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RVA's Got Issues
RVA's Got Issues
Virginia News
NPR News
Virginia News
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The firm reviewing January’s treatment plant failure found “several instances” of miscommunication among city staff. -
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 refugees were admitted to the U.S. after an executive order from President Trump, and under an expedited and unconventional process for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
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All Things Considered wants to highlight volunteers who are going above and beyond. Want to nominate someone, a group or share how volunteerism has made a difference in your life? Let us know.
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Have you lost a loved one in service to the U.S.? Share your story with NPR for Memorial Day.
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President Trump wants to lower drug prices in the U.S. by tying them to the prices paid in other developed countries. The pharmaceutical industry has long opposed the approach.
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McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke.
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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- VPM Daily Newscast: AmeriCorps and Richmond, Dominion Energy Riverrock
- VPM Daily Newscast: CCPS to add metal detectors, Hanover OKs school redistricting
- VPM Daily Newscast: Richmond inspector general, VDH Chickahominy fish advisory