From elsewhere: Salem City Council authorizes funding for regional skate park. Kenny Brooks leaving Virginia Tech for Kentucky. Board of Wildlife Resources considering changes to “right to retrieve” regulations.
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Posted inPolitics
Bond hearing delayed again for Fariss
Matt Fariss, a former state delegate from Campbell County, remains jailed on gun and drug charges after his arrest Saturday night.
Posted inPolitics
Youngkin vetoes 30 gun bills, signs 4, amends 6
The governor’s veto count now totals 121 — the same number that Democrat Terry McAuliffe signed during his entire four-year term.
Posted inHealth Care
After Appalachian hospitals merged into a monopoly, their ERs slowed to a crawl
In the six years since lawmakers in both states waived anti-monopoly laws and Ballad was formed, ER visits for patients sick enough to be hospitalized grew more than three times as long and now far exceed the criteria set by state officials.
Posted inEconomy
A circular-fashion company is making Danville’s old history with textiles new again
Danville has always had a history with the textile industry. Cutting-edge circular-fashion company Circ is keeping that relationship alive in a brand-new way — and receiving international acclaim.
Posted inOpinion
A reality check on a small nuclear reactor in Southwest Virginia (or anywhere else)
Six things we should remember about how energy sites are picked, and about the push for more nuclear energy in particular.
Posted inEconomy
Botetourt County plant to showcase lower-carbon cement in $61.7 million Energy Department bid
By showing that it can use clay to reduce carbon emissions in cement-making, Roanoke Cement hopes to earn up to $61.7 million in federal funding.
Posted inOpinion
Vetoed bill dealing with inmates who overdose was not a ‘dangerous’ bill
The intention of the bill was to save lives.
Posted inNews Briefs
As demand for bus service has increased, the state’s proposed east-west bus line offers a solution; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia corrections department asks court to dismiss sex discrimination suit over strip search policies. Amherst supervisors work on fiscal 2025 budget, accept schools’ spending plan. No time to celebrate for JMU, as sources confirm Byington’s exit to Vanderbilt.
Posted inPolitics
Fariss had meth in his pocket at his arrest, records show
The former Republican lawmaker has remained behind bars in Amherst County, but he is due to appear in court for a bond hearing Tuesday.