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LIST: Central Virginia schools closed, going virtual Tuesday due to hazardous roads
LIST: Central Virginia schools closed, going virtual Tuesday due to hazardous roads
Some Central Virginia school districts will remain closed or shift to virtual learning on Tuesday due to the continuous icy roads from the winter storm.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:54 AM
LIST: Central Virginia schools closed, going virtual Tuesday due to hazardous roads
22-year-old Henrico graduate among 7 killed in fishing boat tragedy
22-year-old Henrico graduate among 7 killed in fishing boat tragedy
A 22-year-old Richmond-area native and Deep Run High School graduate was among the seven people killed in a commercial fishing boat tragedy in late January.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:48 AM
22-year-old Henrico graduate among 7 killed in fishing boat tragedy
Judge won’t order federal investigators to preserve Alex Pretti evidence
Judge won’t order federal investigators to preserve Alex Pretti evidence
A federal judge declined to compel federal officials to preserve all evidence in the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, voicing confidence Monday that court intervention isn’t needed. …
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February 2, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Judge won’t order federal investigators to preserve Alex Pretti evidence
Fetterman warns anti-ICE protesters: ‘Don’t ever, ever dox people’
Fetterman warns anti-ICE protesters: ‘Don’t ever, ever dox people’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) warned protesters in Minnesota against doxing federal immigration agents amid the Trump administration’s crackdown in the state.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Fetterman warns anti-ICE protesters: ‘Don’t ever, ever dox people’
VCU parts ways with women’s basketball coach Beth O’Boyle
VCU parts ways with women’s basketball coach Beth O’Boyle
VCU Vice President and Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin announced that women’s basketball coach Beth O’Boyle will not coach for the remainder of the 2025–26 season and will not return to the pro…
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February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
VCU parts ways with women’s basketball coach Beth O’Boyle
DHS locks down detention center hit by measles outbreak
DHS locks down detention center hit by measles outbreak
As of Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 588 measles cases in the U.S. so far this year
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February 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
DHS locks down detention center hit by measles outbreak
Richmond’s State of Emergency lifts after winter weather
Richmond’s State of Emergency lifts after winter weather
The State of Emergency declared at the end of January for Richmond due to winter weather has ended on Monday, according to city officials.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Richmond’s State of Emergency lifts after winter weather
‘Today’ show anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mother missing in Arizona
‘Today’ show anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mother missing in Arizona
“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother is missing, and authorities are asking for the public’s help.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
‘Today’ show anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mother missing in Arizona
StormTracker8: Highs Stay Above Freezing
StormTracker8: Highs Stay Above Freezing
Highs near 40 through Wednesday; Wintry Mix possible Tuesday Night
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February 2, 2026 at 11:06 AM
StormTracker8: Highs Stay Above Freezing
Virginia DMV launches Highway Safety Grant Program for local projects
Virginia DMV launches Highway Safety Grant Program for local projects
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has opened applications for its annual Highway Safety Grant Program.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Virginia DMV launches Highway Safety Grant Program for local projects
Richmond welcomes Walk for Peace monks with community gathering
Richmond welcomes Walk for Peace monks with community gathering
Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Mayor Danny Avula will host a peace gathering at City Hall to welcome the Walk for Peace monks to Richmond.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Richmond welcomes Walk for Peace monks with community gathering
Buddhist monks’ Walk for Peace draws crowds in Chesterfield County
Buddhist monks’ Walk for Peace draws crowds in Chesterfield County
Crowds of people lined Route 1 in Chester on Sunday to greet the Buddhist monks who have walked from Texas, with their next stop being Richmond.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Buddhist monks’ Walk for Peace draws crowds in Chesterfield County
Possible Las Vegas ‘biological lab’ may be linked to illegal medical lab in California
Possible Las Vegas ‘biological lab’ may be linked to illegal medical lab in California
Authorities located a “possible biological laboratory” in a Las Vegas home on Saturday.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Possible Las Vegas ‘biological lab’ may be linked to illegal medical lab in California
‘In pain for years’: Patients say Aspen Dental clinics in Missouri made dental problems worse
‘In pain for years’: Patients say Aspen Dental clinics in Missouri made dental problems worse
Multiple states have sued the corporation over its business practices.
