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RVA's Got Issues
RVA's Got Issues
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Virginia News
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The proposed copay increases would fund additional child care slots. -
Twenty-eight members of the figure skating community were among the 67 killed in the crash.
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Kaleb Merritt was previously found guilty of abducting, abusing Henry County minors.
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Legislators voted for $200 tax rebate, increased per-pupil spending.
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Democrat-led committees in both chambers voted down GOP proposals.
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Concerns over impacts on forest, farmland sank the proposal.
NPR News
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In a country that has long prided itself on its openness to immigrants, the declaration drew criticism from the Argentine president's opponents and prompted comparisons to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the front brake lines in the SUVs "may be in contact" with their engine air cleaner outlet pipe due to a potential installation defect.
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An FAA official said the hotline, which connects air traffic control at Washington's DCA with the Pentagon, hasn't worked since 2022. An Army helicopter collided with a passenger jet there in January.
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Badar Khan Suri is the latest scholar targeted by the Trump administration to be released from detention.
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House Republicans are trying to pass a massive bill full of President Trump's top agenda items by the end of next week. But a new set of hurdles awaits in the Senate.
Arts & Culture
- Tara Roberts helps scuba divers uncover slave shipwrecks
- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
- Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
- ‘Idleness and boredom’: Virginia juvenile justice system strained by staffing shortages
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