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The 21-year-old Houston-born singer, whose real name is David Burke, had been under a secret investigation by an LA County grand jury after a 14-year-old girl's decomposed body was found in his car.
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Ten Republicans voted alongside Democrats, in a rebuke to the Trump administration's immigration policies. Should it pass the Senate, the White House said President Trump would veto the measure.
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Lawmakers have been in a stalemate for over 60 days about funding the entire department, which includes agencies that oversee immigration enforcement, disaster relief, cybersecurity and the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Los Jornaleros Del Norte play protest songs whose lyrics reflect the hopes and struggles of undocumented workers as they evade immigration agents patrolling the streets.
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Governor Spanberger dedicates the new home of a Charlottesville agri-tech start-up… Some people with so-called “alpha-gal” syndrome find relief through acupuncture… In the next installment of our series on Virginia’s redistricting referendum, we talk with central Virginia Democrats Tom Perriello and Salaam Bhatti….
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Early voting is underway for a statewide referendum over proposed congressional district maps in Virginia. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with eight candidates for the House of Representatives about the redistricting effort. This report is the fourth and final installment in the series.
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An increasingly common allergy caused by tick bites continues to sweep across parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic, including Virginia, causing everything from rashes and hives to crippling gastro-intestinal upset, and, in rare cases, death. But some with the so-called “red meat allergy” are getting symptom relief with acupuncture. WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports.
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Early voting is underway for a statewide referendum over proposed congressional district maps in Virginia. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with eight candidates for the House of Representatives about the redistricting effort. This report is the third in a four-part series.
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Early voting is underway for a statewide referendum over proposed congressional district maps in Virginia. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with eight candidates for the House of Representatives about the redistricting effort. This report is the second in a four-part series.
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A statewide summit to improve Virginia’s food systems brought together people from agriculture, food aid, and academia. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports.
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Early voting is underway for a statewide referendum over proposed congressional district maps in Virginia. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with eight candidates for the House of Representatives about the redistricting effort. This report is the first in a four-part series.
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Stephen Grant was laid off in March of 2020 after getting a cancer diagnosis. He needed health insurance fast, so he became a letter carrier in rural Virginia where he grew up.
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Jim Schmidt is James Madison University’s seventh president. He will be inaugurated Wednesday, April 8, as his first academic year at JMU comes to a close. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn, asked Schmidt about the feedback he’s heard from students, faculty and staff regarding JMU’s future.
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A series of encampments along the west side of the Rivanna River near Free Bridge is keeping residents, business owners, and city officials treading water, at odds over what to do, as WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports from Charlottesville.
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A federal judge already decided the Shenandoah County School Board violated the First Amendment when they reinstated Confederate names on public schools. The court is still considering whether they broke other laws in the process. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with the school board's lead attorney about the case and filed this report.
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Protesters took to the streets for “No Kings” rallies in cities across the U.S. on Saturday, with demonstrators energized by issues including the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics and the war in Iran. WMRA's Meredith McCool reports on the rally in Staunton, followed by WMRA’s Anjoleigh Schindler's report from Saturday's event in Charlottesville.
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Hundreds of people got free medical care in Fishersville this weekend, when the national nonprofit Remote Area Medical set up a pop-up clinic at the Augusta Expo Event Center. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi visited and filed this report.
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