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In Giles County, officials hope to breathe new life into an old coal power plant

by Matt BusseJuly 24, 2024
An old brick power plant with steam rising from the roof.

The Glen Lyn plant, which opened in 1919, has been sitting vacant for almost a decade. Whether, and how, it might be repurposed is the subject of a new study.

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Antonio Villaraigosa inicia un segundo intento por ser gobernador de California

by Alexei KoseffJuly 24, 2024
Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, standing in front of a podium, talks to reporters during a press conference at the construction site of a new water desalination plant in Antioch on Aug. 11, 2022. Photo by Godofredo A. Vásquez, AP Photo

El campo de aspirantes a la gubernatura de California aumentó esta semana cuando Antonio Villaraigosa, ex presidente de la Asamblea estatal y alcalde de Los Ángeles, declaró su candidatura en un video de YouTube.

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California le quitó las vacaciones a un médico de la prisión y ahora tiene que pagarle 1.8 millones de dólares

by Nigel DuaraJuly 24, 2024
Inmates in orange prison uniforms line up to enter a call block at the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy.

Un médico de una prisión de California acumuló más de 1,000 horas de tiempo libre personal y utilizó parte de ellas para trabajar en un segundo empleo. Afirmó que enfrentó represalias cuando los funcionarios comenzaron a escudriñar su tiempo y luego recuperaron gran parte de su tiempo disponible de vacaciones.

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Who oversaw more growth in manufacturing jobs, Trump or Biden? Here are the numbers for Virginia metros.

by Dwayne Yancey, Cardinal NewsJuly 24, 2024
A person welding.

Some parts of Virginia saw manufacturing jobs grow faster under Trump, some under Biden — and one key metro saw manufacturing jobs decline.

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Martinsville to seek federal funding for pedestrian safety initiatives

by Dean-Paul StephensJuly 24, 2024
A street in Uptown Martinsville, with a building in the background featuring a mural of an elephant.

The Department of Transportation funding would help the city create a safety action plan for the Uptown District.

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Affordable housing crisis in Southwest and Southern Virginia impacts everyone

by Brian KoziolJuly 24, 2024
Danville-Pittsylvania County Habitat for Humanity is building more than 25 homes in a new neighborhood called Habitat Village North. Local leaders hope that projects like this will help ease the region's housing crunch.

The two regions need more than 13,000 new affordable housing units to alleviate the high price of housing in those areas.

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Junior Achievement announces Hall of Fame inductees; more …

by Cardinal StaffJuly 24, 2024

15 artists receive apprenticeship awards from state humanities council. Youngkin announces board appointments.

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Virginia convention delegation backs Harris; more …

by Cardinal StaffJuly 24, 2024
Portrait of Kamala Harris standing in front of an American flag.

From elsewhere: Amherst officials get look at high school construction. Spotted lanternflies are at their invasive peak. MECC Mountain Music School draws students beyond Virginia and Tennessee.

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As Newsom finishes his governorship, would-be successors are multiplying

by Dan WaltersJuly 24, 2024
The blue and yellow seal of the California Governor's office with the California state flag in the middle, sits on a podium.

While Gavin Newsom serves out the last two years of his governorship and possibly awaits a chance to run for president, the field of would-be successors is growing.

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Cell phones, reading, state testing: See what’s new as Indiana students head back to school

by American Public NewsJuly 24, 2024

Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.Across the state, students are heading back to school soon. Students in Beech Grove and …

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