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Mayor Levar Stoney’s final budget is taking shape ahead of next week’s City Council vote.
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Virginia’s special budget session for the next two fiscal years starts Monday.
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The public initially became aware of the pipe's failure because a landowner reported it to a state database.
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Younkin has until May to approve $10M in initial funding.
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Food permit requests have decreased in Richmond compared to pre-pandemic numbers. In Henrico and Chesterfield counties, they've increased.
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Two impending laws close a yearslong chapter marked by bipartisan delays.
NPR News
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Moyers, who died June 26, worked as a special assistant to President Lyndon Johnson before becoming an award-winning journalist and PBS host. Originally broadcast in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2017.
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The hip-hop mogul faces an overlapping set of charges that include sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The jury resumes deliberations on Tuesday.
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During their visit, Trump administration officials said the facility should be operational within 24 hours — despite the protests of pro-immigration, Indigenous and environmental groups.
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A new poll shows that 76% of Americans believe democracy is facing a serious threat. And, Zohran Mamdani sits down with NPR to discuss his run for NYC mayor and how he tackles hate head-on.
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While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights.
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?