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Memorial Day severe storms forecast across VA and NC
Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move through on Monday.
Update: Severe T-storm Watch until midnight Sunday night for much of Virginia
Conditions are increasingly favorable for damaging thunderstorms in Virginia during Sunday evening.
Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrike kills 35 in Gaza's Rafah as displaced people are hit
Palestinian medics say an Israeli airstrike has killed at least 22 people when it hit tents for displaced people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. They say “numerous” others are trapped in the flaming debris.
What's open and closed on Memorial Day
The vast majority of retailers will be open, with many trying to lure customers with big promotional sales.
Indianapolis 500 delayed as strong storm forces fans to evacuate Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The start of the Indianapolis 500 was delayed as a strong storm pushed through the area Sunday, forcing Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials to evacuate about 125,000 fans who had already arrived for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
At least 15 dead in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after severe weather roars across region
Powerful storms killed at least 11 people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where drivers took shelter during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S.
All that 'checkout charity' adds up. Domino's plans $174 million from it for St. Jude hospital
Pizza chain Domino’s is the latest and largest example of philanthropic allies finding success through “checkout charity.”
IDF pounds Gaza as Hamas says captured Israeli soldier
Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded Rafah, after the government dismissed an order by the top UN court to halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city. Meanwhile Hamas claimed to have captured an Israeli soldier during fighting in northern Gaza and released video late Saturday s…
Fast-food prices have skyrocketed. Here's a look at how much they've climbed
Fast food has long been a staple of American diets because it is— or was— so inexpensive.
Trump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
On issues from taxes to immigration, Trump and Biden agree on essentially nothing. Yet, they embraced similar approaches on trade.
Hamas military wing claims it launched ‘big missile’ attack on Tel Aviv
Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv as rockets were fired from Rafah, southern Gaza. Hamas claimed responsibility for the barrage.
Several dead after severe weather sweeps across Texas and Oklahoma, authorities say
Multiple people are dead after severe weather swept across Texas and Oklahoma overnight, causing extensive damage and outages. (CNN Newsource)
Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults
Use of diabetes and obesity medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and other so-called GLP-1 drugs has soared among teens and young adults.
Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for May 26
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
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Memorial Day severe storms forecast across VA and NC
Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move through on Monday.
Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for May 26
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
Newly listed homes for sale in the Wytheville area
Browse through recently listed homes in the Wytheville real estate market and find your next home!
Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for May 25
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
A Virginia man was making soup. He ladled up more than $1M in lottery winnngs.
“I really didn’t expect this to happen!” the winner told lottery officials. “I called my girlfriend, and she didn’t believe me!”
Friction with Monticello's new leadership prompts another early exit
Historian FrankCogliano had hoped to stay on at or maybe even lead Monticello one day. He will be leaving June 30.
VF Corp. to close distribution center in Virginia; 250-plus people lose jobs
Several employees at the Martinsville facility described the scene when everyone was called together and told to vacate the premises and refrain from congregating in the parking lot.
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Crime
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.
Teenagers face charges in Smyth vehicle vandalism spree
Charges are pending against a group of teenagers following a string of vehicle vandalisms that took place in and around the Marion, Adwolfe and Riverside areas on Thursday.
Politics
Youngkin's rejection of regional effort to cut greenhouse gases is costing $150M a year, Dems say
Democrats said Youngkin’s veto of a bill that would have let the state tap federal funds to finance clean energy projects will cost Virginia still more.
Virginia, venture capital firms in new economic development thrust
Virginia is launching a new multimillion-dollar economic development initiative. It aims to use a federal grant with matching funds from venture capital firms to fund small businesses.
Youngkin vetoes contraception rights bills, raising veto total to record 201
Gov. Glenn Youngkin added to his record-long list of vetoes, killing 48 measures including those that would add a right to contraception to Virginia law.
Youngkin creates task force to calm furor over veterans benefits
The governor's task force will address budget changes to a program that pays college tuition and fees for family of military service members killed or severely disabled on active duty.
