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Read more from VPM News:  Federal judge says Virginia still failing to follow voter restoration order  Richmond Public Schools holds town hall after Obama Elementary closes for mold    Other links:  Virginia considers calls for mandatory school nurses as healthcare gaps persist (Virginia Mercury)  Amtrak service to D.C. will stop in Alexandria for 9 days in October (The Richmonder)  Virginia Beach water tower will get an artistic makeover (Virginian-Pilot)*  Local blood banks respond to national shortage (WMRA)  Watch: Fighting pharmacy deserts in Virginia (WDBJ) *This outlet uses a paywall.  Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism. 

We examine the fight over the future of flock cameras in Rockingham County... a woman's death at a Fishersville assisted living facility is being investigated as a homicide... The Virginia Department of Health is sticking with the state's vaccine schedule following an executive order from President Trump... Northern Virginia will add more jobs later this year... and we follow researchers with the Smithsonian studying birds providing pest control for farms....

Shenandoah County students and the N-A-A-C-P won their lawsuit against the county school system last week, and lawyers for the both sides are considering their next steps... we'll hear part two of WMRA's series about several immigrant dairy farm workers who were detained in Page County and deported... vaccination rates are below what's needed to establish herd immunity in many Virginia counties... people are calling for a pause on data center development in Virginia... and the Perseid Meteor shower could be visible in areas with clear skies...

Read more from VPM News:  Voters will decide reproductive rights' future four years after Roe  WATCH: Amending Virginia    Other links:  Federal judge rules in favor of Shenandoah students over Confederate school names (WMRA)  Oak Grove hands out 350 book bags to Richmond families 'to put people first' (WTVR)  Janet Howell, trailblazing Virginia state senator, dies at 82 (The Washington Post)*  SCC chair recused herself from earlier NextEra case (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*  Governor seeks participants for new corrections council to help shape Va. prison reforms (Virginia Mercury)  Virginia communities race to get 1% sales tax for school construction on the ballot (Cardinal News)  *This outlet uses a paywall.  Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism. 

A dairy farm in Page county lost half of their employees when they were detained and transferred to immigration enforcement... At least one Virginia lawmaker opposes the sale of Dominion energy to NextEra... ...campaigning has begun on a proposed state constitutional amendment on abortion... and cases of eight men executed in Virginia will be reviewed as part of a reassessment of a former state forensic scientist...

An elephant from the Natural Bridge Zoo has been moved to an accredited animal sanctuary... Bridgewater residents voice concerns about flock cameras... Unemployment is rising across Virginia... AI could make the Commonwealth more vulnerable to cyber threats... and we go to a Central Virginia powerlifting competition...

A judge rules in favor of the Shenandoah County students who sued the county school board over its renaming of schools after Confederates… Governor Spanberger will intervene in the SCC's review of the proposed massive Dominion merger with NextEra… A new outdoor gear consignment store opens in Harrisonburg….

Governor Spanberger visits Harrisonburg and Verona as part of her first ‘National Night Out', hosted by local public safety agencies… Charlottesville's plan for a new homeless shelter faces opposition from some of those who would be moved there… A new study estimates Virginia would need to double the number of state-subsidized childcare slots to serve most eligible kids….

Primary voters pick Democrat Tom Perriello and Republican incumbent John McGuire to face off in November in the 5th District… Republican Bert Mizusawa will challenge U.S. Senator John Warner… In Harrisonburg, Monica Robinson and Dany Fleming win against two challengers….

Charlottesville prepares to open a new homeless shelter, as tensions increase over the Free Bridge homeless encampment along the Rivanna… Today is primary election day in Virginia, so we survey the races, the rules and the money… A traditionalist Catholic organization with a major presence in Buckingham County faces renewed penalties from the Vatican… We meet the critters – and the people – at the Louisa County Fair….

Charlottesville will replace the trees lining the Downtown Mall… Dominion's president says he is opposed to efforts by some lawmakers to delay the deadline to approve the massive merger with a Florida company… Meanwhile, Dominion says President Trump's tariffs have added hundreds of millions to its Virginia offshore wind project….

We meet two of the Republicans who want to challenge incumbent Senator Mark Warner in November… Jeff Schapiro previews next week's primary, and surveys the week in Virginia politics… Virginia will have a new task force to crack down on vape shops selling nicotine-based substances to underage customers….

Read more from VPM News:  Henrico supervisors greenlight 2045 planning blueprint  ICYMI: Committees lay groundwork to campaign on constitutional amendments  VPM News congressional primary previews: 1st District | 4th District | 5th District | 7th District | US Senate    Other links:  Waynesboro residents question operations permit for Northrop Grumman (WMRA)  Uninsured ER visits in Virginia spike nearly 50%, experts warn it could get worse (WTVR)  Workers installing drywall at LEGO site: we're not paid for overtime (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*  Va. education department seeks new student assessment vendor (Virginia Mercury)  Louisa residents prepare for state review of proposed Valley Link transmission line (WRIC)  Google to use electric cooling instead of water in at least 1 of 3 data centers on Botetourt campus (Cardinal News)  *This outlet uses a paywall.  Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism. 

