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This VPM News investigative series examines how years of understaffing created dangerous conditions, strained staff and left youth vulnerable.
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The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the night before. -
Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsThis fall 2023 special series dives into how Richmond's neighborhoods promote — or hinder — residents' well-being.
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The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes.
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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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George Floyd, the Black man who was killed by Minneapolis police during an arrest back in May, is the subject of a traveling art installation in Richmond this week. -
While protests continue in Richmond, advocates are speaking out about a mass arrest of demonstrators on Sunday, May 31. Detainees were held on buses for hours and one said they were the target of anti-Muslim slurs while in custody.
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Thousands of protesters gathered on Monument Avenue to demonstrate for the fifth day in a row.
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Several of Richmond’s Black and Brown-owned businesses were looted during the weekend protests, many of them along Broad Street. Already suffering from COVID-19 financial losses, some owners are concerned about their ability to recover.
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A drumline helped welcome the sculpture “Rumors of War” to its new home, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond Tuesday. The performances by the Richmond Public Schools All City Marching Band played an integral role in the ceremony to unveil the three-story statue.
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A rainy day didn’t keep away more than a thousand people who wanted to see “Rumors of War,” a massive sculpture created by artist Kehinde Wiley.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, rejected the Richmond housing authority’s annual and five-year plans. Federally-funded housing authorities are required to submit these plans annually. VPM obtained the September 30 rejection letter through a public records request.
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Virginians will finally be able to see "Rumors of War," a statue by artist Kehinde Wiley, unveiled at its new home in Richmond Tuesday. The 27-foot high, bronze statue was installed outside of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts along Arthur Ashe Boulevard.
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As the state works on regulations to improve standards and documentation of these practices, some groups have developed alternatives that are catching on here and in other states.
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For the past decade, Virginia’s Department of Education has been working on regulations for the practices. However, there isn’t an effort to standardize training for teachers and staff who use these methods.
