A bipartisan bill to combat the opioid epidemic cleared the House last week.
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Saunas have been used for thousands of years in many parts of the world. Today, they’re growing in popularity here, with facilities opening around the state. Sandy Hausman paid a visit to one enterprise— The Rivanna River Company— which operates two wood-fired saunas in Charlottesville.
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The Senate of Virginia is considering a bill that would allow prosecutors to charge felony homicide for drug dealers who supply a fatal dose of fentanyl to minors.
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All three include millions for career training for the incarcerated. They also include more money for public defenders and state mental health facility employees.
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Legislators in Richmond kept alive a bill expanding the use of automated license plate readers on Virginia’s roadways Monday.
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Members of the Virginia General Assembly are currently engaged in a number of debates about public policy issues. But some of the important issues are NOT being debated.
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A species of grasshopper native to Appalachia, believed to be extinct, was spotted last year in Augusta County. It’s among several rare and never before seen plants and animals that were discovered in Virginia recently.
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Snow is expected to being early Tuesday and last into Wednesday morning.
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Seven prisons in Virginia do not have air conditioning, and Delegate Holly Seibold says people who are incarcerated have told her about temperatures in excess of 100 degrees.
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Sweet Briar College, a private college for women in Amherst County, will no longer admit transgender and non-binary students.The policy change has drawn criticism from some current and former students but the school says it's a necessary step.Lisa Rowan is covering the story for Cardinal News and she spoke with Fred Echols.
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Secondhand bookstores, by their very nature, have been practicing sustainability even before it became a popular buzzword. Roanoke’s newest bookshop takes the eco-friendly concept beyond just books.
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