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Genetic Discoveries Could Reduce Black Women's Higher Breast Cancer Death Risk

Genetic Discoveries Could Reduce Black Women's Higher Breast Cancer Death Risk

Women with African ancestry have often been left out of breast cancer studies. Now scientists are catching up

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As the opioid epidemic persists, Virginia's foster care support falters for families - Virginia C...

As the opioid epidemic persists, Virginia's foster care support falters for families - Virginia C...

A Richmond-area retiree raises four grandchildren, struggling to pay bills and navigate the tangled bureaucra…

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Science, policy advancements could curb disproportionate breast cancer deaths in Tidewater * Virg...

Science, policy advancements could curb disproportionate breast cancer deaths in Tidewater * Virg...

Black women in Tidewater Virginia are more likely to die of breast cancer than most women in the U.S.

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What the FDA Ruling about 'Dense Breasts' Means for Cancer Risk and Screening

What the FDA Ruling about 'Dense Breasts' Means for Cancer Risk and Screening

Women with dense breasts are at higher risk of breast cancer and are underdiagnosed, but other factors also p…

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Richmond's Confederate statues are gone. What should replace them?

Richmond's Confederate statues are gone. What should replace them?

All but one plinth is now bare on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Where once stood enormous statues gl…

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It's shameful that it took so long to bring down the statue of Robert E Lee

It's shameful that it took so long to bring down the statue of Robert E Lee

When they lifted the enormous statue of the Confederate general Robert E Lee from his pedestal and set him on…

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Weather driven by climate change devastated maple syrup harvests. Now, farmers in Virginia's highlands set hopes on cattle.

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By Leah Small Verified
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Ronnie Moyers walked through a grove of sugar maples high in the Appalachian Mountains, trying to find somewhere to make what he called “Appalachian music.” Moyers runs Laurel Fork Sapsuckers, his sugar camp in Highland County on the Virginia-West Virginia border. On this warm afternoon in March, he found a suitable sugar maple to tap for the sap that is boiled to make maple syrup.
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Weather driven by climate change devastated maple syrup harvests. Now, farmers in Virginia's highlands set hopes on cattle.

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By Leah Small Verified
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Business & Growth Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Photo by Norm Shafer Tim Duff of Duff's Sugar House shows visitors how he makes maple syrup with 19th century equipment and techniques during the Highland County Maple Festival on Saturday, March 21, 2026. High cattle prices may help farmers out of the hole left by syrup season, but they’re still fighting economic headwinds and the weather.
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Anger Evident in Red Areas as Virginians Cast Their Votes Original

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By Nan K. Chase, Leah Small Verified, Darren Sands
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Virginia voters appeared fiercely divided as they headed to the polls on Tuesday to vote on a referendum to redraw the state’s U.S. House map to hand Democrats additional seats. Anger was evident in deep-red areas of southwest Virginia, where the Republican-backed “No” side was hoping for strong Election Day turnout to defeat the measure. If the new map were approved, Democrats could potentially win 10 of Virginia’s 11 seats, up from the six they now control.
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