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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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Colonial Williamsburg's annual July 4 fireworks show draws thousands and requires a year of planning and agreeable weather to ensure safety.
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Recent Stories
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The full 2025 GOP ticket appeared together for the first time on Tuesday.
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GOP leaders overcame intraparty objections, fulfilling a Trump campaign promise.
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A Henrico County judge issued a consent decree OKing the controversial practice.
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The justices are set to review lower court rulings in favor of trans students in Idaho and West Virginia.
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Negotiations for LiUNA's first RPS contract began in late 2023.
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A one-time grant from NextUp RVA makes this year’s summer camp free for RPS students.
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He was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted on the most serious charges at his New York trial.
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Mountain Lake and Lake Drummond were created in very different ways.
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More oversight could be in the cards for the city’s water customers.
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Updated: The legislation could force more than 300,000 Virginians off their insurance.
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