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Plastic in the ocean is a big problem that first came to widespread public attention in the late 1980s when mariners began sharing reports of what turned out to be a 1.6 million square kilometer garbage patch floating in the middle of the North Pacific.
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Excitement surrounds Liberty men’s basketball and as the Flames approach a historical season, the team is back on the court as practice has officially begun.
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Facebook will invest $750 million to expand its data center in Henrico County. This investment is in addition to the $1 billion investment in Henrico County that Facebook announced last year.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine raised concerns in a Senate hearing Tuesday about discriminatory discipline practices that remove historically underserved students from the classroom at higher rates.
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Anna Kelly of Fairfax is the 2019 Miss State Fair of Virginia. She was crowned Sept. 22 and will make appearances at the 2018 State Fair of Virginia, which will be held Sept. 28 through Oct. 7 at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County.
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Activists opposed to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are inviting the public to camp on property in its path the first three weekends in October to learn why Nelson County residents are fighting to prevent its construction.
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Governor Ralph Northam announced today that $1.22 million in grant funds have been awarded to 33 localities throughout Virginia.
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WestRock Company, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, will invest $248.4 million in its manufacturing operations in the City of Covington and Alleghany County over a five-year period.
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Governor Ralph Northam this week announced completion of a project partnership agreement to launch the design and construction of the Tangier Island Jetty in Accomack County.
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Gas prices in Virginia have fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.62/g yesterday, according to the GasBuddy daily survey of 4,081 stations in Virginia.
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