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Former members of the nationally recognized McDonald's All-American High School band have formed an alumni concert and jazz band. The bands will have a multi-day residency in Williamsburg and Cape Charles, June 18-20.
Courtesy of The All-American Alumni Band
Arts & Culture
The All-American Alumni Band marks the 250th and Juneteenth with local concerts
Staff Report
Some of those band kids who earned a coveted spot in the McDonald's All-American High School Band during the years are now performing as its alumni band.
Muralist and street painter Nicole von Kulh of Alexandria was the featured artist during Chalk the Walk at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront on Saturday.
John-Henry Doucette
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WHRO News
At Chalk the Walk, a colorful display of artistry in Virginia Beach
John-Henry Doucette
The annual art event gathers young and experienced artists to create original works at the Oceanfront.
The Virginia House of Delegates convened Monday at the state Capitol in Richmond for a special session called by Speaker Don Scott. On a party-line vote, Democrats approved a procedural resolution expanding the session’s scope to include a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting, a move Republicans denounced as unconstitutional and politically motivated just one week before the Nov. 4 election.
Markus Schmidt
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Virginia Mercury
Virginia Government
The House and Senate both released new budgets. Here’s how they align and diverge.
Shannon Heckt, Charlotte Rene Woods, Nathaniel Cline, Samantha Willis
Virginia lawmakers have different ideas on how the state should fund key priorities in healthcare and education, while data centers’ tax exemption remains a sticking point.
James Whitfield holds his beach hunting gear at Virginia Beach's oceanfront on Saturday, June 6, 2025. He is flanked by Tos and Bukola Ogunade who lost a $15,000 ring Whitfield found.
Kunle Falayi
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VCIJ
Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism
An Oceanfront Samaritan sweeps the surf – and finds gold
Kunle Falayi
A church picnic in Virginia Beach turned from joy to panic. Then they spotted a local treasure hunter.
Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2023.
Allison Dinner
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AP
Health
Meeting Trump’s SNAP fraud demands will likely cost Virginia hundreds of millions of dollars
Brad Kutner
"just keeping the lights on for the program is a lot more expensive for Virginia," Del. Rodney Willett told Radio IQ.
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