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197 Local Tourism Programs to Receive Public-Private Marketing Funds
Hampton Roads Messenger - Virginia
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June 12, 2025
Grant programs will generate more than $4.7 million in marketing initiatives and support over 1,100 Virginia tourism partners RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that more than $2 million in matching grant funds will be awarded...
Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia Announces Major Expansion with Indoor American Journey Gallery
The Roanoker - Virginia
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June 12, 2025
The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia has announced plans for a significant expansion that will enhance visitor experiences and educational offerings at its 300-acre living history site. State funding has been secured to support the project,...
Syracuse football: Orange rank 41st in ESPN’s P4 future power rankings
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician - New York
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June 17, 2025
While the Syracuse Orange are still a couple of months away from kicking off the 2025 season, ESPN released a list of power rankings for the next two years for all P4 teams The criteria used for ranking the teams was: Returning quarterback: of...
Join Nokefest for camping, music and more
WFXR - Virginia
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June 11, 2025
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The weekend of June 13 will be Roanoke’s newest music and arts festival with camping under the stars to enjoy 26 national and regional headlines. The festival allows participants to float on the Roanoke River while enjoying...
'Speak up:' Myrtle Beach woman dies four days before planned departure from abusive relationship
WBTW - South Carolina
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June 12, 2025
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) –News13 investigates the death of a Myrtle Beach woman as the four-year anniversary of her death approaches. The coroner’s office ruled Angela Roberts’ death undetermined but after digging into the case, her family...
Antifa sharpshooter charged with threatening to kill Trump in chilling assassination plot
Daily Mail
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June 17, 2025
A member of the far-left Antifa movement has been arrested for allegedly threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump. Peter Stinson, a former Coast Guard lieutenant and sharpshooter, posted a slew of threats online, according to a 19-page...
Why is At Home filing for bankruptcy? See list of closures
Austin American-Statesman - Texas
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Texas-based retailer At Home will close 26 stores this fall, following its bankruptcy filing this week. At Home, a furniture and home decor retailer based in Coppell, Texas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, June 16, as a result of...
Serco Wins $105M Navy Contract for Amphibious Ship Support
WashingtonExec
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June 17, 2025
Under the contract, Serco will provide professional and technical services including engineering, program management, test and evaluation, ship design management and integrated logistics support. The work will help the Navy develop, acquire and...
Black Virginia leaders condemn Earle-Sears’ comments about slaves, DEI
Dogwood - Virginia
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June 12, 2025
A recent fundraising email for Republican nominee for governor Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears begins, “Slaves did not die in the fields so that we could call ourselves victims now in 2025” and goes on to call diversity, equity, and...
The Best Hiking Boots for Women in 2025
GearJunkie - Minnesota
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June 12, 2025
From steep climbs to scenic strolls, the best hiking boots keep you moving with confidence and ease. Lucky for you, we’ve been testing the best hiking boots for women for years to bring you our favorites. Since 2021, we logged hundreds of miles...
Training Logistics Fighters by Specialist Fifth Class Perry O. Ballard, Jr.
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 17, 2025
[This article was first published in Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, which was then called Army Logistician, volume 2, number 6 (November–December 1970), pages 26–29. The text, including any biographical note, is reproduced as faithfully...
Vintage 1990s IKEA Furniture Worth a Small Fortune
Country Living
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June 17, 2025
IKEA is often seen as a temporary fix—furniture you pick up when moving into a new apartment and leave behind just as quickly when you sign your next lease. For many twenty-somethings, owning a Kallax bookshelf or Hemnes dresser is practically a...
Is air travel safe? Deadly Air India plane crash renews concerns after a string of other crashes
Associated Press
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June 12, 2025
At least 240 people were killed when an Air India plane crashed Thursday into a medical school shortly after takeoff. It was the latest in a long list of aviation disasters this year. One passenger survived the crash but everyone else aboard the...
NCIS seeking woman missing from Virginia naval station
KVEO - Texas
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June 10, 2025
by: KWKT Staff Posted: Jun 10, 2025 / 04:02 PM CDT Updated: Jun 10, 2025 / 04:02 PM CDT (FOX 44) – The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is seeking information related to the disappearance of U.S Navy Seaman Angelina Petra Resendiz. The...
Police warn of apparent child abduction attempt on Virginia Tech campus
WDBJ7 - Virginia
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June 12, 2025
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Tech Police are investigating a possible attempted abduction. Just before 7 p.m. June 11, 2025, the Virginia Tech Police Department received a report that the driver of a van had stopped in the road near 175 West...
Blue Ridge Parkway travel comes with detours as summer repairs continue
BPR News - North Carolina
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June 12, 2025
The shift into summer means open roads and mountain views — but also orange cones and detour signs along the Blue Ridge Parkway, where repairs from Hurricane Helene are still underway. The Parkway stretches 469 miles, running from Virginia into...
Watauga, Avery Obituaries – June 17th, 2025
High Country Press - North Carolina
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June 17, 2025
The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant in Newland Horace “Ed” William Edmisten December 26, 1927 ~ June 4, 2025 Horace “Ed” William Edmisten, 97, passed away...
Weigel Broadcasting Sets Fall Launch For WEST Network; Will Air Classic Western Series ‘Gunsmoke’, ‘Bonanza’, ‘Rawhide’, More
Deadline
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June 17, 2025
Weigel Broadcasting has announced a fall launch for WEST (Western Entertainment Series Television) a new network that will be devoted solely to classic Western television series The network will be available throughout the U.S. on Weigel...
ELNA VIRGINIA HARDEE JONES
St. Mary Now - Louisiana
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June 12, 2025
Elna Virginia Hardee Jones, 84, peacefully gained her angel wings at her home in Thibodaux, LA with her devoted daughters by her side on June 4, 2025. Elna was born to Cecil Marvin Hardee, Sr. and Edna Virginia Boothe Hardee in St. Augustine,...
VIRGINIA: $10 Million Defamation Lawsuit Alleges Principal Made False Racism Claims
[your]NEWS
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June 10, 2025
Three Virginia Beach parents filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit on June 2nd against Kellam High School principal Ryan Schubart contending Schubart wrongly accused their children of racism. The families claim the principal and a school board...