Virginia’s unusually warm spring has meant a bumper crop of caterpillars attacking oaks and other trees in Shenandoah National Park, prompting an aerial attack. For the first time since 2008, forest managers are spraying to prevent a massive loss of leaves.
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The Montgomery County School board released a public statement Wednesday, describing some of the results from an investigation into the deaths of two teenage students. The investigation found issues within the school division’s handling of events leading up to the deaths.
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Virginia's 45-day period of early voting is the longest in the nation.
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Two years in, SOL test scores are down and teacher vacancies are up, but Gov. Glenn Youngkin will leave office with majorities on powerful boards leading the Commonwealth's public education systems.
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The Virginia Department of Corrections recently launched a tip line where people could call to report suspected delivery or sale of contraband behind bars. In making the announcement, Department Director Chad Dotson said the safety of employees and inmates was his top priority.But advocates say there’s another drug problem in prisons— a failure to provide prescription drugs inmates need.
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Lawmakers began meeting in Richmond this week to craft a new budget proposal after Governor Glenn Youngkin made major changes to the original spending plan with 233 amendments and vetoes.
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Student protests and resulting arrests have upended life at some of Virginia’s universities in recent days. And the state’s political leadership has thoughts.
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Six of the 13 people arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest at Virginia Commonwealth University are students.
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Campus and state police cleared protesters from an area outside Virginia Commonwealth University's library in downtown Richmond.
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Clean up your act or shut down. That's the message from the Environmental Protection Agency to power plants that use fossil fuels.
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Virginia Tech Police say that they arrested 82 people late Sunday night and early Monday when they broke up a days-long protest on campus, and were charged with trespassing. 53 are current Virginia Tech students.
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