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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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Roanoke Valley
HCA plans new Roanoke County ER, new Danville-based air ambulance
The standalone emergency room will be LewisGale Medical Center’s third. LewisGale’s parent company, HCA Healthcare, also plans to add a second air ambulance helicopter based in Danville.
New River Valley
Effort for new fire station in Rich Creek progresses, to stop aging facility from becoming ‘part of the disaster’
Small fire departments like the one in the Giles County town have to get creative to pay for infrastructure projects.
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
In Danville, Spanberger announces new outdoor recreation position and establishes related statewide process
It’s “so much more than a personal benefit. It is a major economic driver of the commonwealth of Virginia,” said the incoming director.
Martinsville area
New Rosie’s gaming facility proposed for site near Martinsville Speedway
It would relocate from its current location in Collinsville.
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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
Autumn weather finally breaks through for a few days
Wednesday’s chilly dampness will be followed by a cool but dry weekend.
Cardinal news 250
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: VCU launches digital archive of Latino Virginia stories; more …
From elsewhere: Charlottesville area to get its first Publix. Christian groups allege Virginia State University bias in new lawsuit. Sentara Williamsburg receives provisional Level 3 trauma center designation.
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