In Blacksburg, the Historic Smithfield museum is hosting a series of events this weekend to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Smithfield house. Over 200 enslaved workers built and worked at a plantation here and their legacy is being honored at the anniversary.
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The board also took its first steps in approving new regulations for a new standard of accreditation for the state’s public schools.
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After a rare neurological disorder robbed her of her ability to speak clearly, Jennifer Wexton has been given her voice back with the help of a powerful artificial intelligence program.
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Members of the General Assembly are expected to consider the rapid expansion of data centers next year.
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It’s been two weeks since Radio IQ’s Brad Kutner sat with voters at a downtown bus stop and found out just how uninterested they were in President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election. Now, with Vice President Kamala Harris likely taking over the ticket, he returned to find out what voters think.
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The gift from Virginia philanthropist Jane Batten is the largest in the school's 331-year history and will establish the new Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences.
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All of the above. That's the approach Governor Glenn Youngkin is expected to take in his energy plan — including wind and solar, but also nuclear energy and fossil fuels.
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This month, Virginia released more than700 prisoners under a newly expanded state program known as good time. The state awarded sentence credits to men and women who behaved well behind bars and took classes to help them succeed on the outside. As families celebrate, Virginia’s attorney general is warning of a coming crime wave.
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"The city had to come up with a creative way to support reproductive healthcare and this is one of the ways we’ve done that,” said Mayor Levar Stoney.
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Republican JD Vance rallied Republicans and attacked both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Monday evening in Radford.
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Before Joe Biden dropped out of the race for president, several polls took a look at how Kamala Harris would do against Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup in Virginia.
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