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Va battlefield park hosting living history weekend

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150th anniversary of Confederate explosion marked

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VCU researcher spots rare sturgeon in James River

A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher says he's spotted a rare Atlantic sturgeon in the James River in Richmond.

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Public input sought on plans for 2 Va. refuges

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Va. man killed while escaping boat fire ID'ed

Authorities have identified a Hopewell man who drowned after he jumped off a boat to escape a fire.

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Va. program to draw on voices from Civil War

The voices of soldiers and civilians during the Civil War will be heard again at a multi-media program this weekend at Historic Tredegar, the former armaments plant on the James River in Richmond.

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Climate change-resilient landscapes IDd in Va, WVa

Vast national forest areas and scattered pockets of undeveloped lands in in West Virginia and Virginia are among the regions that would be resilient to drought, rising temperatures and other threats associated with climate change, according to a study released Monday by The Nature Conservancy.

Tags: The Nature Conservancy, clinch mountain, Michael Lipford

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Battle of Drewry's Bluff to be marked in Va.

A Civil War battle that produced three Medals of Honor is being commemorated in the former capital of the Confederacy.

Tags: Civil War, Laurel Mayor Craig Moe,

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Volunteers to plant underwater grasses in James

Volunteers who have been growing underwater grass sprouts at home for the last three months are set to plant them in the James River.

Tags: underwater grass sprouts, Westover Plantation, Charles City County, Chesapeake Bay

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Dominion studies 2 routes for proposed power line

Tags: Dominion Virginia Power, nuclear power, Surry, electricity, power

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