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Cao wins GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, will take on Kaine
Hung Cao, a retired U.S. Navy captain backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the GOP nomination for the right to take on Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
Mountain Empire Scouts, military veterans conduct flag retirement ceremony in Marion
Representatives of Mountain Empire District of Scouts of America from Marion, Atkins and Rural Retreat and VFW Post 4667 in Marion conducted a flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day, June 14, at Marion Fire/EMS Department.
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest federal holiday in 2021.Here’s what’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024.
Some hawking stem cells say they can treat almost anything. They can't
Attorneys general across the U.S. have a new fight on their hands: protecting Americans from unproven and expensive stem cell treatments that salespeople claim can cure almost anything.
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
Dr. Opal Lee, 97, was instrumental in getting Juneteenth declared a national holiday in 2021.
Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 19
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
The Giants center fielder, with his signature basket catch, was one of the game’s greatest and most beloved players and had beenbaseball’s oldest living Hall of Famer.
Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
The Giants center fielder, with his signature basket catch, was one of the game’s greatest and most beloved players and had beenbaseball’s oldest living Hall of Famer.
The creator economy is worth an estimated $250 billion. Where is that money going?
Collabstr analyzed research from Goldman Sachs and pay data from Zippia to illustrate the way money is pouring into the creator economy.
Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a sweeping new plan from Biden
President Joe Biden ordered an expansive election-year step Tuesday to offer potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S.
Israel's Netanyahu blames Biden for withholding weapons. US officials say that's not the whole story
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Tuesday the United States is withholding weapons and implied this was slowing Israel's offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Biden announces immigration relief for undocumented spouses of US citizens
President Joe Biden announed a series of new policies to clear the way for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens to apply for lawful permanent residence. (Scripps News)
What's a heat dome? Here's why so much of the US is broiling this week
Much of the Midwest and the Northeast is broiling — or set to broil — in extreme summer heat this week. Meteorologists are talking about heat waves and heat domes. Both terms mean it’s really hot. And people will hear them a lot more as the world heats up. What's the difference? Ken Kunkel, a research professor of atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University, says it’s helpful to think of a heat dome as what’s happening in the atmosphere. And a heat wave is how it affects people on the ground. As both a wave and a dome hit the US, the National Weather Service says that the most extreme heat is expected in the Ohio Valley and the Northeast.
States that recorded the biggest increase in homelessness last year
To better understand what's behind the increase in sheltered homelessness, Stacker examined data from HUD's annual Homeless Assessment Report.
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Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 19
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 16
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 15
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
A1 Minute! June 14, 2024: Charlottesville native takes on Hollywood
Charlottesville native takes on Hollywood
Cao wins GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, will take on Kaine
Hung Cao, a retired U.S. Navy captain backed by former President Donald Trump, has won the GOP nomination for the right to take on Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
Virginia lawmakers revisit skill games when Senate returns Tuesday
The state Senate will again look at ways to legalize electronic skill games when it reconvenes Tuesday to address controversy over an education benefit for military families.
Virginia county moving fast on plan to condemn farmland and access river water
Residents have raised concerns about a new water-intake facility being built to lure profitable data centers to the county, not necessarily to provide drinking water for residents.
Suspect changed hairdo, phone and license plate after Spotsylvania slayings, police say
Alyssa Jane Venable, 23, is charged with three counts of second-degree murder. Venable was arrested two days after the slayings following a high-speed chase in upstate New York.
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Crime
UVa reaches $9M settlement with families of 2022 shooting victims
"The settlements approved today is just one small step on this terrible road that these families are on," Elliott Buckner, lawyer for Perry's family, told the press.
Brother and sister arrested in separate shooting incidents in Marion
A brother and sister duo are being held without bond following two separate but related shooting incidents in the Town of Marion on Friday.
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Richmond graduation shooting: Complete coverage
This is continuing Times-Dispatch coverage of a shooting that killed two after a Richmond high school graduation ceremony.
Politics
Virginia lawmakers revisit skill games when Senate returns Tuesday
The state Senate will again look at ways to legalize electronic skill games when it reconvenes Tuesday to address controversy over an education benefit for military families.
Virginia county moving fast on plan to condemn farmland and access river water
Residents have raised concerns about a new water-intake facility being built to lure profitable data centers to the county, not necessarily to provide drinking water for residents.
Virginia General Assembly to come back to fix veterans education benefit
The General Assembly will reconsider changes to a higher education benefit for families of military veterans either killed or almost completely disabled while on active duty.
Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon says he'll fight a judge's ruling that he must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence.
