‘Protecting the integrity of the river’: Upper Mattaponi Tribe to reclaim ancestral lands
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The Upper Mattaponi Tribe of Virginia is reclaiming 866 acres of ancestral lands along the Mattaponi River in King William County.
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Mason Neck State Park in Lorton to host 25th annual Eagle Festival May 13
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The 25th annual Eagle Festival at Mason Neck State Park in Lorton returns on May 13.
Hampton Roads coastline is sinking, flooding maps need to be updated
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New research by Virginia Tech scientists shows that sections of the Chesapeake Bay are sinking at rates of nearly a quarter an inch – or 7 millimeters – a year.
Virginia celebrates 1 million acres conserved through land preservation tax credit
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Virginia’s Land Preservation Tax Credit has led to the permanent protection of more than 1 million acres of land in Virginia.
Helicopter complaint system in place with new measures to reduce noise in northern Virginia
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New measures to raise altitudes and alter flight paths will reduce helicopter noise in northern Virginia over residential areas.
Alabama sheriff reaches settlement in county jail sexual harassment case
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An Alabama sheriff who ignored complaints from female corrections officers about rampant sexual harassment at a county jail has reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice Department.
Blue Ridge nursing and EMS students participate in emergency training
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The scenario at Blue Ridge Community College Friday afternoon was that students were protesting near the Recreation Center.
The political case against TikTok sidesteps U.S. government spying on its own citizens
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High-tech spying is in the news because of the one-sided, hypocritical debate in Congress on whether the popular app TikTok is actually a tool for Chinese government data collection on American users.
Crowdsourcing at its best: Citizen science being used to monitor, combat global warming
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The world is getting warmer each year, and people worldwide want to do their bit to help.
Blast from the past: Digitization project allows me to revisit the counterculture
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When’s the last time you had your mind blown? Was this something that only happened in the 1960s?
