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Police investigating indecent exposure incidents in East Hill area
The Ithaca Police Department is investigating two reported incidents of “lewd acts” around the East Hill area that happened Thursday night.
Getting used to ‘cellphone-free education’ may be just as hard for parents as it is for teenagers

There’s broad support for limiting students’ use of cellphones during the school day. But families are increasingly made up of digital natives who are used to being able to communicate instantly. How will they fare under anticipated new guidance for Virginia schools?
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Lynchburg sidewalks now bear ‘silent witness’ to city’s history of slavery

Historical markers now commemorate locations associated with the experiences of enslaved people.
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Sen. Bill Stanley wants one key part of Virginia’s liquor law declared unconstitutional

He’s filed suit to challenge the provision that restaurants with liquor licenses must serve a certain amount of food.
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Appalachian Power to get $5 million for Claytor hydroelectric upgrades

The facility has been generating electricity since its dam was built at Claytor Lake in 1939.
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Appalachian Power’s proposed rate increase threatens Southwest Virginia’s economy

Two Roanoke Valley legislators, one a Democrat, the other a Republican, question the utility’s rate increase request.
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Cardinal names new executive editor

Jeffrey Schwaner has been a storytelling coach and editor with Gannett’s Virginia papers for more than nine years.
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Development of up to 184 homes planned for Bedford neighborhood; more …

From elsewhere: How a Virginia meat plant became the center of a national listeria outbreak. After taking loan to pay bills, Radford officials say city finances are recovering. Amherst high school renovation reinstates components, adds new ones.
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University of Akron President Gary Miller pushed into retirement, emails show

Over the course of just five minutes, University of Akron leaders made a stunning pair of announcements: President Gary Miller would be retiring, although he was contracted to hold his job for three more years. And he would be immediately replaced by the business school dean, R.J. Nemer.
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