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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Some local hospitals don’t have running water.
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Actualizado: La producción de agua se ha restablecido pero tomará horas en llegar a hogares.
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Updated Jan. 11: All regional boil advisories have been lifted. Flush your pipes!
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City sets noon press conference; reservoir "almost at full capacity."
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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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President Trump ordered California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell anti-immigration enforcement protests. Experts explain the laws that enable him to make this extraordinary move.
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As they process President Trump's chaotic tariffs and other economic policies, some of the country's most powerful CEOs are moving from denial and bargaining to public anger and depression.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta says President Trump is violating the law and that his decision to send federal troops Los Angeles is an "unnecessary escalation."
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The city of Glendale, Calif. is ending an agreement with ICE to temporarily hold migrant detainees in the local jail. NPR's A Martinez speaks with Mayor Ara Najarian about the decision.
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States argue that biological samples, DNA data, health-related traits and medical records are too sensitive to be sold without each person's express, informed consent.
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