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The 31-mile extension would run from Pittsylvania County into North Carolina.
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The Creative ReUse Center's volunteers altered dresses and suits for the LGBTQ+ prom.
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Recent data from the Richmond Fed also points to slowing sectors.
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The transfer comes at no cost to the school division.
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The county is overhauling its 1970s-era zoning rules.
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Data shows federal health cuts will harm rural communities nationwide.
NPR News
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After the wildfires destroyed homes and disrupted routines, many parents saw behavioral shifts in their kids. Some families found support in a camp designed to help kids affected by natural disaster.
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Foreign nationals with $5 million to spare will be able to register for a "gold card" visa that would give them the right to live and work in the U.S. But details about the program remain unclear.
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Some Senate Republicans are speaking out about what the bill would mean for the debt and Medicaid.
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Eight months after Hurricane Helene, communities in western North Carolina still see evidence of the storm's destruction. For many, the biggest problem remains finding an affordable place to live.
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Local and federal officials in LA say recovery from January's deadly wildfires is on pace to be the fastest in modern California history. Scientists worry that toxic debris isn't getting cleared.
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?