Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
- New book examines the hidden histories and fights for equality of queer Virginians
- Chantal floods lead to water rescues, damaged buildings in central NC
- The feds' hidden immigration weapon: Virginia's surveillance network
- Charlottesville residents tour local Black history sites for July Fourth
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The complaint sought to replace the 2023 student policies with the 2021 version.
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The roughly weeklong incident impacted 13,000 people last month.
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$800K of funding for the city's Manufactured Home Initiative contingent on study.
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Pharrell Williams' announcement coincided with when tickets went on sale for Virginians.
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The apparent second assassination attempt of Donald Trump is stirring concern about growing political violence in the U.S.
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Updated April 29: Six Democrats are set to compete for the right to face Republican John Reid.
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The 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Lifeline included a service that provided specialized suicide prevention support by phone and text for LGBTQ+ kids. That's ending.
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A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries?
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Iran's most fortified nuclear facility, called Fordo, is buried deep inside a mountain. Only the U.S. has the 30,000-pound bombs — often referred to as "bunker busters" — capable of reaching it.
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So far, strikes on Iran's facilities have created limited chemical and radiological hazards. Experts say that's not likely to change even if the U.S. uses a big bomb.
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Many of President Trump's nominal media allies are breaking with him over his backing of Israel, arguing it will lead to a wider war.
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