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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Virginia News
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How the city is trying to turn its oldest trees into new resources.
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Some roads set to close as early as 5 p.m. Thursday.
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Russell Vane ordered to pay $5K fine and sell or dispose of nearly a dozen guns
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Virginia is home to the world’s largest concentration of data centers. Here's what that means.
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Richmond's next mayor sat for his first in-depth interview since Election Day.
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The biggest changes would come from cuts to federal grants, contracts.
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The political assassination yesterday of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman was a shock to the people of the state and the country.
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NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi reports from Tel Aviv as Israel and Iran trade airstrikes for another night.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with immigration lawyer Lindsay Toczylowski about the condition of detainees swept up in the ongoing immigration arrests in Los Angeles.
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Vance Boelter, the subject of a nationwide manhunt, described himself as an experienced security professional who worked in conflict zones. A friend said at least part of that account is "fantasy."
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Witnesses said Israeli forces opened fire around dawn toward crowds of desperate Palestinians heading to two aid sites in the southern city of Rafah.
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