Tomorrow (December 3), a Richmond author will release a collection of essays that tell the story of mass incarceration from the prisoners' perspective. Sandy Hausman reports on the Cambridge Companion to American Prison Writing and Mass Incarceration.
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A Virginia judge is heading a $30 million fundraising effort to establish a full-service residential recovery center for people dealing with substance abuse in Southside.
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The Virginia House of Delegates will be losing 13 Republican incumbents when the next General Assembly gavels into session.
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Virginia's 44th state park opened last month in the mountains of Highland County. Its backstory includes agriculture, hunting tours, and a battle over the defunct Atlantic Coast Pipeline. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Products taking the biggest hit from tariffs this holiday season: apparel, home decor and electronics.
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