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Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of Sept. 20, 2024:
How did a WWII-era gun spend decades in a Chesterfield evidence room?
Reported by VPM News’ Billy Shields
The agendas for any local government’s summer meetings are usually filled with pro-forma requests, recognitions of school bus drivers and plaques for middle school teachers.
But this past summer, the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors considered a request that was anything but ordinary: a motion to allow the county’s police department to donate a World War II-era gun manufactured in Nazi Germany to the Virginia War Memorial.
Even more extraordinary is the path the MP40 machine pistol took on its way to the war memorial — from the home of a Chesterfield woman whose husband and brother-in-law fought in WWII to four decades in CCPD’s evidence unit.
Early voting period opens today in Virginia
Reported by VPM News
The wait is finally over for Virginians who want to get a head start on casting their votes in this year’s election.
Early voting sites across the commonwealth will accept ballots for November’s general election from today, Sept. 20, through Nov. 2.
To welcome the early voting period, here’s a handy guide on early voting and how to do it.
In other news:
- Va Rep May Be Forced To Close Doors (Style Weekly)
- Incorrect mail-in ballots sent to more than 7,000 Virginia Beach homes, officials say (Virginian–Pilot)*
In case you missed it:
- Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library comes to Powhatan (12 On Your Side)
- Our digital lives need massive data centers. What goes on inside them? (The Washington Post)*
*This outlet utilizes a paywall
