Cardinal Staff

From elsewhere: Virginia Beach schools, Civil Rights Office reach agreement over sexual misconduct investigations. Petersburg City Schools to raise starting teacher salaries to $60K after budget vote. CarMax cuts 60-plus jobs in Richmond area.

From elsewhere: Bedford County begins town halls on school closure options. Danville gives new contract to school superintendent. Richmond sees sharp rise in ICE flights.

From elsewhere: Drought blamed in fish die-off; Buggs Island Lake falls below 290 feet. New dashboard shows term limits on affordable status of properties around Virginia. Spanberger quietly ends measure to stop transgender girls from playing girls sports.

From elsewhere: Annie Dillard, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, dies at 81. Norfolk’s Chrysler Museum gets $2 million endowment for new curator of photography. Petersburg plans to rename street after Moses Malone.

From elsewhere: Kalahari bets $900 million on a massive Virginia resort. Henrico confirms 10th rabies case of the year. King George County settles in attempt to ban LGBTQ school club.

From elsewhere: Century-old law gives Virginia legislator-lawyers broad power to delay court cases. Richmond’s Sauer Brands sheds spice business. Buc-ee’s says it remains interested in Virginia, but first location off I-64 may be years away.

From elsewhere: State approves $98 million electricity project for Eli Lilly property. A 1,000-mile memorial: Virginia first responders honor comrades who died on 9/11. Richmond School Board approves selling naming rights inside buildings, but not for entire schools.