4,000 Envigo Beagles To Be Adopted Out; More Va., Headlines

By Staff Report, Virginia Mercury

July 6, 2022

• A judge approved a plan to take 4,000 beagles from Envigo’s embattled Cumberland County dog breeding facility and send them to shelters for adoption.—WRIC

• State Sen. Louise Lucas says she’s had to bolster her security after getting racist threats on social media.—Virginian-Pilot

• Tuesday was the deadline for state employees to return to the office under Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s stricter teleworking rules.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• A federal judge upheld the conviction of a former Rocky Mount police officer who participated in the Jan. 6 attack after a dispute over whether the stick he had should count as a weapon.—Roanoke Times

• The proposed Coalfields Expressway could give far Southwest Virginia a “fighting chance” to revitalize its economy, officials say.—Cardinal News

• New Portsmouth City Manager Tonya Chapman fired the city’s police chief within days of taking the top job.—Virginian-Pilot

• The Danville City Council voted to demolish a local dam, largely for safety reasons.—Danville Register & Bee

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