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New governor could see new versions of old bills seeking to regulate the data center industry
State legislators have presented nearly 30 bills related to data center regulation. Gov. Abigail Spanberger has already expressed the need to make sure that the facilities’ energy costs aren’t passed on to other customers.
Politics
Gun policy debate returns in Virginia legislature
HB 217 would prohibit the manufacture, sale, import, purchase and transfer of many semiautomatic rifles, pistols and shotguns that meet its newly expanded definition of “assault firearms.”
Local
3 candidates seek Republican nomination for Lynchburg City Council
Voters should expect more candidate announcements and a primary to come, the city’s Republican committee chair said.
Culture
Billy Strings coming to Berglund Center
Bluegrass groundbreaker is scheduled for July 14 coliseum show, with ticket prices starting at $40.
education
Averett finalizes sale, leaseback deal for athletic campus
Averett may repurchase the facilities at any time for the original sale price of $18.15 million.
eCONOMY
Nuclear power research funding signed into law
The Wise-based Energy DELTA Lab and Virginia Tech will receive about $2.4 million combined under a federal appropriations package.
OPinion
Buchanan County ponders whether $6 million will save Appalachian School of Law. Here are some questions it should ask.
The standalone private law school in Grundy has been looking at a merger with Roanoke College, but the Buchanan supervisors have a say in what happens. Here are four facts and three questions.
Health Care
Blood couriers move a mysterious and priceless commodity from donor to recipient
It’s freely given, but comes at a high cost to its recipients. And figuring out its actual value is as fraught with complications as the journeys it takes to make a difference in thousands of lives every year in Virginia.
news briefs
Headlines from across the state: Virginia sports wagering exceeds $710 million in December; more …
From elsewhere: Amazon to close 5 Virginia stores, cut nearly 700 jobs. Fairfax case alleging school-assisted abortions now in federal court. Lynchburg dad’s front-yard igloo brings cozy movie nights for family of 9.
Sports
Lynchburg becomes soccer hotspot with addition of second minor league team
2026 is bringing Hill City FC to Lynchburg and the FIFA World Cup to America, making this “the biggest year in the history of soccer” for those who hope to expand access to the game, said a Hill City FC representative.
WEATHER
More snow expected in southern Virginia on top of last weekend’s icy shell
Periods of snow from Friday and Saturday are expected to drop 3-6 inches of snow on much of Southwest and Southside Virginia.
Cardinal 250
Virginia now has two mobile museums devoted to the American Revolution. One is exclusively for Southwest Virginia.
The first mobile museum was so popular that the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission has added a second.
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