A marijuana plant. Courtesy of SUNY-Morrisville.
A marijuana plant. Courtesy of SUNY-Morrisville.

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

Economy:

Shenandoah Valley medical marijuana permit likely stalled. — Virginia Business (paywall).

Politics:

Virginia’s probe into public universities’ displacement of Black neighborhoods no longer theoretical. — Virginia Mercury.

Spanberger puts UVa stamp on committee for her inauguration. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).

Judge upholds jury’s verdict against former state Sen. Brandon Bell. — The Roanoke Times (paywall).

Comey and James challenge appointment of Trump loyalist prosecuting them in Virginia’s Eastern District. — The New York Times (paywall).

Local:

$1 million lottery ticket sold in Pulaski County. — WDBJ-TV.

Weather:

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