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Back in June, immigration agents detained 49 people in Greene County, north of Charlottesville, after local officers began stopping drivers on U.S. Route 29. Many were Hispanic men. Their cars and trucks were pulled over and towed away when owners were arrested. Local moms united to assist women whose husbands didn’t come home.
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Three different credit-rating agencies are giving Virginia the gold standard for states, a triple A credit rating.Fights over debt spending helped shape Virginia politics. -
Saturday's statue and park dedication marks the culmination of a twelve-member committee over about eighteen months of work. -
NASA is funding a project at Virginia Tech to help improve companies be more efficient and safer as they design small aircraft. -
Almost every locality in Virginia is hoping for economic growth. But growing communities also need places for new workers and their families to live. -
One of NPR's most gifted storytellers, his soft voice and vivid writing helped define the network's sound for a generation of Americans. -
Officials said they were "optimistic" about meeting the $600 million a year promised by the governor and expected by the legislature. -
“People generally don’t feel great about the economy right now, or prices, but they continue to go out and spend." -
The Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities Authority confirmed the company's involvement in the project Friday morning. -
As the end of voting draws near next month, a number of new polls are showing where the election results might be heading. -
Allen Mills was a founding member and songwriter for the influential Virginia bluegrass band the Lost & Found. This summer, Handmade Music School students sat down with Mills to learn the story behind a song he wrote.
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