Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall:
Culture:
New Booker T. Washington memorial in the works. — WDBJ-TV.
Smith Mountain Lake shooting survivor shares details and aftermath of tragedy in new book. — The Roanoke Times (paywall).
Economy:
Virginia’s technology authority names new CEO. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).
Courts:
Cleo E. Powell elected chief justice of Virginia Supreme Court. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).
Politics:
Roanoke federal judge tosses lawsuit by Trump against Maryland federal judges, calling it “potentially calamitous.” — Associated Press.
George Mason president refuses Trump administration’s demand to apologize. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).
Environment:
Smith Mountain Lake water quality “very good,” says SMLA. — WDBJ-TV.
Local:
Two days a week, $25,000 a month: Halifax County OK’s contract for emergency interim administrator/finance director. — The Gazette-Virginian (paywall).
$145,000 owed in unpaid downtown Roanoke parking tickets. — WDBJ-TV.
Weather:
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