 cases remain to be decided — about a third of the total argued cases — many of them the most important of the term. But the shadow docket, with its own list of cases, looms over the other opinions.
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A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration's order to close America's 99 Job Corps centers, which provide residential training programs for 25,000 disadvantaged youth annually.
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The last place Brad Larsen saw his mom before she died was at a diner in New York. A few years later, he went back. The bartender asked if he remembered their table, and invited him to sit there.
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Israel says it has largely knocked out Iran's air defenses. In contrast, Israel still has strong air defenses in place, though some Iranian missiles are breaking through with lethal results.
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Chesapeake Bay is at a turning point. Once severely polluted, the bay has seen major improvements in recent years. But President Trump's proposed budget would slash key programs.
Arts & Culture
- 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
- How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?