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Chesterfield County Police say new Drone First Responders won't be armed or use AI
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (375+ words) Chesterfield County unveiled a new program Monday morning: Drones as First Responders. It aims to send drones into the field as emergency scenarios occur but comes as privacy concerns and the use of AI in law enforcement makes headlines. “The…...
Some Virginia localities are ending "by right" regulations for data centers
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (260+ words) Local governments are trying to figure out ways to stop data center development, or at least hit the pause button for a while. The city of Chesapeake is hitting the pause button on data centers, declaring an eight-month moratorium while…...
Cardinal Conversation: Pumped storage hydroelectric projects in Southwest Virginia
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (60+ words) WVTF Cardinal Conversation: Pumped storage hydroelectric projects in Southwest Virginia If federal regulators approve, a Florida company would build two pumped storage hydroelectric generating plants a few miles apart in Wise County near the Kentucky line. Cardinal News is a…...
Chester's escape: After fleeing his captors, this turkey found a new flock
10+ hour, 56+ min ago (440+ words) It’s been two months since Dave Comer found Chester. “He was laying on the side of the road,” recalled Comer. “I know it was a big animal. I pulled over, and I got out, and I set him upright. I…...
Candidates wrestle with the data center issue on the campaign trail
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (201+ words) Data centers are quickly becoming the hottest issue on the campaign trail. The fight over data centers may have started in Northern Virginia, but it's now expanding to many local elections for city councils and boards of supervisors across Virginia....
'Our Thing': New podcast series documents the birth of salsa music in NYC
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (123+ words) WVTF 'Our Thing': New podcast series documents the birth of salsa music in NYC In 1960s and 1970s New York City, the soundtrack of the streets in East Harlem, the South Bronx and beyond was salsa music. The label that made that…...
Michigan's high-stakes primaries put both parties to the test
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (129+ words) WVTF Michigan's high-stakes primaries put both parties to the test In Michigan, two races are getting national attention. One is for governor, and the other is for U.S. Senate. Two Democrats are competing in a primary on Aug. 4 to become the…...
A Shenandoah road trip shows the valley was America's first frontier
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (580+ words) Interstate 81 is a major highway stretching from Tennessee to the Canadian border. Each day, millions of trucks, cars and buses use the road— following this ancient route along the Appalachian Mountains. Before them there were migrating animals, indigenous people and…...
Lawmakers in Richmond may change when we elect the governor
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (274+ words) Virginia is among a small group of states that hold elections for their state’s highest office outside the regular federal election schedule. But, following a breakneck series of meetings, that could change. It’s far from a done deal, but if…...
Why health officials do not have a good handle on the current Ebola outbreak
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (665+ words) The key to ending any infectious disease outbreak, especially one for which there's no approved vaccine, like the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is getting slightly ahead of the virus. To do that, health officials need…...