➤ Statewide: Virginia Works announced that the statewide unemployment rate in November was 3.0%, up 0.1% from the same month in 2023, but a full percentage point lower than the national average. (More)
➤ Richmond: State Senate Republicans proposed legislation that would make it easier to charge drug dealers with murder if a purchaser dies of a fentanyl overdose. (Details)
➤ Virginia Beach: An autistic 14-year-old who went missing last Wednesday was found safe on Sunday, according to state police. (More)
➤ Henrico: County officials say the Cobbs Creek Reservoir Project, completed last year and costing $280 million, should help prevent future water service disruptions in Central Virginia. (Details)
➤ Winchester: The regional airport unveiled a 16,300-square-foot building that it calls the “airport terminal of the future.” (More)
➤ Statewide: The Commonwealth asked for input about how it should develop Mayo River State Park, a new park along the North Carolina border. (Vote)
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