Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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Virginia News
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Virginia News
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Officials issued the advisory after a pump failure at a water treatment facility.
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Thousands are without power, water as temperatures hover around freezing.
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Three special elections could determine control of the General Assembly.
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Dozens of Virginians have been convicted or accused of crimes at the 2021 riot.
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Energy and public safety are also among local officials’ top issues.
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Schools in Greater Richmond impacted by the water outage, boil orders remain closed.
NPR News
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With the federalized National Guard deployed against the state's wishes and the Marines on the way to L.A., there are growing concerns about the policing role of the military.
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In North Carolina, volunteers are rebuilding bridges that were swept away during Hurricane Helene. The bridges will finally allow access to houses that have been cut off by the storm for nine months.
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South Florida's Cuban-American community supports President Trump, but some members are uneasy with his immigration policies. "I'm not for deporting people without criminal records."
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The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups.
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Voting officials say they've never seen a demand like the one the Justice Department sent to Colorado last month.
Arts & Culture
- 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
- How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?