Urban heat islands become dangerous when temperatures rise.
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Carter was the 39th President of the United States and served one term.
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"Brunswick would be a good learning opportunity for me. I knew they had newer books than what we had."
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It’s getting finishing touches before heading to U.S. Capitol.
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About 8% percent of plastic bottles are recycled in the commonwealth.
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Look at the year in Central Virginia news through our photojournalist's eyes.
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Jubilee was denied attendance to Longwood during Jim Crow in the 1960s.
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House Republicans have a plan that would force schools to reimburse the government for a share of the federal loans their students don't repay.
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As part of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," the House voted to end a retirement supplement aimed at helping federal employees who retire before they're 62.
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The Trump administration has a novel strategy to boost arrests and reduce courts' backlog: dismissing people's immigration cases and immediately arresting them.
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Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. fear deportation as the administration revokes some protections, despite Taliban threats and ongoing instability in Afghanistan. Many fear for their lives if forced to return.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board of governors formally found that Iran isn't complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions.
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