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In 2019, distracted driving led to 3,142 fatalities, an estimated 424,000 injuries, and 15 percent of all police-reported vehicle traffic crashes on U.S. roadways, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Waynesboro Players is gearing up for a return to the stage in November at the start of what the group hopes is a busy 2021-2022 season.
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People with severe mental illness make up the second most vulnerable population susceptible to dying from COVID-19.
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In Virginia, 14.9 percent of youth ages 10-17 are obese, the 31st highest rate in the nation, according to the newest available data released this week.
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The FBI’s Richmond Area Violent Enterprise Task Force has joined the Petersburg Bureau of Police in the investigation of a shooting that occurred in May, resulting in two innocent children being injured.
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It will surprise no one that the last year has shaken the housing market. But, at least in Kansas City, the market may have done exactly the opposite of what you would expect.
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A new clinical trial at Virginia Commonwealth University aims to study the impact of mindfulness activities and social connectedness on people who are experiencing depression while pregnant.
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Shenandoah Community Capital Fund is announcing the third cohort of Startup Shenandoah Valley (S2V) at a virtual intro event this week.
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Gov. Ralph Northam has announced more than $2.5 million in grants to help Russell County upgrade water quality for 240 households and support a regional wastewater project in the Dante area.
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring has filed the first lawsuit under the systemic discrimination provision in the Virginia Fair Housing Law that gives the AG’s office the power to address systemic housing discrimination in the Commonwealth.
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