The prison is facing claims of deteriorating conditions, including prolonged lockdowns.
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Capt. Dave Snowden was fired for loss of confidence in his ability to command.
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The waterway’s foundation hosts an annual event to celebrate progress, advocacy.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning Feb. 24.
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Mike Macans is one of an unknown number of Small Business Administration employees who were fired, unfired and fired again as part of the Trump administration's deep cuts to the federal workforce.
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The final day of regular session saw an adjournment, a continuation and a new start
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As a teenager, Joseph Bond fought in Vietnam. Later he started a family and worked for the city of Philadelphia for 35 years. After retiring, there was something he needed — to finish high school.
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Ninety-two people were confirmed dead in the rubble of the building. The building was the only one in Thailand to collapse in the earthquake that was centered in neighboring Myanmar.
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Motown legend Smokey Robinson is being criminally investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department following allegations accusing him of a series of sexual assaults.
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Georgia's law that restricts abortion once cardiac activity is detected doesn't allow relatives to have a say in whether a pregnant woman is kept on life support.
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An attorney asked Ventura a series of questions about Ventura admittedly feeling jealous during her relationship with Combs and Ventura begrudgingly planning parts of their sex life.
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- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
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