Regional & State

Regional & State news.

The nation’s first state-wide rural tour by an urban orchestra began underground, where the world premiere of “Mammoth,” with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, reflected the mystery and majesty of the longest cave system in the world.
Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Fruit Hill, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sponsored the bill that led to the report — which shows a “significant percentage of the state’s population” experience intimate partner violence or stalking.