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After 15 years of helping Jefferson Center boost Roanoke's music scene, Cyrus Pace moves on
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (572+ words) The longtime leader of a Roanoke cultural institution is departing this week. Cyrus Pace was 38 years old when he became executive director of Jefferson Center, a former Roanoke high school that was repurposed into a performance venue, a headquarters for…...
Virginia Democrats want to sue gun manufacturers. It’s working in New York.
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (304+ words) Lawmakers in Richmond want to hold the gun industry responsible under what's called public nuisance laws; if the gun dealer or manufacturer acts irresponsibly, they could be financially responsible. Second amendment advocates aren't happy about it, but the law is…...
A college student's perspective on using AI in class
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (346+ words) I don't see our choice as "AI or no AI" any more than past generations could halt the spread of the printing press " that widely decried threat to scholarship. Children born today will never know a world without AI. The…...
Roanoke's Taubman Museum of Art marks 75 years
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (407+ words) The Taubman Museum of Art is marking 75 years in Roanoke. That starts Friday, with a display of 241 newly-acquired works as part of 75th Anniversary: New Visions for the Permanent Collection. There are more than 2,500 works in that collection, focused on American…...
An effort to unseal adoption records will soon land on the governor's desk
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (209+ words) Governor Abigail Spanberger is considering a bill that would reveal the identity of parents who put their children up for adoption. People who were adopted often struggle with wanting to know more about where they came from and who their…...
Pulaski upgrading aging water system in $25 million project
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (356+ words) The town of Pulaski is upgrading its water treatment plant in a $25 million project that town officials say is needed to address critical structural issues and update aging infrastructure. Pulaski town manager Todd Day, and chief water operator Josh Hodge…...
A rift between Spain and Trump widens over Spanish opposition to the Iran war
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (595+ words) SEVILLE, Spain " A feud is widening between the United States and NATO ally Spain, after the Spanish government reiterated that it would refuse to let U.S. forces use two joint military bases in southern Spain amid the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran....
As GOP dings Spanberger for leaving ICE agreements, many of their home localities never had them
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (253+ words) Virginia Republicans highlighted the murder of a Fairfax County woman Wednesday in an effort to knock Governor Abigail Spanberger's opposition to agreements between state agencies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But as state agencies ditch ICE, many localities in their…...
"iGaming" continues to be one of the hottest topics of debate in Richmond this year
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (169+ words) Special interests that want to allow online gambling may be one step closer to striking it rich. Online gambling has become one of the hottest issues in this year's General Assembly session, and unlike most stuff that happens around here,…...
Supreme Court of Virginia clears the way for redistricting referendum
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (362+ words) The Supreme Court of Virginia said Virginians can begin voting this week to decide if congressional lines should be redrawn. In the order issued late Wednesday, justices said they offered no "opinion on the ultimate resolution" of the Republican-led effort…...