Democrat Beth Macy, running in the 6th Congressional District, attends a veterans event in Winchester… Next Tuesday is primary election day in Virginia, and we have a primer… Virginia's assault weapons ban will stay blocked until the U-S Supreme Court rules on similar bans in other states….

Harrisonburg becomes the latest Virginia locality to shut down its Flock license plate reader system… Augusta County's library board ends planning for a Pride event, after a similar decision by county supervisors last year… A new workforce program aims to address the growing mental health needs of Virginia's college students….

A turkey escapes the poultry industry and finds a home in Nelson County... Harrisonburg City Council plans to vote on automatic license plate readers... a program to use drones as first responders is unveiled in Central Virginia... Virginia Democrats are looking ahead to the 2028 election... And we take a late summer road trip through the Shenandoah Valley...

Waynesboro residents are pushing back against Northrop Grumman as the aerospace and defense company seeks to increase its chemical emissions at its plant in the city... Senator Mark Warner announced that his current campaign for re-election could be his last... Early voting in Virginia's primary elections is down from 2024... and local governments are trying to figure out ways to reign in data center development...

Read more from VPM News:  Chesterfield officials scramble for solutions to Shoosmith cleanup conundrum  Summer meal programs help Charlottesville students stay fed while school's out  Who in Virginia is running for US Senate in 2026?    Other links:  Minimal oversight allows hazards in legal hemp products (WMRA)  ‘The worst it has ever been': Virginia immigration lawyers, former immigration judges warn of a court system in crisis (Charlottesville Tomorrow)  Albemarle County School Board to hold special meeting discussing independent investigation (29News)  150+ adoptees sought original birth certificates in 2 weeks after Virginia law change (WSET)  *This outlet uses a paywall.  Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism.

Weather officials confirm that at least four tornados swept through our area during Tuesday's severe storms… Summertime should be a time for fun and sun for our kids, but many of them face hunger as well… Energy – how it's produced and consumed – is very much in Virginia headlines, and Jeff Schapiro takes a look at the politics of that….

Virginians have been hit with some of the highest fuel cost increases in the nation because of the war on Iran… The General Assembly may return to Richmond soon for a special session to consider the massive Dominion merger… We check on one very rare plant in the New River Valley – so rare, only five were counted last year….

A Charlottesville non-profit is taking a leading role in opposing the proposed massive Dominion merger… It's not just weed that can get you high -- hemp products are increasingly more potent than allowed under Virginia law… We go bat-watching at Harrisonburg's EJC Arboretum….

Running for reelection, Senator Mark Warner takes a campaign spin through the Valley and central Virginia… Voters will decide on a referendum allowing local sales taxes to pay for school construction… We talk with the director of Virginia Clean Cities about this week's EV showcase at JMU….

We've had rain, so why is there still extreme drought in our area?... A former Waynesboro cop is sentenced to jail for assaulting a fellow officer with a Taser… Crime, including violent offenses, is down across Virginia, according to State Police….

More on VPM.org:  NextEra–Dominion merger filings start 6-month clock on regulatory review  Mending a torn safety net: an investigation into Nelson County social services    Other links:  Report finds ‘substantial disparities' in Virginia Beach contracts with minority-owned businesses (Virginian-Pilot)*  How a Roanoke school's new playground is neurodevelopmentally inclusive (Roanoke Times)*  House committee questions Va. prosecutor in closed-door deposition (Washington Post)*  About time? Richmonders weigh-in on possible permanent daylight saving time (WTVR)  GOP Senate hopefuls face long odds in race to challenge Mark Warner (Virginia Mercury)  Mending a torn safety net: lagging salaries, lapsed communication at Nelson DSS (WMRA)  Mending a torn safety net: systemic challenges in social services (WMRA)  *This outlet uses a paywall.  Our award-winning work is made possible with your donations. Visit vpm.org/donate to support local journalism. 

A hospital in Bath County is at risk of closure… Dominion Energy and NextEra filed applications to merge…Drought conditions persist across Virginia… and Radio IQ's Michael Pope and Politics analyst Jeff Schapiro recap the week in politics and state government…

Harrisonburg City Council announced plans to remove Flock cameras from the city…Virginia State Police have released their crime statistics for 2025… A state judge struck down a challenge to a proposed amendment for reproductive rights…And a Harrisonburg line dancing club has seen an uptick in younger attendees in recent years…

Extreme temperatures in Virginia have impacted grape crops at vineyards…A drought watch has been declared for Charlottesville and Albemarle County… Smoking appears to be making a comeback with Gen Z…And we'll meet some of the world's last Guam Kingfishers that are part of a conservation project in Front Royal...

A Bridgewater College political scientist will give a talk about authoritarianism... New gun laws passed by the General Assembly are facing legal battles... Congressman John McGuire will face one of three Democrats in the race for Virginia's 5th District... and a Grammy-wining Richmond Jazz drummer has been named as the artistic director for the Newport Jazz Festival...

