Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
- New book examines the hidden histories and fights for equality of queer Virginians
- Chantal floods lead to water rescues, damaged buildings in central NC
- The feds' hidden immigration weapon: Virginia's surveillance network
- Charlottesville residents tour local Black history sites for July Fourth
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Lawyers say the cases could erode trust in the integrity of the justice system.
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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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Members of the Trump administration mingled with far-right leaders from around the world at two Conservative Political Action conferences in Europe last week.
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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.
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