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Beyer, Connolly endorse Abigail Spanberger in 2025 Virginia governor race

Chris Graham
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Virginia farmers and small businesses awarded $2.3M in USDA Rural Development grant funding

Rebecca Barnabi
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Roanoke border collie part of clinical trial to treat cancer; could help humans in future

Crystal Graham
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McClellan announces winners of Virginia District 4 annual photo competition

Rebecca Barnabi
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Smoke in region due to shift in wind, active wildfires throughout Virginia

Crystal Graham
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Man receives maximum sentence of 45 years for 2018 murder of Hampton woman

Rebecca Barnabi
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Female visiting Virginia prison arrested; had drugs concealed ‘within her body’

Crystal Graham
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Virginia middle school student brings flare gun, BB gun to school; two juveniles face charges

Crystal Graham
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Local, Virginia

Skill games era comes to an end; localities throughout Virginia to resume enforcement

Crystal Graham
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Matts Creek fire disrupts visitation to James River Face Wilderness trails

Crystal Graham
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