THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1608, Captain John Smith became president of the council at Jamestown and put the colony’s idle gentlemen to work under a blunt rule: those who wouldn’t work wouldn’t eat.

A Virginia county is advancing talks on selling naming rights to high school sports facilities as a potential revenue source. Learn more in Top Stories, then reply to let us know how you feel about this idea.

There has been no shortage of noise around the Lindsay Clancy trial. Conspiracy theories, hot takes, and bad legal analyses have drowned out the actual facts. So we stripped away the bias and the agenda and laid out what really happened, including the courtroom decision everyone was talking about last week. Plus, what three jurors just revealed about the chaos inside that deliberation room. Join Ayla on The Flyover Podcast for the story without the spin. Tune in here!

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Virginia Earns B for Labor Laws

Virginia earned a B for its public-sector labor laws in the Pennsylvania-based Commonwealth Foundation’s new 50-State Labor Report, the second straight edition to place the Commonwealth at that grade.

The free-market group awards higher marks to states that restrict collective bargaining. Virginia earned an A+ in 2017 and 2019, fell to a C in 2022, and has since settled at B, one of 10 states there.

The grade lands amid a live fight in Richmond. The General Assembly this year passed bills creating a statewide public-bargaining system, but Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, vetoed them in May after lawmakers rejected her amendments.

Spanberger said she supports giving public workers a stronger voice but wanted a slower rollout. Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, called himself “disappointed and perplexed” and vowed another try, while unions called the veto a betrayal.

GMU and TreQ Partner for Quantum Leap

George Mason University has partnered with Oxford-based TreQ to install Virginia’s first open-architecture quantum computing system, also the first U.S. deployment of TreQ’s Open Architecture Quantum framework.

The $7.7 million system will be located on a Northern Virginia campus, with delivery and installation planned for early 2027 and commissioning by late summer 2027.

Supported by the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, the project will give students, faculty, researchers, and industry partners access to flexible quantum infrastructure that can incorporate evolving processors, software, and networking technologies.

Officials say the collaboration will strengthen workforce development, accelerate research, and help position the Commonwealth as a leader in the emerging multi-trillion-dollar quantum economy.

Fairfax Weighs Sports Facility Naming Rights

Fairfax County school board members are advancing talks on selling naming rights to high school sports facilities as a potential revenue source.

During a Tuesday work session, athletics director Tom Horn outlined a possible timeline following a request from board members seeking creative funding options. A districtwide program would be novel in Northern Virginia, though some nearby districts already have individual deals.

Under current policy, all proceeds would flow to a facilities fund, with the board retaining final approval on deals limited to a minimum five-year term. Officials may issue a request for information this fall to gauge corporate interest.

Eligible sites could include stadiums, tracks, tennis courts, weight rooms, and other campus facilities across the county’s 26 high schools. Fairfax County considered naming rights in 2009, but didn’t advance the idea.

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Longevity breakfast dessert enjoyed by Blue Zone Costa Ricans helps them live to 100?

Most Americans think eating sweets for breakfast is unhealthy.

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✅ Keeps them lean even into their 70s, 80s, and 90s
✅ Slows blood sugar spikes and maintains healthy insulin sensitivity
✅ Keeps their blood pressure at normal, healthy levels
✅ Keeps their hearts and arteries strong and clean well into old age, with a striking lack of heart disease in their population
✅ Even helps them have seven times more centenarians than in Japan

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➤ Statewide: A new Virginia Health Information dashboard shows the state’s maternity-care gap widening, with rural mothers traveling on average 30 minutes longer and 23 miles farther to give birth than mothers in urban areas. (More)

➤ Roanoke: An outside review branded the city’s planning department “tone deaf,” citing a culture of saying no that it says is slowing projects and costing the city money. (More)

➤ Prince William County: Police are searching for a Lyft driver accused of abducting two women during a ride early Sept. 6 near Woodbridge. The suspect is also wanted in Maryland on reckless-driving charges. (More)

➤ Virginia Beach: The City Council approved a plan to phase in shorter firefighter workweeks, cutting shifts from 56 to 48 hours, citing health and family benefits for crews. (More)

➤ Chesterfield County: Construction on the $565 million Powhite Parkway extension is set to begin this winter, a 9-mile project running from Route 288 to Hull Street Road that officials expect to finish by 2034. (More)

➤ Loudoun County: The School Board voted to ask county supervisors for an extra $14 million that opened up after state budget delays, even as enrollment came in about 2,000 students short of projections, leaving a $13.5 million gap. (More)

➤ Henrico County: The Board of Supervisors voted to put speed cameras in some school zones, so drivers caught speeding near county schools will soon face fines. (More)

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➤ The Washington Nationals set a Major League record with their 38th blown save of the season, surrendering a three-run lead in the eighth inning during a 5-4 loss to the San Diego Padres. (More)

➤ Coach Michael Vick, the Virginia Tech legend and Newport News native, returns to Charlottesville on Friday night, his first time on the sideline there since he faced Virginia as a Hokie in 1999, now leading Norfolk State against the Cavaliers. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. (More)

➤ The Washington Commanders rolled out a “Flavors of the Season” menu at Northwest Stadium, adding options under $10 plus a crab-stuffed pretzel, half-smokes, a Hail Mary Cheesesteak, a DC BBQ Pocket, and the Legends Dog of the Game. (See Photos)

➤ An Albemarle County judge refused to dismiss former UVA men’s lacrosse coach Lars Tiffany’s $1.4 million lawsuit over his firing after the 2025 season, ruling the school made a firm offer that Tiffany accepted. (More)

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➤ The Valley Environmental Justice Alliance has formed in Waynesboro to press the Virginia DEQ and City Council over pollution from defense contractor Northrop Grumman’s plant there. (More)

➤ Richmond may use a lottery to decide who can open marijuana dispensaries in the city, with a set share of licenses reserved for so-called impact applicants. (More)

➤ A new outpatient clinic for veterans opened in Chesapeake’s Western Branch area, giving veterans on the western side of Hampton Roads’ Southside a closer place for care and cutting travel time. (More)

➤ Roanoke’s city-owned Berglund Center, open since 1971, needs at least $30 million in repairs, from a new roof to boilers and a fire-alarm system, as leaders weigh its future amid stalled casino talks. (More)

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➤ The USS Wisconsin battleship moved a short distance from its pier at Nauticus in Norfolk so crews can replace a worn pier fender. The move marks the first time in 25 years it has been pulled away from its pier. (See Video)

➤ A new plaque in Danville will mark Sacred Heart Catholic School as the first in the city to integrate. It opened in 1953 and enrolled black students just six years later. (More)

➤ Two Virginia college students, Imre Huss of UVA and Imani Laird of Hampton University, were among 11 national winners in the Democracy Defenders Fund’s Future of Democracy anthology, writing about media’s role in democracy and civics education. (More)

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