Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall:
Public safety:
Roanoke Police Department assessment reveals leadership trust issues. — The Roanoke Times (paywall), WDBJ-TV.
Economy:
Dominion proposes pilot to test longer-lasting battery storage. — Virginia Mercury.
Ford pauses work on $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan; Virginia had been considered for the project. — Reuters. [Read more: A site in Southside had been in the running for this project.]
Buc-ee’s buys land in Rockingham County for second Virginia location. — Virginia Business (paywall).
Weather:
Bedford board petitions Gov. Youngkin to declare county disaster area due to drought. — The (Lynchburg) News & Advance (paywall).
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