Ken Plum: Epidemic surge in gun violence
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While public attention has been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic many missed the epidemic surge in gun violence that has been occurring in this country.
Search Results for fire
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Landscape-scale ecological restoration, public outdoor recreation planned for Halifax County land
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Virginia has received a gift of 7,300 acres of privately-owned land in Halifax County, the largest private conservation land donation in Virginia history.
Update: Stuarts Draft arson case is now also an attempted murder case
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A Stuarts Draft man charged with setting a fire to a travel trailer Tuesday is now facing an additional attempted capital murder charge. Danny E. Hearn Jr., 47, is being held at Middle River Regional Jail without bond.
Earth Day provides opportunity to raise awareness of eco-anxiety, JMU professor says
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Harrisonburg is well over 2,000 miles from Oregon, but when the Pacific Coast state endured its worst wildfire season ever in 2020, Debbie Sturm felt devastated.
Stuarts Draft man in jail on arson charges
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Danny E. Hearn Jr., 47, is being held without bond at Middle River Regional Jail after being arrested and charged with arson in an incident on Greenbriar Lane in Augusta County.
‘Elections matter’: Why Brady PAC is backing Mark Herring in the AG primary
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Virginia Democrats won majorities in the House of Delegates and State Senate in 2019 on a platform heavy on gun violence prevention measures. What we’ve seen in the two legislative sessions since buttresses the case that elections matter.
Virginia Beach woman sentenced in $1M small business loan scam
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A Virginia Beach woman was sentenced to five years in prison for her role in an internet-based loan scam that defrauded nearly 1,700 owners and prospective owners of small businesses out of $1,076,000.
Project teams humans, AI to scan social media posts for risk data to aid disaster response
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When a disaster strikes, social media can be helpful in alerting the public quickly. Social media posts can also offer useful information for emergency response and decision making.
Climate Action Alliance of the Valley weekly climate, energy news roundup: April 17
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The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News for the week ending April 17 follows.
Augusta-Staunton-Waynesboro passes 25K mark for full COVID-19 vaccination
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Augusta Health has administered 58,259 COVID-19 vaccination doses, and the vaccination clinics run by the hospital are now reporting 26,859 fully vaccinated community members.
