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Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of June 25, 2024:
I-95 Gaza protesters sentenced to jail
Reported by VPM News’ Megan Pauly
Judge Mansi Shah described the March 11 protest as “calculated, planned chaos” that caused “unnecessary harm” to those backed-up three miles on the interstate.
Naomi “Nomi” Isaac, an organizer with the Virginia Student Power Network and a member of The Black Alliance for Peace, told the court Friday, that the protest was the only way for their voice to be heard.
“What I stand for is the end to war,” they told the court.
UVA homes in on Alzheimer’s dementia research
Reported by VPM News’ Phil Liles
The University of Virginia recently launched the Harrison Family Translational Research Center — an initiative focused on Alzheimer’s research headed by John Lukens.
“The aim in the new center is to accelerate the discovery of novel therapeutics to treat Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases — advancing the discovery of novel therapeutics, and advancing and getting them to the patients sooner,” Lukens said.
In other news:
- Dominion Energy burying miles and miles of outage-prone power lines (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*
In case you missed it:
- Nonprofit withdraws ‘agrihood’ project, alleges racial discrimination against Chesterfield supervisor, commissioner (Richmond BizSense)*
- ‘Tiny crime fighters with wings’: Bees go to work on a Virginia ‘body farm’ (The New York Times)*
- Bats found inside of Tazewell County school (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)*
*This outlet utilizes a paywall.
