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Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shooting

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro were among the dignitaries marking the groundbreaking of a new structure replacing the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, where 11 worshippers were murdered in 2018 .

Tree destroys cabin at Michigan camp, trapping counselor in bed for 90 minutes. She walked away.

The harrowing night at Camp Ao-Wa-Kiya ended well when the counselor miraculously escaped injury.

Smyth libraries see 1,000+ children during first weeks of summer reading

Children getting close-up, hands-on experience with animals only added to an impressive number this June.

The politics of memes: How Biden and Trump are fighting each other on the internet

Both presidential campaigns this year have embraced digital memes, the lingua franca of social media.

Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 23

Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.

Israeli strikes kill at least 39 people across northern Gaza, officials say

The deaths came a day after at least 25 people were killed in strikes on tent camps and 50 wounded near the southern city of Rafah.

AP Top Stories June 22 P

Here’s the latest for Saturday, June 22: Dozens killed in Israeli airstrikes across northern Gaza; Israel said it killed a member of the military wing of the Islamic Group in Lebanon; A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived Saturday in South Korea; Hundreds forced to flee from floodwaters in Iowa.

Weather woes: How to avoid getting ill, exhausted when the temperatures soar

    As temperatures soar, so does the risk of heat stroke, heat exhaustion or dangerous sunburn. Knowing quickly what to do can be critical when seconds count.

    Collecting sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus

      The fungus hijacking cicadas is the only one on Earth that makes amphetamine in a critter when it takes over. Butdon’t try it at home: The taste is foul.

      A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbye

        So many volunteered to pay tribute to the forgotten Marine veteran that there wasn’t enough space to fit them all. “It renews your faith in humanity,”the funeral directorsaid.

        The Israeli army tied injured young man on the hood of a military jeep

          During an incursion into Qalqilya, Israeli forces tied an injured Palestinian to the hood of a military jeep. The incident sparked outrage and raised concerns about the treatment of detainees during military operations.

          Israel aircraft bombed a residential square in the Beach Camp, west of Gaza

            Gaza - June 22, 2024. Israel aircraft bombed a residential square in the Beach Camp, west of Gaza

            Preparing for the first debate, closing a tax loophole and payment fraud concerns | Hot off the Wire podcast

              🎧 Get a recap of recent financial, health and general interest stories through this special edition of our Hot off the Wire daily news podcast.

              Marion's Lincoln Theatre to host an Evening with Elvis

                The Lincoln Theatre will host Matt Elvis Dollar and his band, The Cadillacs, for an Evening with Elvis on Saturday, July 13, at 7 p.m.

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                Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 23

                Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.

                Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 22

                Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.

                Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 20

                Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.

                Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 19

                Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.

                Virginia's new school accountability system to be finalized this summer

                The Board of Education is doing away with the state’s current model and is poised to replace it with a system that will rank each school in four performance categories.

                Virginia police agent alleged to have forged document signature, court records show

                The agent allegedly forged a superior's signature on a document authorizing a $2,500 payment to the confidential informant.

                Work set to start on harmful algae in Virginia lake

                The 13,000-acre manmade Lake Anna, which cools the Dominion Energy North Anna nuclear power plant, has been plagued by harmful algae blooms and no-swim advisories for six summers.

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                Crime

                UVa reaches $9M settlement with families of 2022 shooting victims

                "The settlements approved today is just one small step on this terrible road that these families are on," Elliott Buckner, lawyer for Perry's family, told the press.

                Brother and sister arrested in separate shooting incidents in Marion

                A brother and sister duo are being held without bond following two separate but related shooting incidents in the Town of Marion on Friday.

                Gallery: Police confront protesters at VCU; arrests made

                Richmond graduation shooting: Complete coverage

                This is continuing Times-Dispatch coverage of a shooting that killed two after a Richmond high school graduation ceremony.

                Politics

                Virginia Senate leaders put off fix to military education benefits

                Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, proposes a work group to study the program and recommend potential changes by mid-September. Military families had urged lawmakers to repeal eligibility changes immediately.

                Virginia lawmakers revisit skill games when Senate returns Tuesday

                The state Senate will again look at ways to legalize electronic skill games when it reconvenes Tuesday to address controversy over an education benefit for military families.

                Virginia county moving fast on plan to condemn farmland and access river water

                Residents have raised concerns about a new water-intake facility being built to lure profitable data centers to the county, not necessarily to provide drinking water for residents.

                Virginia General Assembly to come back to fix veterans education benefit

                The General Assembly will reconsider changes to a higher education benefit for families of military veterans either killed or almost completely disabled while on active duty.

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