Charlottesville residents choose the new design for a public art project using melted down bronze from the former Robert E. Lee monument… JMU says full speed ahead on expansions for Bridgeforth Stadium and student housing… Gas prices in Virginia, and nationwide, are climbing again amid renewed fighting in the Middle East….

Immigration advocates and faith leaders in Staunton rally support for a youth being forced out of the country, away from his family, by immigration enforcement… Public surveys show solid support for a trail-only option for the proposed project between Broadway and Front Royal… Senator Tim Kaine tours the Moton Museum in Farmville, and Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics….

We have the latest on a Staunton man detained by ICE, now back home with his family… New state funding lowers health insurance premiums for about 200,000 Virginians enrolled in the state's marketplace… Adoption in Virginia gets a big boost from a private non-profit….

Senator Tim Kaine starts a tour of the Shenandoah Valley with a stop at a health clinic in Winchester… A Louisa County music teacher is the new president of the National Education Association… Virginia's new law against law enforcement officers wearing masks may not survive in court….

A state Supreme Court panel denies the attorney general's effort to combine separate lawsuits against the state's assault weapons ban… Artificial intelligence is not very good at illustrating small towns… During its annual Fourth of July yard sale, the small community of Fulks Run reflects on America's 250th birthday….

Farmville asks residents to conserve water… After a six-year hiatus, Charlottesville City will again deploy School Resource Officers to public schools… Shenandoah University gets a grant to create a shared commercial kitchen for the Winchester area….

Cooling centers open around the region as we head into an Independence Day weekend of extreme heat… The Free Clinic of Culpeper launches a new peer recovery program… We pay a visit to the Front Royal campus of the Smithsonian Institute, where rescuing black-footed ferrets has become a success story….

State health officials warn of dangerous heat this July 4th weekend… WMRA's Calvin Pynn explores the phenomenon of “flash droughts”… A federal judge blocks a new Virginia law that prevents ICE officers from wearing masks….

The measles outbreak in Buckingham County spreads to neighboring Cumberland… A Virginia program called SUN Bucks helps feed children when school is out of session, and some farmers markets are participating... Staunton residents with Valley Supportive Housing help alleviate housing instability there….

ICE confirms arrests in the Ruckersville area, just days before restrictions on cooperation with local law enforcement go into effect… It's official, Virginia has a budget, just before today's deadline… We dig into the popularity (and health risks) of raw milk….

As potentially dangerous, triple-digit heat looms later this week, Rockingham and Augusta counties declare drought emergencies… Fewer Virginians sign up for health insurance using the state's health exchange, with the end of federal subsidies and higher premiums to blame… On July 1st, Virginia's unemployment benefits increase, and Styrofoam begins to go away….

Areas east of the Blue Ridge are still under extreme drought, but weekend rain could help… As Virginia's budget debate moves toward a resolution just before the deadline, Jeff Schapiro shares his perspective on Virginia politics… We take a ride through American history on the Norfolk & Southern 611 steam train….

Page County deputies shoot and kill a woman after a welfare checkup… For the first time, EMU names a Black woman as president… Jim Ryan reflects on life one year after resigning as UVa's president….

Shenandoah County leaders move forward on new rules for data centers… In the second part of our series on the rebuilding of Nelson County's Department of Social Services, we investigate the staffing challenges faced by small rural agencies… We meet the all-volunteer crew in Mount Solon that rehabilitates injured bats and teaches the public how to protect them….

Nelson County's Department of Social Services is rebuilding after a year of turmoil… The General Assembly approves a new budget, just over a week before the deadline… We take a deeper look at the compromise in that budget over a legal marijuana marketplace….

The Virginia House and State Senate meet today to vote on Virginia's next two-year budget… Virginia remains in a near-statewide drought warning… Residents in Chesterfield county push back on plans for three new data centers.

Researchers from the University of Virginia have found a possible negative side effect of weight loss injection drugs on muscle mass ... Mary Page Marlowe tells the story of a woman's life over the course of several decades, complicated by her personal choices and circumstances. The play, produced by local theater company ShenanArts, debuts in Staunton tomorrow ... and more.

Shenandoah National Park officials suspect a norovirus outbreak along the Appalachian Trail is infecting some hikers… The case against the Natural Bridge Zoo will be split into three separate trials… A Fluvanna County woman invents a wearable device to help breast-feeding mothers....

Residents pack a public forum in Strasburg over a proposed data center complex… The two missing baby giraffes from the Natural Bridge Zoo have been found safe… Governor Spanberger and legislative leaders announce a deal on a retail marijuana market….

Residents in several places in the northern Shenandoah Valley are debating proposed data center projects… Morale in Albemarle County's police department is down, according to one survey… Old-fashioned pinball and video games are thriving at parlors around the state, and we visit one in Charlottesville….

Health officials ask residents in Buckingham County to help contain the measles outbreak there… Drought conditions worsen, with nearly 40% of Virginia under extreme drought… The House of Delegates releases its budget proposal, which still includes a tax break for data centers, but also a commission to study them….

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