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The city’s utilities department is implementing eight corrective actions.
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He will lead the upcoming Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology at UVA.
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Updated: The cuts affect more than 150 people serving in the commonwealth.
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To account for immediate tariff impacts, the utility plans to increase customers' monthly energy bills by an average of 4 cents over the life of the project.
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The Henrico facility is part of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s $500M mental health initiative.
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Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning May 5.
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Most of the money being cut comes from capital projects at public universities.
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Problems included over 150 checks sent for parcels that did not exist.
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The 31-mile extension would run from Pittsylvania County into North Carolina.
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The Creative ReUse Center's volunteers altered dresses and suits for the LGBTQ+ prom.
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Recent data from the Richmond Fed also points to slowing sectors.
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