/tags/virginia Virginia en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-06-19/u-s-plan-to-house-immigrant-kids-in-tiny-va-town-rattles-residents Federal officials have struck a deal to detain unaccompanied migrant children at an empty college in Lawrenceville, a town of 1,400 people. But local pushback has put the plan on hold. Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-06-19/u-s-plan-to-house-immigrant-kids-in-tiny-va-town-rattles-residents Jennifer Ludden /npr-news/npr-news/2014-06-10/how-coal-industry-jobs-coexist-with-rising-sea-levels-in-virginia Virginia is dependent on coal mining and export, but it also faces routine flooding from rising sea levels. That irony is a very real, day-to-day problem for residents. Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:47:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2014-06-10/how-coal-industry-jobs-coexist-with-rising-sea-levels-in-virginia Brian Naylor /npr-news/2014-04-22/ready-for-hillary-clintons-campaign-in-waiting A shadow campaign is underway, raising small donations by selling T-shirts and baby onesies and holding fundraisers, all just waiting for Clinton to say that, yes, she is running for president. Tue, 22 Apr 2014 07:28:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-04-22/ready-for-hillary-clintons-campaign-in-waiting Mara Liasson /npr-news/2014-02-21/the-lives-of-blind-brothers-changed-when-dad-came-knocking Leo, Nick and Steven are triplets whose single mother had a hard time caring for them. Their lives changed when a blind man in their community heard about their situation. Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:38:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-02-21/the-lives-of-blind-brothers-changed-when-dad-came-knocking NPR Staff /npr-news/2014-02-07/escaping-forced-prostitution-and-leaving-the-shame-behind Barbara Amaya was 12 when she ran away and ended up in the hands of a sex trafficker. When she escaped, she went years without speaking about her ordeal — until her daughter ran away, too. Fri, 07 Feb 2014 08:26:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-02-07/escaping-forced-prostitution-and-leaving-the-shame-behind NPR Staff /environment/2013-11-04/joel-salatin-local-food-movement-still-faces-big-hurdles Joel Salatin is one of the rock stars of the local food movement. He’s written books, appeared in documentaries and scheduled speaking engagements… Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2013-11-04/joel-salatin-local-food-movement-still-faces-big-hurdles Harvest Public Media /npr-news/npr-news/2013-10-02/obamacare-day-one-a-tale-of-two-states There was a party atmosphere at Affordable Care Act events both in California, where the law has been embraced by the state government, and in Virginia, where it has been resisted. But consumers will have very different experiences in the two states. Wed, 02 Oct 2013 07:24:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2013-10-02/obamacare-day-one-a-tale-of-two-states Jenny Gold and Sarah Varney /npr-news/2013-10-01/shutdown-and-out-waiting-for-the-train-home About 800,000 "nonessential" federal employees went to work Tuesday morning for a mere four hours before heading home. Until Congress budges, that's where they'll stay. Tue, 01 Oct 2013 22:13:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-10-01/shutdown-and-out-waiting-for-the-train-home Rae Ellen Bichell /npr-news/2013-08-08/world-record-snakehead-fish-caught-in-u-s A Virginia man has caught the largest northern snakehead on record for a fisherman using a rod and reel, landing a 17-pound, 6-ounce specimen of the fish often called "Frankenfish" for their monster-like appearance and tenacious survival skills. Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:07:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-08/world-record-snakehead-fish-caught-in-u-s Bill Chappell /npr-news/2013-08-02/jury-rejects-death-penalty-for-somali-pirates Prosecutors had sought the death penalty for the three men convicted of murder, piracy and kidnapping in the 2011 seizure of a yacht off the coast of Oman. Fri, 02 Aug 2013 22:53:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-02/jury-rejects-death-penalty-for-somali-pirates Scott Neuman