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3+ hour, 19+ min ago (735+ words) Jack Jacobs December 4, 2025 0 Medical cannabis provider Cannabist is planning to sell its local facilities to Curaleaf, including the dispensary in Carytown. (BizSense file) The Richmond area's medical marijuana dispensaries are changing hands. Connecticut-based Curaleaf plans to buy the four local retail dispensaries and large cultivation facility owned by The Cannabist Co. in a $110 million deal announced this week. The purchase is expected to close in early 2026. Curaleaf would be the third operator of the state-sanctioned medical cannabis dispensaries in Health Service Area 4, which covers the Richmond and Petersburg areas. The transaction includes four freestanding dispensaries that operate under the Cannabist and gLeaf brands in Short Pump, Carytown, Colonial Heights and eastern Henrico, as well as an 82,000-square-foot growing and production facility near Manchester in South Richmond. That facility also houses a dispensary. Curaleaf would be able to open one more…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago (374+ words) CACI International has secured a potential five-year, $145 million task order to continue providing engineering services to the U.S. Navy's Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Engineering and Planning Department. The company said Wednesday that the work will help maintain fleet readiness, particularly for undersea platforms that must remain prepared for rapid deployment. The company will assist the Navy's Ships Availability Planning and Engineering Center and provide technical engineering support for the Deep Submergence Systems Program. CACI will also contribute to depot-level maintenance execution at the shipyard. CACI has supported Navy undersea programs for more than 30 years, helping ensure dominance in submarine warfare, according to President and CEO John Mengucci, a six-time Wash100 Award recipient. "With innovative, mature solutions, we keep the fleet prepared and ready to respond rapidly. Backed by our intrinsic knowledge, we bring innovative efficiencies to acquisition and engineering while delivering what matters…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago (250+ words) December 3, 2025, 7:24 PM A group of Virginia lawmakers hope to honor U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly by renaming a postal service facility in Fairfax County after him. Connolly, a Democrat who died in May, was a member of the county's Board of Supervisors. He served as chairman before wining his seat in Congress in 2008. Democratic Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, who won Connolly's seat in a special election in September after Connolly's death, along with Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, introduced legislation in November to designate the U.S. Postal Service facility at 10660 Page Ave. as the "Congressman Gerald E. "Gerry' Connolly Post Office Building." During Connolly's time in Fairfax County government, he contributed to the development of the Oakton Library, the Mosaic District and the 40-mile Gerry Connolly Cross Country Trail. Following news of Connolly's death, Fairfax County Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik said that…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago (167+ words) WHITBY, Ontario " Alexandria native and ice hockey player Henry Buttweiler picked up hardware on an international stage. Buttweiler was named the 2025 International Silver Sticks 16-and-under invitational tournament's most valuable player for helping guide his team, the Detroit HoneyBaked, to the tournament championship and a perfect 7-0 tournament record on Sunday, Nov. 30. The International Silver Sticks tournament invites 30 club teams from across the United States and Canada and places them into six pools of five. Following round-robin pool play, the six pool winners plus two wild-card teams advance to the knockout stage. Buttweiler was one of the leading scorers throughout the tournament, finishing with seven goals and six assists across the event. His goal in the fourth overtime of Detroit's semifinal matchup over the Don Mills Flyers advanced the HoneyBaked into the championship game. Against Upper Canada College in the championship round,…...

9+ hour, 37+ min ago (776+ words) HAMPTON " During his first State of the City address, Hampton Mayor Jimmy Gray announced HII plans to invest $28 million in a light manufacturing advanced technology facility for Newport News Shipbuilding. The company is converting its 150,000-square-foot building off Commander Shepard Boulevard to accelerate production of aircraft carriers and submarines with almost 300 jobs, Gray said on Wednesday. "We're in constant communication with HII," Leonard Sledge, Hampton's chief officer for community and economic development, said after Gray's speech. "And this bubbled up." Gray also announced Hampton-based Advex Corp. plans to invest $6 million and create 15 jobs to expand its advanced manufacturing capacity in Langley Research and Development Park to support the Navy's shipbuilding programs. The mayor's "Level Up"-themed speech, in partnership with the Virginia Peninsula Chamber at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, highlighted the city's economic growth, resilience, housing, quality of life…...

