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 city is looking to update the jail for the first time since it opened in 1974.
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Iranian state television broadcast the news that Iran had attacked American forces stationed at the Al Udeid Air Base.
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Locations across the city will provide relief during extreme heat warnings.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning June 23.
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'Tapestry of Resilience' explored community's origins through artifacts, anecdotes.
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Tens of thousands of American troops are based in the Middle East.
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Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging population that could begin to shrink.
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At least 78 people are reported dead after flooding over the weekend. Meanwhile, residents are advised to be cautious over the next 24 to 48 hours as more rain threatens the area.
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As searchers continue to look for victims in the deadly flash flooding in Texas, officials are answering questions about the weather forecasts ahead of and during the storm.
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Timelapse video shows authorities blocking off a low water crossing over the Llano River in Kingsland just before flash flooding completely inundated the area in just 10 minutes.
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Musk said he's carrying out his threat to form a new political party after a falling out with Trump over the president's sweeping tax cuts law.
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- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad
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