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Historic Virginia fire tower in Appomattox to be restored
Greg McQuade
Local News
Historic Virginia fire tower on Piney Mountain in Appomattox to be restored: 'History is phenomenal'
Local News
Virginia man uses art to heal after years in prison, mental health battle
Joi Fultz
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Local News

Virginia unemployment benefits increasing July 5 under new state law

WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Highland Springs football coach Loren Johnson

Henrico County

Highland Springs coach honors late father with daily wisdom

Lane Casadonte
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Chesterfield County

Chesterfield residents demand answers on data center expansion

Kelsey Jones
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Chesterfield County

Chesterfield couple graduates from VCU at ages 65 and 58: 'It's never too late'

Caroline Coleburn
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Local News

Congressman Rob Wittman talks war and politics on 'Untold'

Mike Bergazzi
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Local News

Golf tournament raises scholarships for students affected by family tragedies

WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
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Richmond

Children's Museum of Richmond completes big renovation. What's new?

Rob Cardwell
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Richmond

Army veteran opens Richmond barbershop focused on men's mental health

WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
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Local News

Justice Department sues Virginia over mask ban; governor says they 'sow fear'

WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Rob Cardwell Reports
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Building Better Minds

Hanover teacher returns to the classroom where she once learned as a student

Rob Cardwell
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Henrico County

Golf simulator helps Henrico students learn math, science, and coding

Rob Cardwell
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Local News

Virginia college offers stargazing through one of state's largest telescopes

Rob Cardwell
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Local News

Columbia Gas hosts STEAM event to inspire girls to pursue careers in science

Rob Cardwell
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Local News

Students open mini art museum inside Chesterfield Town Center: 'I'm so proud'

Rob Cardwell
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Local News

High schooler fights STEM gender gap: 'Believe you can do it'

Rob Cardwell
Lane Casadonte Reports
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Beyond the Roster

Atlee football coach to bike 1,100 miles to raise heart health awareness

Lane Casadonte
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Beyond the Roster

Henrico teen will defend Special Olympics gold medal in softball this weekend

Lane Casadonte
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Beyond the Roster

At 32, Squirrels pitcher Dylan Hecht defied the odds to reach pro baseball

Lane Casadonte
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Beyond the Roster

Virginia athlete with primordial dwarfism stars in new documentary

Lane Casadonte
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Beyond the Roster

VCU's first year paying players a success, but costs are rising fast

Lane Casadonte
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Sports

Midlothian middle schooler Jackson Fooks speeds toward a future in NASCAR

Lane Casadonte
Wayne Covil Reports
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Tri-Cities

Appomattox Regional Governor's School students publish poetry book

Wayne Covil
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Local News

Historic Old Dominion Barn Dance experiences a country music revival in Hopewell

Wayne Covil
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Local News

King's Barbecue reopens in Petersburg after 3 years

Wayne Covil
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Local News

Virginia middle school student's fashion designs hit Charlotte runway

Wayne Covil
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Local News

Davis Spain, who is battling cancer, finds strength in helping others

Wayne Covil
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Local News

What happens when the former Miss Virginia and reigning Miss America meet?

Wayne Covil
Reba Hollingsworth Reports
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Buddy Check 6

GLP-1 may improve survival, reduce recurrence of breast cancer, study finds

Reba Hollingsworth
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Buddy Check 6

Ashland mom survives breast cancer and heart failure after childbirth

Reba Hollingsworth
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Buddy Check 6

New state law eliminates out-of-pocket costs for additional breast cancer tests

Reba Hollingsworth
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Buddy Check 6

How your zip code could impact your chances of surviving breast cancer

Reba Hollingsworth
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Buddy Check 6

Mother-daughter duo advocate for rest and healing after beating breast cancer

Reba Hollingsworth
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Buddy Check 6

Cancer survivor chairs luncheon to give back to center that saved her life

Reba Hollingsworth
Greg McQuade Reports
Dr. Sarah Meschutt

America 250

British curator brings America's Revolution to life in Yorktown

Greg McQuade
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Local News

Tiny Virginia museum displays extra large White House China collection

Greg McQuade
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Local News

Richmond radio legend kept a decades-long secret: 'Still tough to talk about'

Greg McQuade
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Local News

Scenic Virginia asks for your help to preserve the state's vanishing views.

Greg McQuade
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I Have a Story

Navy commissions warship named after Virginia Medal of Honor hero

Greg McQuade
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Local News

Plan 9 record shop thrives in digital music age, celebrates 45 years in Richmond

Greg McQuade
WTVR CBS 6 Journalists
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Rob Cardwell

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Lane Casadonte

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Wayne Covil

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Reba Hollingsworth

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Greg McQuade