10+ hour, 19+ min ago (462+ words) The government is today expected to announce that elections for the new Norfolk and Suffolk mayor are to be delayed for two years. The elections were due to be next May and ministers are likely to cite the need for more time to finish reorganising local authorities. It would be the second time elections have been delayed, as the local May elections this year were postponed until 2026 amid the reorganisation of local government in England. The new mayor will oversee major projects across Norfolk and Suffolk. The main parties have already announced their mayoral candidates. They are: Norwich city councillor Carli Harper (Labour), Suffolk police and crime commissioner Tim Passmore (Conservative), Norfolk county councillor David Bick (Reform UK), chairman of the East of England Energy Group Kevin Keable (Liberal Democrats) and East Suffolk Council leader Caroline Topping (Greens). Zia Yusuf,…...

10+ hour, 56+ min ago (696+ words) The government is today expected to announce that elections for the new Norfolk and Suffolk mayor are to be delayed for two years. The elections were due to be next May and ministers are likely to cite the need for more time to finish reorganising local authorities. It would be the second time elections have been delayed, as the local May elections this year were postponed until 2026 amid the reorganisation of local government in England. The new mayor will oversee major projects across Norfolk and Suffolk. The main parties have already announced their mayoral candidates. They are: Norwich city councillor Carli Harper (Labour), Suffolk police and crime commissioner Tim Passmore (Conservative), Norfolk county councillor David Bick (Reform UK), chairman of the East of England Energy Group Kevin Keable (Liberal Democrats) and East Suffolk Council leader Caroline Topping (Greens). Zia Yusuf,…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago (190+ words) December 3, 2025, 5:54 PM Inova is expanding its health care operations in eastern Prince William County, Virginia, with a new outpatient health center near Potomac Mills. The Inova Health Center'Woodbridge " opening in the former Stratford University building " will welcome patients Dec. 9. Hospital representatives said the facility is designed to bring a full range of coordinated services under one roof, making it easier for patients to access quality care in a single location. A ribbon-cutting and tours of the three-story, 42,000-square-foot building will be held Dec. 3 at 1:30 p.m. at 14349 Gideon Drive, Woodbridge. The health center's primary care team will focus on prevention, wellness and care coordination. Patients will have direct access to a variety of specialty and support services within the same building, including: The facility will expand to include Inova Schar Cancer services in fall 2026, offering cancer care such as medical oncology and…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago (203+ words) RICHMOND " A longtime veteran of the Richmond Police Department has been picked to become the new leader of the agency. In a statement, police announced that Assistant Chief Timothy Simmons will take over for outgoing Police Chief Bisa French. Simmons" first day will be Jan. 17, 2026. Simmons was recognized formally Tuesday night at a Richmond City Council meeting. "We look forward to his leadership, as we continue strengthening trust, transparency and public safety for all who live, work and visit Richmond," police wrote in their statement. French announced her retirement in September. She was appointed the department"s chief on July 16, 2020, making her the first woman and black police chief in the department"s 120-year history. Her time leading the department was most notable for the reduction in homicides. The city has recorded 23 homicides since the start of 2023. By comparison, there…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago (541+ words) The number of community pharmacies in Virginia, including chains, has declined by nearly 10% since 2019. That's according to a new report from the Joint Commission on Health Care, which was tasked with studying access to pharmacy services in Virginia. Legislative staff presented the findings to the commission Wednesday in Richmond. "Community pharmacies are a critical access point for healthcare services," said Jen Piver-Renna, deputy director of the commission. "They dispense medications and provide health services such as vaccinations to all members of the public. They are open longer than other health care offices and provide opportunities for face-to-face medication, counseling, and education." But the total number of community pharmacies in Virginia has declined each year for the past five years, dropping from 1,600 in 2018 to 1,444 in 2024. In Hampton Roads, independent pharmacies including MacArthur Pharmacy, Colley Pharmacy, Barr's Pharmacy'have all shuttered in recent…...