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Several prosecutors around the state, including in Page County, have vowed not to enforce a new law banning the sale and manufacture of weapons referred to as "assault firearms." In the meantime, gun sales are up, and local gun shop owners are trying to figure out how to navigate the restrictions.
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Agriculture is Virginia’s biggest private industry. The war in Iran has caused a significant uptick in fuel and fertilizer prices, which is impacting farmers who rely on them. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports. -
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual Kids Count report has some good news for Virginia, which is one of a handful of states to make the largest improvements in children's health outcomes. -
A new state study says rural hospitals are facing growing cutbacks and financial distress. And thirteen face such dire circumstances that they're in danger of closing. -
Scientists on the Eastern Shore are keeping tabs on how changes in the environment may affect some migratory shore birds, including a federally threatened species called red knots. -
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The Rappahannock Tribe’s lawsuit over water will move forward. In court Monday, the tribe’s lawyers challenged a state permit that would allow Caroline County to withdraw up to nine million gallons of water a day from the Rappahannock River. -
Advocates for consumers and clean energy see opportunities – and risks – to remake energy policy and practice in Virginia -
Before the fall semester begins, UVA offers a range of courses that can be completed in two weeks, and this year students and members of the public can eat their way to three academic credits with a class on American culinary history. -
The year was 1870, and Virginia was under military occupation. In order to have members of Congress return to the Capitol, state officials agreed that they would not make up new felonies to disenfranchise Black people. -
The New River Valley now has an indoor play gym that's designed to be inclusive for children with autism or other developmental or physical conditions.
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