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February 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
‘In pain for years’: Patients say Aspen Dental clinics in Missouri made dental problems worse
Five-year-old boy, his dad have returned to Minnesota after ICE release: Texas lawmaker
Five-year-old boy, his dad have returned to Minnesota after ICE release: Texas lawmaker
Images of the young boy wearing a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack and surrounded by immigration officers drew outrage about the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minneapolis.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Five-year-old boy, his dad have returned to Minnesota after ICE release: Texas lawmaker
Greenland finds ‘hope’ despite US testing ‘red lines’ in talks
Greenland finds ‘hope’ despite US testing ‘red lines’ in talks
U.S. and European officials are returning to diplomatic niceties after President Trump threatened to blow up the transatlantic alliance with his demands to take control of Greenland by any means ne…
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February 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Greenland finds ‘hope’ despite US testing ‘red lines’ in talks
Trump says Democratic-led cities must ask and say ‘please’ before DHS will intervene in protests
Trump says Democratic-led cities must ask and say ‘please’ before DHS will intervene in protests
Anger over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has reached a boiling point across the country following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota, leading to intense clashe…
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February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Trump says Democratic-led cities must ask and say ‘please’ before DHS will intervene in protests
No one injured in Chesterfield house fire
No one injured in Chesterfield house fire
No one was injured after a fire broke out at a house in Chesterfield County early Sunday morning.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:13 PM
No one injured in Chesterfield house fire
StormTracker8: Cold & windy Sunday; Slight warming to come this week
StormTracker8: Cold & windy Sunday; Slight warming to come this week
Wind chill temperatures waking up will be in the negatives and single digits for many across Central Virginia. Winds this morning will sustain in the upper teens and gust to near 30mph.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:06 AM
StormTracker8: Cold & windy Sunday; Slight warming to come this week
Wisconsin man reunites with nurse who saved his life during heart attack, 4 years later
Wisconsin man reunites with nurse who saved his life during heart attack, 4 years later
“I get to meet him!”
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February 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Wisconsin man reunites with nurse who saved his life during heart attack, 4 years later
Drivers urged to stay off roads after 235 crashes: VSP
Drivers urged to stay off roads after 235 crashes: VSP
Virginia State Police (VSP) troopers have urged drivers to stay off the roads as troopers have responded to 235 road crashes so far this weekend.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Drivers urged to stay off roads after 235 crashes: VSP
Texas A&M ends women’s, gender studies degree program
Texas A&M ends women’s, gender studies degree program
The school, based in College Station, Texas, has been a hotspot in the political debate over gender and sexuality.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Texas A&M ends women’s, gender studies degree program
PHOTOS:Fire crews respond to wood processing facility in Hanover County
PHOTOS:Fire crews respond to wood processing facility in Hanover County
Hanover County Fire-EMS crews responded to a fire at a wood processing facility on Saturday evening.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:42 PM
PHOTOS:Fire crews respond to wood processing facility in Hanover County
Lemon blasts corporate media that ‘bend the knee’ to Trump after arrest
Lemon blasts corporate media that ‘bend the knee’ to Trump after arrest
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon ripped media corporations that “bend the knee” to President Trump and his administration on Friday, a day after federal authorities arrested him following his coverage o…
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January 31, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Lemon blasts corporate media that ‘bend the knee’ to Trump after arrest
Virginia’s household income rises 60% in past 50 years
Virginia’s household income rises 60% in past 50 years
One state has seen the typical household income jump nearly 80% — while another has watched it decline.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Virginia’s household income rises 60% in past 50 years