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Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of March 6, 2024:
Unofficial Super Tuesday results: Joe Biden, Donald Trump win Virginia
Reported by VPM News
The Associated Press called primary races for the current and former presidents shortly after polls closed at 7 p.m.
Land donation to Loudoun African American burial ground in jeopardy
Reported by WAMU’s Margaret Barthel
Developer JK Land Holdings is prepared to donate a 10-acre parcel adjacent to the burial ground. But the land will be gifted only if two data centers can be built nearby — a project complicated by a planned Dominion Energy transmission line.
In other news:
- VCU will not build dental school at site of failed development (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*
- Richmond kicks off two-year zoning ordinance rewrite (Richmond BizSense)*
- Powerful Va. senator keeps everyone guessing as clock ticks on arena (The Washington Post)*
In case you missed it:
- Number of Virginia schools that 'need support' under federal law doubled (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*
- Family-run farm feeds hungry A.T. hikers (Daily News-Record)*
- New maps suggest 7,000 Henrico homes face some flooding risk (Henrico Citizen)*
*This outlet utilizes a paywall.
