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Federal Reserve sees some progress on inflation but envisions just one rate cut this year
Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday that inflation fell further toward their target level in recent months but signaled that they expect to cut their benchmark interest rate just once this year.
MPD officer earns top awards at criminal justice academy
Marion Police Chief John Clair presented Officer Tyler Hayes to the Marion Town Council last week. Hayes recently graduated from the Southwest Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy. Among the graduates, he earned the top academic award and the top shot award. Clair said Hayes set a new …
A plane crashed in a lake 53 years ago. Now it may have been found
The corporate jet disappeared Jan. 27, 1971, after departing from Burlington for Providence, Rhode Island, with five people on board.
RAW: DC: HOUSE/VOTE TO HOLD AG GARLAND IN CONTEMPT PASSES
DC: House GOP votes to hold Atty Gen Garland in contempt of congress over audio recordings of Biden during classified documents investigation.
Outdoor Learning Labs near completion
For more than four decades, Blue Mountain School has served the Floyd community through holistic education that nurtures students’ minds, hearts, creativity, physicality and spirituality.
Understanding seat belt tickets and their impact on car insurance rates
Cheap Insurance explains how seat belts save lives and also can save you money on car insurance.
Understanding the psychology of money: A path to financial wellness
Wealth Enhancementlooks at the psychology of money and explores how your thinking may be impacting your financial wellness.
Working from home: Better or worse for mental health?
Way.com reports on remote and hybrid work schedules and how they affect workers' lives.
Effort to ban kratom in Virginia sparks uproar
A petition to change kratom to a Schedule I drug has sparked outrage. Pharmacists say it’s for users’ safety.
While policies vary dramatically across the US, charter schools are most prevalent in these states
Study.com used data from the National Center for Education Statistics to explore the prominence of charter schools across the country.
Manufacturers in these states spend the most on equipment
Machinery Partner ranked the states where manufacturing companies are spending the most on equipment, using 2021 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Waubeka, Wisconsin — the 'Birthplace of Flag Day' — celebrates the Stars and Stripes with passion
For centuries, the U.S. flag has represented the American spirit at its highest and lowest — from triumph when it was hoisted over Iwo Jima in World War II to resolve when it was raised at Ground Zero after 9/11. But Old Glory herself is venerated annually in Waubeka, Wisconsin, for Flag Day…
Today’s Inflation Report Is Great News If You Want Lower Rates
With a cooler-than-expected inflation report, the chances of a rate cut in September just ticked higher, this analyst says.
Expedition spots fewer of world's most endangered marine mammal
The Gulf of California is the only place in the world where vaquitas live. More troubling, no baby vaquitas were seen this year.
Local News
Wytheville neighbors: Obituaries for June 12
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
Wytheville’s most affordable starter homes
Look through budget-friendly homes for first home buyers and flippers
Wytheville home listings for people who need a lot of living space
Browse Wytheville homes over 4,000 square feet in size.
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!
Effort to ban kratom in Virginia sparks uproar
A petition to change kratom to a Schedule I drug has sparked outrage. Pharmacists say it’s for users’ safety.
Mountain Valley Pipeline gets final approval to begin operations
There was no word Tuesday on when natural gas will begin flowing through the 303-mile pipeline.
Several children hospitalized with kidney problems after visit to Virginia lake
The state says it has heard of about 20 probable cases of gastrointestinal illnesses stemming from Lake Anna visit on Memorial Day Weekend.
Mountain Valley Pipeline is done and ready, developers say
The company asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to grant authorization by Tuesday that would allow the natural gas pipeline to start service in the coming days.
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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
Effort to ban kratom in Virginia sparks uproar
A petition to change kratom to a Schedule I drug has sparked outrage. Pharmacists say it’s for users’ safety.
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.
Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon says he'll fight a judge's ruling that he must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence.
Education benefits for military families caught in political crossfire
Gov. Glenn Youngkin and General Assembly leaders disagree on when to take another look at education benefits for the families of veterans killed or almost completely disabled on active duty.
