Governor Glenn Youngkin is taking a different approach than previous governors when it comes to restoring the right to vote to people previously convicted of felonies.
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Family, friends and other mourners gathered Wednesday at a Virginia church to remember Irvo Otieno at a funeral service, celebrating his life and calling for mental health care and policing reforms.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin is signing a bill that will help people whose cars have been towed. Currently some operators prohibit people from having access to the stuff that's in the car without paying a fee.
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Results show Bagby with about 90% of the vote in the contest against Republican candidate Stephen Imholt, with nearly all precincts reporting.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin is rolling out his amendments to legislation this week. One set of amendments is aimed at products with THC currently available on store shelves.
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Virginia’s housing market may be cooling off, but sale prices remain hot. Roben Farzad, host of public radio’s Full Disclosure, and Craig Wright have more on what’s influencing the market and what might it might mean for the future.
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Recent years have seen a lot of discussion about renewable sources of energy, especially wind and solar. But now members of the General Assembly are considering a clean source of energy that is not renewable: nuclear energy.
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Governor Glenn Youngkin stopped at a Roanoke elementary school Monday to sign several bills. The bills are designed to help students and adults with disabilities.
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Radford University is performing a rock-music and modern dance rendition of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the album.
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In Virginia Beach, there's now reason for some people to be happy when they see a drone hovering above their home. And cutting wood on federal land has brought prison time for a man in the New River Valley.Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project's Va. News link.
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Last week the world’s leading climate scientists released another grim report: climate change is worsening. In the face of this uncertain future, Virginia ski resorts are working hard to still provide snow in varying conditions.
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