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minus-squareSenokir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoHere is the first article for the local news in the Richmond, VA area currently. Notice that they start by listing the county as “Hanover County, VA” It really isn’t that hard nor is it an inconvenience for the readers. https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/hanover-county/hanover-sheriffs-office-looking-for-escaped-inmate-accomplice/
minus-squareJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoMaybe it’s a San Francisco Bay Area thing, but people around those parts just don’t distinguish their city from Virgina’s. Even most of the big Hearst papers and KQED just say “Richmond.”
Here is the first article for the local news in the Richmond, VA area currently. Notice that they start by listing the county as “Hanover County, VA”
It really isn’t that hard nor is it an inconvenience for the readers.
https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/hanover-county/hanover-sheriffs-office-looking-for-escaped-inmate-accomplice/
Maybe it’s a San Francisco Bay Area thing, but people around those parts just don’t distinguish their city from Virgina’s. Even most of the big Hearst papers and KQED just say “Richmond.”