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Blacksburg takes early steps to regulate the location of future marijuana retailers as the legalization bill awaits Gov. Abigail Spanberger's signature.
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Settlement terms not disclosed in lawsuit filed by former Hollins University vice president.
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Stephanie Minter, 41, was stabbed to death last month at a bus stop in Fairfax County. Police charged Abdul Jalloh, a man from Sierra Leone who has a lengthy criminal history.
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HARTFORD, Conn.— Apparently, the ACC wouldn’t present much of a problem for the UConn women’s basketball team either. Monday night in Storrs, Conn., was a rough one for those who laughably doubted the Huskies should be the No.1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, a rough night for the crowd that sneers, “they wouldn’t look this good in a power conference.” Oh, yes, they would. This team has ...
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