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Notice how warm it’s getting? That means the marijuana outdoor growing season is nigh. So is the summer music festival season. Virginia’s getting a bit of both with simultaneous multi-day festivals near Salem and Charlottesville beginning April 18.

The natural gas pipeline should be operational by the end of March, company says.

The natural gas pipeline should be operational by the end of March, company says.

The natural gas pipeline should be operational by the end of March, company says.

You might find hiking the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in the coming year a bit easier than if you did it in 2023. That's because it shrank by a mile, according to the folks at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

The worker was apparently struck by a large rock that had become dislodged from the slope.

The Mountain Valley Pipelines lead partner now says that construction will continue through the first quarter of 2024.

A Mountain Valley Pipeline protester has locked herself to a buried lockbox at a worksite on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County, where workers are working on clearing vegetation on the mountain, according to the Appalachians Against Pipelines.

Sections of the pipe are being examined to make sure a protective coating has not been damaged by years of exposure to the elements.

Sections of the pipe are being examined to make sure a protective coating has not been damaged by years of exposure to the elements.