Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall:
Politics:
Bills to ease strain on state mental hospitals advance without “bed of last resort” changes. — Virginia Mercury.
Del. Barry Knight, R-Virginia Beach, abruptly removed from House Appropriations Committee. — (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot (paywall)
Education:
Averett looking to grow ever-evolving world of esports. — Danville Register & Bee (paywall).
Economy:
Warning signs in economy as Virginia lost jobs in December. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).
Bedford supervisors approve rezoning for 54 townhomes in busy stretch of Forest. — The (Lynchburg) News & Advance (paywall).
Dublin candle factory turning out the lights. — The Roanoke Times (paywall).
Sports:
ACC limiting fields for post-expansion basketball tournaments next season. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).
Weather:
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