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High school junior AJ Quartaro told the Virginia Beach School Board in August that they’re often misidentified and model policies about trans students could make it more common for LGBTQ students. (Photo by Mechelle Hankerson)

School system officials are working to review each section of their policies to determine what has to change to comply with the state.

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After months of uncertainty, organizers seemed to have settled on a date and location for the fall music festival. (Photo by Katherine Hafner)

The festival hadn't released a lineup before the city announced the cancellation.

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“Sadly, at every turn (TC Energy) has treated the Nation with disdain or indifference,” the tribe’s attorneys wrote in recent comments to federal regulators about the Virginia Reliability Project.

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The Philadelphia 15 were kicked out of the Navy in 1940 for protesting the treatment of Black sailors trained in Norfolk. 

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Downtown Newport News as viewed from the 28th Street Bridge over Interstate 664. (Photo by Ryan Murphy)

The construction of I-664 separated Newport News' civic center and largest employer from several predominantly Black areas.

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Overcrowded animal shelters and the cost of medicine makes it harder to control dog flu outbreaks. 

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Schools, including Old Dominion and the flagship University of Virginia, have expanded by dislodging Black families, sometimes by a city’s threat or use of eminent domain.

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The federal government will now use the designations to help prioritize money and technical assistance for community resilience projects.

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