The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the night before.
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The Richmond Times-Dispatch recently published an investigation that revealed 23 Virginia school districts have pulled books from school libraries over the past two years, amid a historic level of book banning across the country. RTD Reporters Jess Nocera and Sean McGoey spoke with VPM News education reporter Megan Pauly about their findings. Below is a transcript of their conversation, which has been edited for clarity.
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In part two of the World Music Show’s look at music from Ukraine, host Ian Stewart speaks with music producer Daniel Roseberg about what some musicians are dealing with in worn-torn Ukraine.
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Virginia Commonwealth University has expelled Delta Chi fraternity for violations that allegedly led to the death of a student.
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COVID-19 caused the studio to shut its doors for just over three weeks, and the studio's executive director says the pandemic didn’t deter the staff from its mission.
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The program sets aside an estimated $5 billion to pay off Farm Service Agency loans, which are made to farmers who don’t have the means or credit to get them elsewhere. The funds will impact about 16,000 farmers of color.
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Photo essay: Members of Richmond's LGBTQ+ community started Safe Space Market to create an inclusive and COVID-safe gathering space.
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The president of the student body at Virginia Commonwealth University is facing hundreds of insults and threats online after a Canadian conservative media outlet wrote about their anti-police political views.
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Driving was down last year nationwide and locally due to the pandemic, but drivers killed 39% more people walking in Richmond region in 2020, with Black and brown pedestrians being killed at a much higher rate.
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The nation is in the grips of a K-12 teacher shortage. The cause isn’t COVID-19 -- the onset of the coronavirus has only exacerbated a lingering problem that’s been plaguing schools for years -- but the pandemic is causing the pipeline of newly trained teachers to dry up.
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The Capitol riots have left many Americans feeling uneasy about the future of the nation, but experts say anxiety is amplified for Black Americans.