Many of Virginia’s historic places are gearing up for summer – offering a variety of tours including those that focus on the lives of enslaved people, and a Charlottesville man is offering his new book to help those who want to know more about the Civil Rights Movement. It features hundreds of places with intriguing stories as Sandy Hausman reports.
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As often happens, tragedies in other parts of the country can force Virginia to look inward at its own laws and communities.Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Michael Pope have more on the impact of the Texas shooting, as well as new movement on a state budget.
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In a statement, the department says it’s still waiting on the Centers for Disease Control to confirm its preliminary testing.
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Months before fighting broke out in Ukraine, a Virginia woman began connecting teachers in that country with American volunteers willing to help them practice their English. They would meet twice a week online. Now, their gatherings mean even more.
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The first budget standoff in Virginia was relatively recently, in 1998. And it's become increasingly common in recent years.
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The Roanoke region hit a grim milestone Wednesday related to the COVID-19 pandemic, with cases and hospitalizations on the rise again.
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Members of the General Assembly will return to the Capitol next week to consider a possible deal on the budget, which was left undone at the end of the regular session back in March.
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Of the nine bases set to receive new names, Virginia is home to the most at three. Those are Forts Lee, Pickett and A.P. Hill.
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If you’re feeling stressed by too much bad news this spring, a couple of guys in Charlottesville say they may have a cure. It’s called the Webley Twizzle, and they’re dispensing free samples all over town.
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It’s been a brutal spring for the stock markets. They’ve recorded seven straight weeks of declines.Roben Farzad, host of the Full Disclosure podcast, and Weekend Edition host Craig Wright offer some context for worried investors.
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