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A notorious stretch of Interstate 81 in Botetourt County is getting straightened out. It’s just the latest in a series of major upgrades to the highway.

When the next General Assembly goes into session in January, the House of Delegates committees will have more Democrats and fewer Republicans.

Centra Health will end OB/GYN services at its Southside Community Hospital in Farmville in December. With new Medicaid rules expected to reduce insurance reimbursements to rural hospitals many providers are facing difficult decisions about whether they can afford to continue expensive services like OB/GYN.Cardinal News health reporter Emily Schabacker is covering this story and she spoke with Fred Echols.

UVA’s interim president appeared before the faculty senate Friday to defend the agreement he signed with the Department of Justice. Professors and Democrats in Richmond had argued the federal government had no right to interfere with a state university’s academic freedom.

A mining company owned by the family of West Virginia Senator Jim Justice was in federal court Thursday. Environmental groups allege the company is missing deadlines for mine reclamation.

Banks were once at the heart of many communities in Virginia, but with so much banking now done online, many have closed. In Roanoke and Charlottesville, renovations are underway, and developers are betting on the arts to bring new life to those elegant old banks.

The YMCA at Virginia Tech has launched a new food pantry in Blacksburg, available to people with an EBT card.

As members of the General Assembly prepare for the upcoming session with a new governor, tax policy is likely to be a topic of debate.

Endings and beginnings highlighted the political talk over the past few days.Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

It’s been three years since three football players from the University of Virginia were shot and killed. The school plans a series of memorial events and has made changes to improve safety on campus.