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Staunton native serves as mechanic in U.S. Navy aboard USS Ronald Reagan

Rebecca Barnabi
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Hands-on learning program ‘great experience for everyone’ at Westwood Hills Elementary

Rebecca Barnabi
opioid crisis
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Youngkin signs legislation to protect students from opioid overdoses

Rebecca Barnabi
wildfire
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Spring results in 20K scorched acres in Virginia; busiest wildfire season in 30 years

Crystal Graham
nurse stress
Local, Virginia

Reauthorization act would help reduce suicide, burnout among health care professionals

Crystal Graham
Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay
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Chesapeake Bay community receives $2.3M grant for mitigation projects

Crystal Graham
prison jail
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South Carolina man pleads guilty to 2021 first-degree murder of Big Stone Gap police officer

Rebecca Barnabi
government money
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Billions in tax dollars go to private religious schools in the U.S.: What about Virginia?

Chris Graham
child reading book in summer
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Summer reading program for kids of all ages kicks off adventure at Augusta County Library

Rebecca Barnabi
car accident investigation police rescue
Local, Virginia

Alcohol likely cause of fatal accident in Rockingham County on Route 11

Crystal Graham
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