House Speaker Don Scott (left), D-Portsmouth, with Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke. Photo by Markus Schmidt.
House Speaker Don Scott (left), D-Portsmouth, with Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke. Photo by Markus Schmidt.

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

Politics:

Virginia House Speaker Don Scott receives pardon from President Biden. — The Washington Post (paywall).

Parental rights at center of reproductive health debate. — Virginia Mercury.

VMI and Liberty University no longer participating in Inaugural events due to weather. — WSLS-TV.

Culture:

Filmmaker Ken Burns headed to Richmond. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).

Regal Cinemas at River Ridge set to begin serving alcohol. — WSET-TV.

Public safety:

Douglas Ashbrook to be new Bristol police chief. — WCYB-TV.

New chief appointed to Bedford Fire Department. — The (Lynchburg) News & Advance (paywall).

Weather:

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