Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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The former Richmond mayor says he wants to emphasize housing in the state’s No. 2 job.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning June 9.
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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City Council is expected to confirm Donald, most recently chief of staff to Atlanta's mayor, next week.
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The longtime Henrico prosecutor is seeking the Democratic nomination this month.
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Legislators were told a move to the secretary of health and human resources could "hinder" its mission.
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We look at an Altadena resident who has made it her mission to help reunite keepsakes that survived the LA fires — photos, kids art, postcards — with their owners.
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Heath Druzin talks about what he learned about coexisting with wolves while making his podcast Howl, from Boise State Public Radio.
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NPR's Pien Huang speaks with pediatrician Alexandra Cvijanovich and Professor Jason L. Schwartz about trying to shore up trust about vaccines.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jennifer Senior has had insomnia for 25 years. Her new piece in The Atlantic is about her often futile attempts to fall asleep, and about the latest research into insomnia.
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Search efforts continue for people still missing after Friday's floods, as questions swirl over what went wrong. Here's what we know so far.
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