Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Virginia News
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The ‘momnibus’ package is among the new laws going into effect Tuesday.
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The departing president had done regular runs with students since 2021.
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North Carolina research documents downstream remnants of the 35 million-year-old tsunami that followed the extraterrestrial impact.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning June 30.
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Supervisor Tyrone Nelson hosted a meeting with state environment officials.
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NPR News
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At least 78 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing from a camp for girls continues.
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NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
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How will the Trump administration's cuts to HIV research impact the progress that's been made towards ending the epidemic in the U.S.?
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Heat and wildfire smoke affect birth outcomes, according to a new study of women in Los Angeles.
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Search and rescue efforts continue in Central Texas where flash flooding has left at least dozens of people dead.
Arts & Culture
- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- 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?