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He was shot in the head twice and survived. Now he’s being inducted into a Virginia university’s sports hall of fame.

The former Emory & Henry star still has one of the bullets in his head from a 1986 armed robbery.

Hotel Roanoke Conference Center Commission meets September 30

New E-Newsletter Provides Resources for Roanoke Residents

Hotel Roanoke Conference Center Commission meets September 30

Inaugural fall free fishing weekend starts Friday across Virginia

Anglers can fish without buying a license from Friday through Sunday. The state's free fishing weekend typically takes place each June; this is the first year with a second free weekend.

VMI athlete: The Protect College Sports Act will help provide stability for intercollegiate athletics

College athletics is national in nature, yet the rules governing it have increasingly been shaped by different state laws, court decisions and policies. Student athletes should not have to become legal experts to understand what opportunities are available to them.

Headlines from across the state: 13 Virginia schools make U.S. News’ 2027 universities list; more …

From elsewhere: "Storybook" village gets thumbs-down from Mecklenburg planners. How Charlottesville became home to more than 250 life science companies. Trump repeals 17-year-old order that boosted Chesapeake Bay restoration.

Autumn weather finally breaks through for a few days

Wednesday’s chilly dampness will be followed by a cool but dry weekend.

Virginia’s Senate race is taking place outside the national spotlight

Warner is talking up regulations for artificial intelligence; Mizusawa says leftward swing of Democratic Party will drive voters to him.

Data on hunting dogs shows more complaints being made, but fewer violations alleged

With peak hunting season for the year on the horizon, lawmakers and houndsmen are still debating how to regulate the centuries-old Virginia tradition.

Business owner: Virginia already wrote the data-center heat law. Now make it a condition.

Every data center is a furnace. Nearly all the electricity that goes in comes out as heat, and the newest liquid-cooled halls put it out as warm water, exactly the temperature a greenhouse wants in a Virginia January.

Reaction to Spanberger’s data center plan runs from ‘too much’ to ‘not enough’

Here's a round-up of comments from legislators, business groups, environmental groups and policy groups focused on energy issues.