A pickup truck pulls a trailer north along a stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Roanoke County that reopened in June after a three-year closure due to a landslide. Photo by Ralph Berrier Jr.
A pickup truck pulls a trailer north along a stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Roanoke County that reopened in June after a three-year closure due to a landslide. Photo by Ralph Berrier Jr.

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

Economy:

Visits to Blue Ridge Parkway topped 16 million last year, report shows. — The Roanoke Times (paywall).

Politics:

Virginia General Assembly votes to scrap Robert E. Lee license plates. — Virginia Mercury.

Trump to appear at Richmond rally on Saturday before Super Tuesday. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).

Youngkin pitches $322 million Hampton Roads toll relief plan in arena bid. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).

Line of Duty bill amended to exclude private officers. — The (Lynchburg) News & Advance (paywall).

Cyanide ban moves forward, while second mining bill scrapped. — The Farmville Herald (paywall).

Weather:

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