Last year, Natural Tunnel State Park in southwest Virginia installed a special viewfinder that helps most people who are colorblind see an expanded range of colors. It was a hit with visitors, and so the state recently installed EnChroma viewfinders in all 43 state parks.
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A 66-year-old Virginia man will remain behind bars after a federal district court heard dramatic testimony about threats he made against Vice President Kamala Harris. Sandy Hausman was in the courtroom.
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"You’re creating exceptions for casinos because you like them more than restaurant owners? That does not make sense,” Senator Bill Stanley told Radio IQ.
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When the House of Delegates unanimously approved the appointment of Lindsey Burke to the George Mason University Board of Visitors, members of the General Assembly did not know that she would later play a prominent role in Project 2025.
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Former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman is calling Donald Trump “crazy” and is urging voters to support Kamala Harris for president.
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The National Weather Service is expecting rainfall rates of two to four inches an hour at times for parts of the Commonwealth from Tropical Storm Debby.
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“People are traveling great distances to reach Virginia,” Dr. Ushma Upadhyay told Radio IQ. “It really is one of the surge states we’re seeing.”
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Streaming services like Netflix and Prime have created new opportunities for stand-up comedians, and it seems like more people than ever are giving it a try. A visit to one club in Charlottesville featured performances by an elementary school teacher, a park ranger and an MBA candidate from UVA, but one of the most surprising comedians in Virginia recently showed his stuff at a state prison.
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Virginia has many different regional accents, which can sometimes create a problem with new technology. Artificial intelligence has a hard time understanding some Virginia pronunciations.
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Efforts by the legislature to require state and local agency websites to become more accessible failed during this year’s general assembly session, but a study of new state compliance rules is underway in Richmond.
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Heavy rain with potential flooding appears to be the main threat beginning late Wednesday night. A few tornadoes are also possible Thursday and Friday for those along and east of Interstate 95.
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