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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The mayor’s proposal includes pay increases, rate hikes and program cuts.
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The funding is still contingent on General Assembly approval.
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The phrase, reportedly coined in Richmond to persuade Virginia colonists to prepare for war, has been used by protesters across the world.
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The $11.4B federal ‘claw back’ has led to layoffs and public health cuts nationwide.
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The spending plan includes a $426M water treatment plant that could be online by 2033.
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The governor removed a barrier to local betting parlors despite bipartisan support.
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Hundreds of acres in Michigan are covered in parallel rows of earth that are the remains of an ancient Native American agricultural system. The surprise find has archaeologists amazed.
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In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Trump likened the war between Russia and Ukraine to a fight between two children who hate each other.
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Over the next few decades, about $124 trillion will change hands in the U.S. through inheritance. Those transfers often run into problems. Plant Money navigates some thorny issues in estate planning.
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The image, captured 53 years ago this weekend during the Vietnam War, galvanized the anti-war movement in the U.S. But a new documentary raises questions about who was behind the camera.
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Tech journalist Kara Swisher discusses what Elon Musk's dealings at Tesla and his years in Silicon Valley reveal about how he's approaching his escalating feud with President Trump.
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