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The firm reviewing January’s treatment plant failure found “several instances” of miscommunication among city staff.
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The Nansemond says the state is refusing $1.7M in Medicaid claims.
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House and Senate largely stick to existing bills and February budget.
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Two panels met this week to discuss fires, room restrictions and education issues at the state-run facility in Chesterfield County.
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The men allege that the document includes false claims about the prison’s mental health care.
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A VPM News audience member who works in the area asked about the history of the Southside landmark.
NPR News
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The Trump administration seeks to challenge the constitutional provision that guarantees automatic citizenship to babies born in the U.S. But the arguments are likely to focus on a different question.
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A researcher monitoring Axial Seamount, 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, says the eruption is expected to happen before the year is over.
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Nearly 200 officials from public radio stations across the country are descending on Capitol Hill to seek to convince lawmakers to maintain funding for public broadcasting despite President Trump's campaign against it.
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The latest issue of "The Strand Magazine" contains rare stories by the iconic midcentury writers Ian Fleming and Graham Greene.
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Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.
Arts & Culture
- Tara Roberts helps scuba divers uncover slave shipwrecks
- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
- Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
- ‘Idleness and boredom’: Virginia juvenile justice system strained by staffing shortages
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