A wooden cabin with a stone chimney at the Booker T. Washington National Monument.
Cabin at the Booker T. Washington National Monument. Courtesy of National Park Service.

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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