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Appalachian Power plans coal ash cleanup at old Glen Lyn plant
The utility seeks regulatory approval for a $340 million effort to haul the byproducts of coal-fired electricity generation to a future landfill just across the West Virginia border.
Politics
To end data center tax incentives early or not — is that the question holding up the budget?
The 11-person conference committee will need to smooth over differences in budget proposals between the two chambers within the coming days.
Local
Washington County supervisors to consider support for foster care project
The Isaiah 117 House, which is under construction between Bristol and Abingdon, would help children who are waiting for foster care placement.
Culture
Longtime Jefferson Center director Cyrus Pace says so long to Roanoke and hello to Lynchburg venue
Cyrus Pace has led the nonprofit foundation that operates Jefferson Center for 15 years. He’s taking a similar job at the Academy Center of the Arts.
education
Danville aviation maintenance program aims to train a workforce for an in-demand industry
Danville Community College is partnering with Blue Ridge Community College, and new construction and renovations at the Danville Regional Airport are underway to support the program.
eCONOMY
A local politician’s claim shows how AI searches can lead users astray
Google and its AI, Gemini, gave a wildly inaccurate answer when a member of the Radford City Council asked it how many Virginia localities have passed Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions.
OPinion
Private college leader: 23,000 students could see their tuition assistance grants reduced
A modest investment by the General Assembly can prevent that disruption at a moment when students and families already face substantial uncertainty from changes in federal student aid policy enacted in last summer’s reconciliation law, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
Health Care
The Pulse: UVa research highlights importance of mRNA vaccine work, Virginia joins multistate health coalition
Catch up on the week’s health news.
news briefs
Headlines from across the state: As Potomac River advisories lift, public concerns remain after sewage spill; more …
From elsewhere: Spanberger to appoint criminal justice veterans and Henrico supervisor to parole board. Virginia National Guard units, thousands of Norfolk-based sailors in Middle East. Search for wanted former Union head football coach Travis Turner remains ongoing.
Sports
VHSL basketball: Abingdon girls, Union girls, Fort Chiswell boys, Graham boys advance to state championship games
Here are all the state semifinal scores and state title match-ups.
WEATHER
Spring marches in proudly: Some 80s temperatures likely by weekend
A winter rated “severe” to “extreme” in one data matrix yields the floor to almost summerlike warmth as March begins.
Cardinal 250
An army of ghosts haunts Prince Edward County history
Local legend says that 70 French soldiers from the Revolutionary War are buried at Kingsville. But were they really? Historians dig into the story to separate fact from folklore.
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