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Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of April 23, 2024:
Data: More Shenandoah Valley residents are experiencing homelessness
Reported by VPM News’ Henry Brannan
The results of a January count for the Western Virginia Continuum of Care found 373 people were experiencing homelessness within the CoC on the night of Jan. 24 and morning of Jan. 25, a 16% increase from last year.
Borrow, grow, return: Using the Lewis Ginter Seed Library
Reported by VPM News’ Kim Strother and Whittney Evans
With admission to the Henrico botanical garden, patrons can “check out” all types of fruit, vegetable and flower seeds for their personal gardening needs.
In other news:
- CoStar to acquire Calif. tech company in $1.6B deal (Virginia Business)*
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden growing campus with $31M expansion (Richmond BizSense)*
- Search warrants detail undercover buys and seizure of cash and ATMs from cannabis-related shops (Cardinal News)
In case you missed it:
- Power, pipeline corridors are becoming wildlife habitat (Bay Journal)
- Virginia Supreme Court grants inmate's release in earned sentence credits case (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*