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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the Village of Johnson City would receive the Southern Tier's $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding for 2023 Wednesday.

Johnson City awarded $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the award in the village Wednesday.

Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan speaks in Richmond, Va., in this file photo from Jan. 13.

For the first time, a Black woman will represent Virginia in Congress

In a Richmond area special election, Virginia has elected its first Black woman to Congress. Democratic State Sen. Jennifer McClellan won easily in the heavily Democratic district.

With layoffs, NPR becomes latest media outlet to cut jobs

NPR must lay off 10% of its workforce to address an advertising shortfall of about $30 million, CEO John Lansing says. Lansing says marketers are nervous about the economy.

Alex Murdaugh swears to tell the truth before taking the stand to testify in his trial for murder at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Thursday, Feb. 23. The disgraced former lawyer admitted to lying about his alibi for the time leading up to the shooting deaths of his wife and son.

Alex Murdaugh denies killing his wife and son — but admits he lied about his alibi

The former lawyer's testimony in his own murder trial marks the latest dramatic shift in a case involving a wealthy, prominent South Carolina family.

Unlikely alliances in Supreme Court opinions on overtime, death penalty

The cases involved who qualifies for overtime pay, and Arizona's refusal to apply a Supreme Court precedent in death penalty jury instructions.

'We Should Not Be Friends' offers a rare view of male friendship

Literary editor Will Schwalbe's new book is a tale about connecting across divides — which is particularly heartening in our polarized culture.

Ab-Soul: Tiny Desk Concert

Ab-Soul's career is a prime example of how rap has grown over the past 50 years. For his Tiny Desk set, he hand-picked a live band and gave a display of raw honesty and next-level lyricism.

A voter lines up in a polling place to cast a ballot for the 2020 general election in Springfield, Pa., which is located in the Philadelphia suburb of Delaware County.

Pennsylvania voting officials are still fighting election deniers

Voting officials in Pennsylvania continue to deal with election misinformation. Voting rights advocates hope some election reforms could help fend off any disruptions in 2024.

Nipsey Hussle is part of a mural painted by Moses Ball featuring other local notable people on the wall of a bank in the rapper's Hyde Park neighborhood. In the wake of Hussle's March 2019 death, many murals of the beloved Los Angeles musician were painted in the Hyde Park neighborhood near his Marathon Clothing store.

Caught In The System

When rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed in 2019, he was known as an advocate for the people in the neighborhood where he grew up and made his name. But the LAPD couldn't let his gang affiliation go.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine greets Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro during a news conference in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 21.

Governor's office in Pennsylvania makes a criminal referral in Ohio train derailment

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says Norfolk Southern Railroad has given the "middle finger" to residents with its "arrogance and incompetence" since the Feb. 3 derailment.

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