Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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A statewide group wants lawmakers to block Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s board appointments.
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Updated: Incumbents defeated their 2021 challengers by similar margins.
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Stoney asked his supporters to back state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi for lieutenant governor.
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Updated June 18, 12:05 p.m.: Levar Stoney conceded the lieutenant governor's race to state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi Wednesday morning.
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Updated June 18, 11:30 a.m.: The Democratic ticket is set after Levar Stoney conceded the lieutenant governor's race to state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi.
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Since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, members of the Park Slope Food co-op have been debating whether to ban Israeli goods from the shelves.
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President Trump says he is hopeful to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal this week. In his meeting with Netanyahu, Trump could outline a plan for Gaza after 21 months of war between Israel and Hamas.
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The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot fires and collapsed the building in Yolo County, which lies about 40 miles northwest of Sacramento.
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Erin Patterson hosted four of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Three of them later died of death cap mushroom poisoning. Nearly two years later, a jury has found her guilty.
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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.
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