Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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More than one-third of Virginia’s rural hospitals are running at a loss.
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Residents expressed concern about overdevelopment at a meeting Tuesday.
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Staff say they feel erased and disrespected amid the office's dissolution.
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State leaders are bullish on Dominion Energy's plans for a “hyperscale” data center in Fairfax County. Would-be neighbors are not thrilled.
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The division head is proposing about $14M in cuts to balance spending.
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The journalist unpacks how the ocean helped her discover her history.
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A genealogist has discovered that Pope Leo XIV has Creole roots in New Orleans, where Black Catholics are now celebrating "Pope Leo of the 7th Ward."
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Trump appears expressionless in the new presidential portrait, depicted against a dark, blank background.
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The president is asking lawmakers to claw back $1.1B in federal public broadcasting subsidies that Congress approved earlier this year.
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Musk joined with GOP critics who say the multi-trillion dollar plan to enact the president's domestic priorities doesn't go far enough to cut federal spending.
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The National Weather Service says it plans to hire more than 100 additional staff members. The move follows complaints and concerns after the Trump administration eliminated more than 500 positions.
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