Then-state Sen. Joe Morrissey during the 2023 General Assembly session. File photo.

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

Politics:

Morrissey withdraws slander suit after heated two-day trial. — The (Petersburg) Progress-Index (paywall).

Pornhub asks Spanberger to end Virginia’s “performative, ineffective, and unenforceable” age verification law. — WVTF/RadioIQ.

Healthcare:

Virginia’s disability services gap persists despite progress, leaves young adults vulnerable. — Virginia Mercury.

Economy:

3 gigawatts briefly vanished from the grid last week. Data centers appear to be the reason why. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).

Weather:

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