FloydFest 2023 had to be canceled over environmental and permit issues when organizers started working on a new festival site in northern Floyd County. Courtesy of Across-the-Way Productions and Roger Gupta.

Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall:

Economy:

FloydFest development plan approved by DEQ. — The Roanoke Times (paywall). [Read more about the economic implications of FloydFest’s 2023 cancellation.]

Health care:

Ballad Health reports operating loss of $40 million for fiscal year ’23. — WJHL-TV.

Politics:

House balks at Senate budget proposal; wants all negotiators to meet Monday. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).

Education:

Some VCU students will have to live in hotel rooms this year. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).

Weather:

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