State briefs for Sunday, Jan. 31

Mountain Valley Pipeline drops plan for blanket permit ROANOKE — Mountain Valley Pipeline says it will abandon its plan to use a blanket permit to cross nearly 500 streams and wetlands. The Roanoke Times reported Tuesday that the pipeline project will instead apply for individual approvals for each open-cut crossing. That will make for a…

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State briefs for Sunday, Jan. 10

Man charged in shooting at Loudoun Walmart STERLING — Police say a man has been arrested on 11 felony charges following a shooting last weekend that left a sheriff’s deputy and two civilians hurt at a Walmart store. The Loudoun Sheriff’s Office said Steven E. Thodos of Sterling was facing multiple charges, including two counts…

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