Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Some options mirror changes passed, then repealed, by the General Assembly.
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Rumors, misinformation and lies about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene have run rampant since the storm made landfall, especially around FEMA funding.
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The volunteer pool has grown “considerably” as Election Day approaches.
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The center has been a hub for Richmond’s Latino community for over a decade.
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The project takes donated firearms and converts them into garden tools.
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UVA Health is rescheduling some elective procedures this week.
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The reason why birds make such a racket at dawn is still unclear. But researchers are now pouring cold water on one popular idea about why.
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This week's installment features weird dolls, presidential decrees and even a sports question! Best of luck.
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Air Force veteran Jeri Dilno realized she was a lesbian at a young age. For StoryCorps, she discussed the risk she took joining the military in the late 1950s.
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President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On this year's Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the president kept silent.
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The ruling maintains a block on a lower court's order that found President Trump was using the Guard in LA illegally in his immigration crackdown.
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