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Billy Shields
Multimedia JournalistBilly Shields has decades of journalism experience in television, radio and print. Before joining VPM he worked as an MMJ for TV news outlets in Montreal, Canada and for newspapers in Mexico, Miami and the Caribbean. He has won awards for a retrospective on the Oka Crisis and investigations into questionable sewage contracts in the Virgin Islands and the gray market of lawsuit loans in Miami.
Shields earned a bachelor's from Kenyon College and a master's in Latin American Studies and Journalism from the University of Florida. He's a member of the National Press Photographers Association, a former trainer with Journalists for Human Rights and a Canadian citizen.
He was born and raised in Richmond and began his career as a cub reporter for the Tidewater Review in West Point, Virginia.
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Updated 2:35 p.m., June 19: It's coming down to provisional and absentee ballots.
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One professor called the decision “shocking,” a state senator described it as “illegitimate,” and car dealership representatives welcomed the move.
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Beginning next year, Virginia will follow federal emissions regulations.
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These pups are the offspring of resident capys Flora and Ocho.
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Several businesses have cropped up to cater to the tastes of the migrants who’ve settled there.
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WatchRestorative justice is a practice that originated in the 1970s. But how does it work, and why is it being used? Many agencies turn to it as a practice in an effort to reduce punitive measures.
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The ferry began running between Virginia and Maryland during the 1700s.
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WatchLate last year the Upper Mattaponi bought 855 acres of riverfront land from a gravel mine company. The tribe plans to use the land for environmental conservation and ecotourism.
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WatchMedical debt is a problem that affects more than 500,000 Virginians. Medical bills that are beyond someone’s financial capacity can drive people into bankruptcy.
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WatchThe Melungeon Heritage Association met in Hillsborough, NC recently to discuss an upcoming conference exploring their identity. Andrew Harris Jr was an attendee.