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• Celebrating Youth, Creativity, and Community

  10-08-2026 15:10 via swvatoday.com
  
  The Wytheville Training School Cultural Center proudly celebrated its 4th Annual Youth Theater Week, a dynamic and joy-filled program that continues to uplift young voices and showcase emerging talent. This year’s production — a lively and imaginative portrayal of The…
  
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• US bars federal funding of gender-affirming care for minors

  12-08-2026 02:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  The rule does not ban the procedures but removes the federal support that makes them accessible to millions of low-income children.
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning until TUE 9:00 PM EDT

  12-08-2026 02:28 via swvatoday.com
  Severe Thunderstorm Warning Expires, Watch Remains in Effect
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning until TUE 8:15 PM EDT

  12-08-2026 02:10 via swvatoday.com
  Severe Thunderstorm Warning Expires, Watch Remains in Effect
  
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• Judge blocks Postal Service from restricting mail-in voting

  12-08-2026 00:58 via swvatoday.com
  
  Several voting rights groups asked the judge to bar the USPS from implementing Trump’s order anywhere in the nation.
  
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• Bulldozers roll into national park to build Trump border wall

  11-08-2026 22:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  Residents are dissatisfied with assurances that not all of the park will get a wall, and argue road construction is an environmental catastrophe.
  
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• Special Weather Statement until TUE 4:15 PM EDT

  11-08-2026 21:32 via swvatoday.com
  Strong Thunderstorms Bringing Gusty Winds This Afternoon
  
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• US fuel sales bring a glimpse of capitalism to Cuba

  11-08-2026 21:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  Under Washington’s oil embargo, an exception that allows U.S. firms to export fuel to private Cuban businesses kickstarted a black market.
  
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• Want the best Perseid meteor shower views? Here's the where and when

  11-08-2026 15:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  Here's everything you need to know about the Perseid meteor shower, including when and where to get the best view.
  
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• Trump praises vaccine order, but critics fear child deaths. What to know

  11-08-2026 14:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  Trump says his new vaccine order is a win for freedom of choice, but critics argue it could lead to a greater risk of diseases rarely seen for generations.
  
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• Trump boarded secret Turkey flight via catering truck due to Iran threat

  11-08-2026 13:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  Trump took a secret military flight from Turkey last month that involved him being moved in a catering truck after an Iranian assassination threat, the Washington Post reported.
  
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• Extreme heat becoming more frequent and intense, UN agency says

  11-08-2026 08:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  * Heatwaves becoming more frequent, intense and longer, World Meteorological Organization says * Global warming and high-pressure systems driving Europe's heatwaves, not El Niño * Warm seas and
  
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• Best & Worst Community Colleges (2026)

  11-08-2026 06:36 via swvatoday.com
  Community colleges offer students the ability to get higher education without having as much financial strain. During the 2025 to 2026 academic year,tuition and feesfor full-time, in-state enrollment at a public two-year college averaged just $4,150 per year. Compare that…
  
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• States With the Best & Worst Community Colleges (2026)

  11-08-2026 06:25 via swvatoday.com
  University education is out of reach for many Americans, but thanks to community colleges, higher education is more accessible than ever. Compared with public four-year institutions, where tuition and fees costalmost three times as muchon average, community colleges offer significant…
  
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• Marion Police identify suspect in Friday pursuit, search

  10-08-2026 21:50 via swvatoday.com
  
  Early this week, the search continued for a Virginia Beach man facing multiple charges in Marion after a Friday incident.
  
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• Crews battle almost 200 wildfires across US

  10-08-2026 21:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  More than 20,000 people in southwest Canada and the western United States have fled their homes as wildfires, fueled by hot, dry weather, burn more than 3 million acres.
  
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• US recommends vaccinations only for 11 core inoculations, says Trump

  10-08-2026 21:11 via swvatoday.com
  
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday calling for fewer childhood vaccinations by limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations.
  
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• Supreme Court faces plea to block Trump mail-in ballot rules

  10-08-2026 20:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  Less than 90 days out from the midterms, election officials are pleading with the Supreme Court to block the Trump administration from making changes that would allow the U.S.
  
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• Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions

  10-08-2026 19:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  University of Delaware researchers are testing whether sharks equipped with sensors can serve as mobile near-real-time ocean-data observers.
  
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• In rural Wisconsin, frustrations over Trump ag policies heat up House race

  10-08-2026 18:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  Analysts expect the race for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District to be one of 2026's fiercest House fights as competitive districts dwindle.
  
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• Trump admits 'contractor error' on Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

  10-08-2026 16:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  For the first time, Trump admitted there was a construction error on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is seeing another round of costly renovations.
  
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• Appalachian Center for Hope sees opening treatment center as just the first step

  10-08-2026 16:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  As the Appalachian Center for Hope begins accepting patient applications and prepares to open its door to provide addiction treatment, those behind the institution aren’t pausing their work to help Southwest Virginia. The center’s executive director said, “We see this…
  
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• Marijuana use tops cigarettes in US, new study finds

  10-08-2026 15:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  Marijuana use surpassed cigarette use in 2025, with 43.8 million Americans aged 12 and up reporting marijuana use compared to 36.1 million cigarette smokers.
  
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• Bland Fair marking 100 years

  10-08-2026 15:04 via swvatoday.com
  
  For generations, the Bland County Fair has been a place where families, friends and neighbors come together to celebrate the community, enjoy the sights and sounds of the fair, and make memories that last long after the midway closes. This…
  
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• SWVA's newest in-patient addiction treatment center receives license, readies to open

  10-08-2026 14:30 via swvatoday.com
  
  In 2019, the critical need for in-patient substance use treatment became starkly apparent to Smyth County leaders as the opioid crisis mounted. This month, the center they envisioned and brought into reality despite numerous challenges is beginning to accept patient…
  
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• Could Trump Refuse a Subpoena?

  04-06-2018 14:31
  Also: Some good news, seriously.
  
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• Some Good News — Seriously — About Politics

  04-06-2018 01:52
  Even in the age of Trump, the United States is making progress toward universal health insurance and universal pre-K.
  
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• After Years of Trying, Virginia Finally Will Expand Medicaid

  31-05-2018 00:01
  Sweeping Republican losses in the state’s legislative elections last year laid the groundwork for a deal with Democrats. Expanding the program is a big step forward for Obamacare.
  
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• Trump’s Summer Campaign Priority: Target Red-State Democratic Senators

  30-05-2018 02:37
  The strategy, meant to take advantage of President Trump’s star power among core Republican supporters, will take him to six states where he can bring a message devised to stoke partisan outrage.
  
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• Democratic Candidate Who Criticized Israel Faces Charges of Anti-Semitism

  30-05-2018 02:20
  Leslie Cockburn, the Democrat running for an open House seat in Virginia, faces G.O.P. charges of anti-Semitism for her 1991 book highly critical of Israel.
  
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