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Appalachian Power Co. crews worked hard to restore power to Twin County customers on Wednesday, but some homes were expected to be without power until today, Friday, or later.
APCo’s president, Charles Patton, said the long waits for power restoration can be attributed to the size of the storm and the availability of help from contractors.
Charles Patton toured the company’s Virginia and West Virginia coverage areas on Monday.

RICHMOND — Though a federal judge tried to add certain protections to a settlement agreement that resulted from an investigation of the state’s training centers for intellectually and developmentally disabled, both the Department of Justice and Virginia officials have rejected those changes.

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New state laws governing abortion, handgun purchases and drunken driving take effect July 1 — the products of an active and often controversial General Assembly session that saw Republicans flex their legislative muscle in Richmond.
No proposed law stirred as much controversy as the one that will require women to submit to a mandatory ultrasound procedure before having an abortion. The issue triggered protests at the state Capitol and drew national media attention.