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Spanberger unveils energy plan to meet growing Virginia demand
The plan models several hypothetical scenarios and argues that emphasizing renewable energy and having data centers reduce their power demand during peak times will lead to the lowest total cost of energy when the impacts on health and the environment are included.
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Roanoke Valley
Hotel Roanoke Conference Center sale finalized, entire $14 million to go to city
The facility’s commission will dissolve at some point now that its purpose is ending.
New River Valley
From dais, Radford City Council member urges voters to oppose abortion, same sex marriage and felon voting rights ballot questions
“Being a man of faith, a believer in Jesus Christ, but by no means a sinless man, I feel compelled to comment on these amendments,” Guy Wohlford said.
Lynchburg Area
Sweet Briar College expands free tuition program
The SBCommitment initiative is now open to transfer and freshman students with a 3.25 GPA who are eligible for federal Pell Grants.
Southwest: Bristol and Beyond
Haysi mayor to be released on bond until November court date
He is not permitted to go on town property or contact town employees.
danville area
Avio CEO at Hurt groundbreaking: ‘We chose Virginia because of this area’
Gov. Abigail Spanberger attended the event, saying the project represents the next generation of manufacturing.
Martinsville area
Martinsville’s warming center finds a new home at Soul Winners International Ministries
It has been located at the Salvation Army on Memorial Boulevard.
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Sports
He was shot in the head twice and survived. Now he’s being inducted into a Virginia university’s sports hall of fame.
The former Emory & Henry star still has one of the bullets in his head from a 1986 armed robbery.
WEATHER
The great reservoir refill of 2002. Can that repeat in 2026?
An El Niño-charged weather pattern washed away an extreme Virginia drought in three months 24 years ago.
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Patrick Henry’s secret plan to extend Virginia westward during the revolution
George Rogers Clark gets the historical credit for “the conquest of the Northwest,” as the land between the Alleghenies and the Mississippi was then called. It was Henry who authorized the military action as a secret mission on behalf of Virginia, not the United States.
headlines from across the state
Headlines from across the state: Drought spurs resurgence of rare plants at Buggs Island Lake; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia Democrats warn more healthcare strains loom after November election. Franklin County administrator to step down. Symposium helps descendants of enslaved people connect with family history.
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