There are over a million acres in central Appalachia where the land has been altered by strip mining. A new study explores the impact this is having on wetlands in Southwest Virginia.
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Students have returned to Charlottesville High School after a month of what the local newspaper described as violence, intruders and chaos. Sandy Hausman reports that some students have been roaming the halls during classes, some have engaged in large scale brawls and on one occasion a non-student was allowed into the building before trouble began.
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“The time is now to enroll, you have subsidies available to enroll, and we want to make sure you don’t miss these critical deadlines,” McClellan said.
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Just before Thanksgiving, Republican Congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania introduced an amendment to an appropriations bill. The amendment strips funding for a pending regulation that would help protect miners from getting black lung.
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President Biden says the 2017 Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Va., was a critical moment for the country, and pushed him to run for president against Trump.
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In January, Democrats will take control of the General Assembly for the last two years of a Republican administration.
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Among the most infamous events of the Civil Rights Movement in Virginia was Bloody Monday, the day in 1963 when police in Danville beat and arrested protesters on the streets of downtown. Those arrested that day – and during continuing protests – were largely convicted in non-public trials run by a segregationist judge.Audio recordings of those trials are now available to the public in Danville and Richmond. Fred Echols spoke with Grace Mamon of Cardinal News, who's been researching the struggle for civil rights in Danville for a series of stories.
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Over the summer, a club for rocket enthusiasts lost access to the Blacksburg launch site they’d been using for over a decade. The search to find a new site is proving to be a challenge.
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A recent report found 68% of adults in this state were obese or overweight, putting them at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some forms of cancer. The problem is especially bad in rural areas, prompting an offer of help from the University of Virginia.
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The House of Delegates is about to get a new Speaker of the House. And, he's starting out with a strained relationship with the governor.
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The annual Opt Outside campaign highlights self-guided tours, scavenger hunts, and the Festival of Trees in Natural Bridge
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