Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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The bill defining relationships between the state and tribal nations passed unanimously.
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Program that awarded $13.6M for farm-to-table foods will end in July.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning April 7.
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Public media photographers documented what they saw at the demonstrations against the Trump administration.
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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"We will, in fact, experience future pandemics."
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President Trump fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office just after the agency released a major report on AI. Copyright insiders say it's caused a shakeup in their normally drama-free neck of the woods.
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Admitted students around the world are anxiously tracking the school's feud with the Trump administration, which is seeking to keep it from enrolling international students.
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The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure several hours after communication was lost with the lander.
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Juvenile detention systems often deny young offenders credit for the time they spend waiting behind bars
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The blowup marks the end of an alliance between the president and the billionaire that lasted far longer than many observers expected.
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