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Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for April 20

Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.

Full jury seated in Trump's hush money trial, with opening statements set for Monday

Lawyers spent days quizzing dozens of New Yorkers to choose the panel that has vowed to put their personal views aside and impartially judge the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

Saving the social sciences from ideological differences | Utterly Moderate podcast

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Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend.

Youngkin taps education official for Cannabis Control Authority

A senior-level Virginia Department of Education official has left her post to serve as Gov. Glenn Youngkin's special adviser to the CEO of theVirginia Cannabis Control Authority.

‘Two different Americas’: States diverge on gun policies after high-profile shootings

States are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings, some expanding gun rights and some restricting them. “We live in two different Americas, in essence,” one scholar says.

Democrats weigh prospect of helping Johnson save his job as House speaker

Some Democrats are entertaining the prospect of helping House Speaker Mike Johnson save his job should Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia force a vote seeking his ouster. It will depend on his ability to deliver an emergency aid package focused on Ukraine and Israel.

Luxury homes on the market in Wytheville

    These are some of the most luxurious homes on the Wytheville market.

    Marion art fundraiser to support former Lincoln Theatre director in cancer battle

      Marion’s arts family is rallying around one of their own. Now, they’re asking the community to join them.

      Virginia school bus hits DMV building, injures driver and two students, officials say

        Officials in Virginia say a school bus struck a Department of Motor Vehicles building after swerving to avoid hitting a car, injuring two students and the bus driver.

        Motorcycle deaths spike in summer. Biker who nearly lost leg in Midlothian crash knows the risks.

          In the 15 years between 2008 and 2022, 1,398 people died as a result of crashes involving motorcycles in Virginia — nearly 100 people per year.

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              Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for April 20

              Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.

              Luxury homes on the market in Wytheville

              These are some of the most luxurious homes on the Wytheville market.

              Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for April 19

              Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.

              Wytheville’s most affordable starter homes

              Look through budget-friendly homes for first home buyers and flippers

              Youngkin taps education official for Cannabis Control Authority

              A senior-level Virginia Department of Education official has left her post to serve as Gov. Glenn Youngkin's special adviser to the CEO of theVirginia Cannabis Control Authority.

              Virginia school bus hits DMV building, injures driver and two students, officials say

              Officials in Virginia say a school bus struck a Department of Motor Vehicles building after swerving to avoid hitting a car, injuring two students and the bus driver.

              Motorcycle deaths spike in summer. Biker who nearly lost leg in Midlothian crash knows the risks.

              In the 15 years between 2008 and 2022, 1,398 people died as a result of crashes involving motorcycles in Virginia — nearly 100 people per year.

              Schapiro: Antisemitism at UVa? Depends who you ask

              The debate over alleged antisemitism at the Thomas Jefferson-founded University of Virginia is dividing, among others, Jews.

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              Teenagers face charges in Smyth vehicle vandalism spree

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              Politics

              Youngkin taps education official for Cannabis Control Authority

              A senior-level Virginia Department of Education official has left her post to serve as Gov. Glenn Youngkin's special adviser to the CEO of theVirginia Cannabis Control Authority.

              Why a Virginia right-to-contraception law could matter in the national landscape

              Rather than sign or veto a legislature-approved right-to-contraception proposal, Gov. Glenn Youngkin offered a substitute that the bill’s patrons and legal experts say is not as strong.

              Youngkin proposes a second vote to remove Robert E. Lee license plate

              Democrats have called the governor's proposal“cowardly” and “a waste of taxpayer dollars."

              Virginia NAACP plans to take Youngkin to court over DEI office records

              Virginia’s chapter of the NAACP might take Gov. Glenn Youngkin to court over an alleged failure to respond to public records requests. The chapter’s president Rev. Cozy Bailey said at a press conference Monday morning outside of the Capitol that Youngkin was being served legal action that day. The pending legal back-and-forth stems from an initial August 2023 public records request to determine if the administration has beencomplying with state lawregarding DEI work.

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