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A Virginia school district restores Confederate names to 2 public schools. The Shanandoah Co. School Board passed it Friday. But not without opposition. Gene Kilby - son of a Virginia civil-rights activist - telling the Board the effect of renaming for Confederate leaders would be.....

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Mountain View HS will beome Stonewall Jackson HS and Honey Run Elementary will become Ashby Lee Elementary. It's only 4 yrs since the Board removed those names.  
 
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The governor and state budget leaders reach a compromise on the next 2-year state budget. It would use $525 million more to pay for Democratic spending priorities like yearly 3% pay raises for state employees and teachers. All without raising taxes or provoking a Youngkin veto. Lawmakers hope to approve it in a special session Monday.  
 
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A Chesterfield Co. project is on-hold after a startling discovery Thursday. More from Rebecca Hughs.....

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Police in Richmond and other cities are increasingly concerned about armed robberies that begin with online communication. The department’s James Mercante says victims strike a deal on a platform like Facebook Marketplace for things like expensive cell phones. The offender arrives at the meet, brandishes a gun, steals the item and flees.  
 
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Posted: 05/13/2024 5:42:12 ET ATL

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