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10/22/2025

“Libraries have traditionally been a place that have been very trusted,” said Shamichael Hallman, director of Civic Health and Economic Opportunity at the Urban Libraries Council. “And I do start to wonder what happens to that trust as some of this rhetoric is coming about."

Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Debates around censorship and book banning continue to play out. Amidst these challenges, a writer and a teacher are asking, what is the role of libraries to bridge cultural...

10/22/2025

The agreement announced by the Justice Department says all pending investigations into admissions and other civil rights policies at UVA will be paused.
In return, the school will comply with the department’s anti-discrimination guidance on hiring, programming and admissions.

The University of Virginia and the U. S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement to resolve discrimination investigations against the school.

10/22/2025

From our partners at WHRO: This project has now put one billion gallons of treated wastewater deep underground. And that's a good thing.

The organization is slowly expanding its Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow to add water back to the regional aquifer.

10/21/2025

Obama's appearance in the final stretch of Virginia's gubernatorial race comes on the heels of his endorsement of Abigail Spanberger last week.

Obama's appearance in the final stretch of Virginia and New Jersey's gubernatorial races comes on the heels of his endorsement of both candidates last week.

10/21/2025

"We expect the unemployment rate to continue to climb until about next summer," analysts from UVA's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service say. But how high will it go?

Economists are expecting Virginia's unemployment to increase.

10/20/2025

Pharmaceutical company Merck announced plans to build a manufacturing facility in Rockingham County. The plant announced Monday morning will generate 500 jobs.

Merck is the third drug manufacturer to announce new facilities in Virginia in recent weeks. The other locations include Albemarle and Goochland counties.

10/19/2025

In addition to statewide races, several local elections will be decided by Virginians this fall – including school boards. However, some of those ballots don’t have any candidates on them.

10/19/2025

“Instead of plastics making waste we’re making plastics out of waste.”

“Instead of plastics making waste we’re making plastics out of waste,” says Jack “Tato” Bigio with UBQ Materials.

10/18/2025

ICYMI: Republicans say Trump knows when to make an endorsement and when to remain silent.

Back in August, President Trump said he "would" endorse Winsome Earle-Sears for governor. But he has yet to do that.

10/18/2025

Journalist and NPR founding mother Susan Stamberg passed away Thursday at 87.

NPR hosts a special one hour remembrance today at 2pm on Radio IQ.

10/18/2025

“We remember coming here every summer with our young kids, watching movies at the outdoor drive-in theater, and everywhere I go, if I wear a Fork Union Drive-In T-shirt, I get into a conversation about their memories, and so we kind of had a good sense that the community would support us.”

Americans have plenty to choose from when it comes to entertainment – hundreds of cable channels, streaming services and direct TV, but that hasn’t stopped a group of investors from bringing back an old-fashioned movie tradition – the drive-in. Sandy Hausman reports on why they think it’ll f...

10/17/2025

The texting scandal that has rocked Virginia politics was at the center of the debate between incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares and Democratic candidate Jay Jones.

Candidates for attorney general were on stage together Thursday night for a debate in Richmond.