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"Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve feder...
08/01/2025

"Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations," CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison said in a statement.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down operations after President Trump signed a law rescinding all funding.

Richmond Vincent, president of Goodwill Industries of the Valleys, says Melrose Plaza's different pieces are all connect...
07/31/2025

Richmond Vincent, president of Goodwill Industries of the Valleys, says Melrose Plaza's different pieces are all connected and designed to address social determinants of health in a zip code where the average lifespan is six years shorter than surrounding communities.

Roanoke's Melrose Plaza includes a grocery store, library branch, cafe, bank branch, wellness center, adult high school, and the soon-to-be relocated Harrison Museum of African American Culture.

Gone will be red Jell-O fruit cups, yogurt topped with brightly hued sprinkles and Cool Ranch Doritos — all foods made w...
07/31/2025

Gone will be red Jell-O fruit cups, yogurt topped with brightly hued sprinkles and Cool Ranch Doritos — all foods made with synthetic dyes.

In their place will be foods that contain colors made only from natural sources.

When school starts in West Virginia next month, 240,000 students in districts large and small will notice something missing from their cafeteria trays.

Police say the suspect entered Lee Vogler’s office, where he works at a local magazine, confronted him and doused him in...
07/30/2025

Police say the suspect entered Lee Vogler’s office, where he works at a local magazine, confronted him and doused him in flammable liquid.

Investigators believe the attack stemmed from a “personal matter” and was unrelated to Lee Vogler's politics or work as councilman, authorities said.

An advisory committee aiming to help Virginia handle gambling addiction is taking lessons from other states as the Commo...
07/30/2025

An advisory committee aiming to help Virginia handle gambling addiction is taking lessons from other states as the Commonwealth rapidly embraces the once-taboo practice.

“These people were not prepared,” University of Memphis gambling researcher James Whelan said, describing the results of a secret shopper survey of several Tennessee casinos.

A Fairfax County judge barred several appointees named by the governor from joining the boards of visitors at George Mas...
07/29/2025

A Fairfax County judge barred several appointees named by the governor from joining the boards of visitors at George Mason University, the University of Virginia and Virginia Military Institute. The appointments were rejected by a Senate committee on June 9th.

A Fairfax County judge barred several appointees named by the governor from joining the boards of visitors at George Mason University, the University of Virginia and Virginia Military Institute.

Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental rail...
07/29/2025

Union Pacific is seeking to buy Norfolk Southern in a $85 billion deal that would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S, and potentially trigger a final wave of rail mergers across the country.

The proposed merger, announced Tuesday, would marry Union Pacific’s rail network in the West with Norfolk Southern’s rails that snake across Eastern states.

The Chesapeake Bay Program announced that it is on track to achieve a goal set more than a decade ago for restoring nati...
07/28/2025

The Chesapeake Bay Program announced that it is on track to achieve a goal set more than a decade ago for restoring native oyster reefs.

The goal for reviving reefs was one of many set by the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.

MLB pitcher Billy Wagner was inducted into the Hall of Fame over the weekend. He's also being honored in his Virginia h...
07/28/2025

MLB pitcher Billy Wagner was inducted into the Hall of Fame over the weekend. He's also being honored in his Virginia hometown.

The statue honoring 16-year MLB veteran Billy Wagner is expected to be unveiled by the fall of 2026.

A Fairfax County judge is set to rule this week on whether former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and a handful of other...
07/28/2025

A Fairfax County judge is set to rule this week on whether former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and a handful of other Republican appointments can continue to serve on boards of visitors governing higher ed across Virginia.

Senate Democrats are taking their fight against controversial higher-ed appointments to court.

Trends come and go, and one that’s taken the toy world by storm has made its way to Virginia. The unique sales method us...
07/27/2025

Trends come and go, and one that’s taken the toy world by storm has made its way to Virginia. The unique sales method used to distribute Labubus may be playing a part in their success.

“Spending money on something so quintessentially completely useless makes you feel like the world isn’t so effed up," collectable shop employee Paxton Chapman said.

Virginia Tech researcher Rosanna Breaux says summer camps can help provide space and freedom for kids to rediscover acti...
07/27/2025

Virginia Tech researcher Rosanna Breaux says summer camps can help provide space and freedom for kids to rediscover activities they enjoy doing outdoors.

We’re in the dog days of summer, and for some families, it means juggling schedules to send kids to camp. As hectic as all this sometimes is, science backs up the importance of giving kids space to explore in nature. Radio IQ visited one summer camp in Southwest Virginia to hear how kids feel abou...

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