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The original travel expert, Rick Steves, on how to avoid contributing to overtourism

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with travel writer and host Rick Steves about "overtourism" — when some locales prove too popular — and how not contribute to it.

Suffolk Fire & Rescue's Battalion Chief Keith Johnson demonstrates where new on-truck vaults for medications will be installed on Friday, June 14, 2024.

Facing federal deadline, Suffolk’s emergency responders are planning new drug management system

EMS agencies have to find new ways to provide paramedics with medications as regulations end five-decade old exchange programs.

Republican vice presidential candidate, Sen. JD Vance, and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, participate in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on Oct. 1, 2024 in New York City.

Who is the real JD Vance? And 4 other takeaways from the vice presidential debate

Vice presidential candidates are unlikely to make a fundamental difference in this election, but there were some takeaways from an interesting night.

U.N. report: 85,000 cases of femicide in 2023. And that's likely an undercount

These are women murdered by an intimate partner, a family member, a rapist, a stranger randomly assaulting females. Laws do not always offer protection and justice. What needs to be done?

At least 40 University of Virginia graduate student workers did not receive their stipends on time during the holidays, according to an on-campus labor organization. A representative of the organization said Tuesday that most of the payments have been fully processed by banks and received by students. (File photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM News)

Virginia colleges say ban on legacy preference isn’t impacting admissions

Similar percentages of legacy students enrolled this fall, data shows.

A South Carolina prisoner is the first executed by a firing squad in 15 years

A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method.

Supreme Court rejects controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal

In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that the multibillion opioid settlement inappropriately protected the Sackler family.

'We're in a holding pattern': Home sales and building slump in the face of uncertainty

Would-be homebuyers are finding lots of reasons to wait.

One of Pilot’s EV Charging Stations on Interstate 95.

Plug pulled: Federal funding halt leaves Virginia’s EV future in limbo

Trump's Stance On Immigration Draws Support From Former Arizona Governor

Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has endorsed Donald Trump in Tuesday's primary. During her tenure Brewer made stopping illegal immigration a priority, and she says Trump, understands.

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