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Caesars Virginia generates over $19 million during the month of June
DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Caesars Virginia casino in Danville generated over $19.2 million during the month of June, the Virginia Lottery announced Monday. The Virginia Lottery adds the value is adjusted to deduct any winnings at the casino. The report says over $14 million was generated through slot machine...
Phil-Ins: A Roundup of Nonprofit News (July 2024)
There is no shortage of great things happening in Virginia’s nonprofit community. From coffee shops with a purpose to mega millions in charitable giving, keep on reading for this month’s Phil-Ins. Regenesis Adds Coffee Shop to Its Ministry. The newly opened Market Street Coffee House in Petersburg is...
Check live traffic in and around the Richmond area
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Check real-time traffic conditions in Central Virginia:. Virginia 511: Check VDOT’s traffic cameras and see real-time updates. 511 Central Virginia: A social media account with real-time alerts. Google Maps: Real-time traffic conditions. Will the weather impact your travel plans? Check out the 24/7 First Alert...
18-year-old dies in I-70 car crash, vehicle went airborne
One person died in a car crash early in the morning on July 15. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reported that a 2010 Mercedes-Benz Class C was traveling westbound on I-70, near the 169.6-mile marker, early Monday morning. Xavier G. Carpenter, 18, of Chester, Va., was traveling westbound around...
Anti-Israel group with alleged terrorism ties ordered by judge to turn over finances
An anti-Israel group is being ordered to open its books and produce sprawling records on its finances as part of an investigation led by a state attorney general into its alleged ties to Hamas, a Virginia judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Richard B. Campbell for the Richmond Circuit Court ruled that American Muslims for Palestine is […]
Senators Warner, Kaine, and U.S Representative Scott Applaud New Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs
SOn July 11, 2024, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) applauded the announcement that LS GreenLink is investing $681 million in Chesapeake to build a brand new facility to manufacture high-voltage marine cables used for offshore wind farms. LS GreenLink...
"Heat islands" are worsening extreme temperatures in Richmond
Data: Climate Central; Map: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosAs dangerously high temperatures hit Richmond this summer, a new analysis finds urban "heat islands" significantly exacerbate such extreme weather.Why it matters: A stifling, widespread heat wave is bringing some of the hottest and most perilous temperatures of the summer to more than 40% of the U.S. population this week.The big picture: Urban heat islands (UHI) are boosting temperatures within 65 major U.S. cities that are home to 50 million people, or 15% of the total U.S. population, according to Climate Central's analysis.Zoom in: In the city of Richmond, more than 125,000 people live in environments where...
Convicted of crimes and reprimanded for rough treatment of patient, nurse aide still got her license back
All the details in our Health Safety stories come from publicly available Final Orders, Consent Orders, Orders of Suspension and other documents from the Virginia Department of Health Professionals. For more information, see the Editor’s note below the story. Most people looking to place their loved ones—or themselves—in assisted living facilities would assume that someone must be certified and receive formal training to work as a nursing aide, have a generally good history with patients and a...
Virginia Symphony Orchestra Takes Center Stage This Wednesday on ‘A Local Touch’
Join WHRO-FM 90.3 this Wednesday evening at 9:00 for an enthralling concert featuring the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Eric Jacobsen. Raymond Jones will open the night with "To Call the Rain," a work commissioned by the orchestra from Juhi Bansal. According to the Indian composer, this piece gets its title from a Hindustani tradition “of music that, when played with intention and inspiration, holds the capacity to invoke rain”. Bansal imagines “this ritual in orchestral sound… a melodic voice grows from gentle patter to downpour, as movement and flow, drops and ripples, and lush textures fill the space.”
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