Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall:
Politics:
New push from Kaine aims to close retirement gap for Virginia’s youngest workers. — Virginia Mercury.
Campbell County requests bids to build, operate solid waste transfer station. — The (Lynchburg) News & Advance (paywall).
Rocky Mount approves budget. — The Roanoke Times (paywall).
2 cent decrease in real estate tax eases Salem’s effective tax increase — The Roanoke Times (paywall).
Wythe County sheriff to retire — WVVA-TV
Education:
$5.5 million federal grant boosts UVa scientists’ unique cancer research. — Virginia Mercury.
Public safety:
Video shows inmates at Wallens Ridge attacking guards. — WCYB-TV
Sports:
Virginia Tech to face South Carolina on ESPN game Aug. 31 — WDBJ-TV
Weather:
Norfolk records highest sea-level rise on the East Coast — again. — The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot (paywall).
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