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Weather woes: How to avoid getting ill, exhausted when the temperatures soar
As temperatures soar, so does the risk of heat stroke, heat exhaustion or dangerous sunburn. Knowing quickly what to do can be critical when seconds count.
Collecting sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus
The fungus hijacking cicadas is the only one on Earth that makes amphetamine in a critter when it takes over. Butdon’t try it at home: The taste is foul.
A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbye
So many volunteered to pay tribute to the forgotten Marine veteran that there wasn’t enough space to fit them all. “It renews your faith in humanity,”the funeral directorsaid.
Marion's Lincoln Theatre to host an Evening with Elvis
The Lincoln Theatre will host Matt Elvis Dollar and his band, The Cadillacs, for an Evening with Elvis on Saturday, July 13, at 7 p.m.
Shiny monolith removed from mountains outside Las Vegas. How it got there still is a mystery
It was the latest in a series of mysterious otherworldly columns popping up around the globe, thendisappearing as quickly as they popped up.
Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 22
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband also found guilty of kidnapping, faces life in prison
The state charges could put David DePapebehind bars for life for the brutal 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi. He has already beensentenced to 30 years in federal court.
Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband also found guilty of kidnapping, faces life in prison
The state charges could put David DePapebehind bars for life for the brutal 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi. He has already beensentenced to 30 years in federal court.
Local attractions awarded nearly $90k
Floyd’s tourism program and associated venues and businesses won big in the Virginia Tourism Corporation Spring 2024 Grant and Sponsorship Program.
How to observe a ‘moon illusion’ when the strawberry full moon peaks tonight
Check the night sky for the year’s biggest, lowest and most Instagram-worthy full moon. Also on tap: a chance to spot the rare“Summer Triangle” andthe Milky Way’s center.
GiveLocal this week
Support Floyd County organizations during GiveLocalNRV's Giving Day, which kicks off at noon on June 26 and concludes at noon on June 27.
States with the most job openings in April
Soaring layoffs and elevated job openings? Stacker dug into Bureau of Labor Statistics data to see where employers are hiring in this strange economy.
States where the most workers are quitting their jobs
Stacker ranked all 50 states and D.C. using April data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine where people quit their jobs the most.
How Biden and Trump are taking very different approaches to preparing for next week's debate
President Joe Biden began an intense period of private preparations Friday at Camp David. Donald Trump will go to his Florida estate next week for private prep meetings.
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Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 22
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 20
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 19
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
A1 Minute! June 17, 2024: Radiothon raises more than $80K; Walsh joins Olympic team
Radiothon raises more than $80K; Walsh joins Olympic team
Trump to hold rally in Virginia with Youngkin day after CNN debate
Details remain uncertain, but state sources expect it to take place in Hampton Roads.
Virginia's new school accountability system to be finalized this summer
The Board of Education is doing away with the state’s current model and is poised to replace it with a system that will rank each school in four performance categories.
Virginia police agent alleged to have forged document signature, court records show
The agent allegedly forged a superior's signature on a document authorizing a $2,500 payment to the confidential informant.
Work set to start on harmful algae in Virginia lake
The 13,000-acre manmade Lake Anna, which cools the Dominion Energy North Anna nuclear power plant, has been plagued by harmful algae blooms and no-swim advisories for six summers.
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Crime
UVa reaches $9M settlement with families of 2022 shooting victims
"The settlements approved today is just one small step on this terrible road that these families are on," Elliott Buckner, lawyer for Perry's family, told the press.
Brother and sister arrested in separate shooting incidents in Marion
A brother and sister duo are being held without bond following two separate but related shooting incidents in the Town of Marion on Friday.
Gallery: Police confront protesters at VCU; arrests made
Richmond graduation shooting: Complete coverage
This is continuing Times-Dispatch coverage of a shooting that killed two after a Richmond high school graduation ceremony.
Politics
Virginia Senate leaders put off fix to military education benefits
Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, proposes a work group to study the program and recommend potential changes by mid-September. Military families had urged lawmakers to repeal eligibility changes immediately.
Virginia lawmakers revisit skill games when Senate returns Tuesday
The state Senate will again look at ways to legalize electronic skill games when it reconvenes Tuesday to address controversy over an education benefit for military families.
Virginia county moving fast on plan to condemn farmland and access river water
Residents have raised concerns about a new water-intake facility being built to lure profitable data centers to the county, not necessarily to provide drinking water for residents.
Virginia General Assembly to come back to fix veterans education benefit
The General Assembly will reconsider changes to a higher education benefit for families of military veterans either killed or almost completely disabled while on active duty.
