Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Officials are seeking public comment on new environmental requirements.
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Expanded recall includes 71 products made between May 10 and July 29.
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Richmond’s fiscal 2025 budget allocates $100K for Help Me Help You.
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Republic Properties alleges its former partners broke a contract.
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The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court.
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As of Aug. 6, Virginians have secured a collective four golds, three silvers and a bronze.
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Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media.
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The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina, the National Weather Service said.
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On Thursday, the government delivered closing arguments in the sex trafficking trial of Sean Combs. The rapper and executive is accused of coercing multiple women into sexual encounters with male escorts.
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Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television's most honored journalists, has died at 91.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Dr. Allen Frances, about his piece in the New York Times titled, "Autism Rates have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That."
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