VPM Daily Newscast
This VPM News supercast contains Central Virginia's news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Hosted by Kim Strother and VPM News editors, episodes are (usually) recorded the night before so you can wake up prepared.
1
Policy Matters: October 29, 2026
4 min
2
BizSense Beat: RIC redesign, Google’s Goochland...
3 min
3
10/30/26 - Charlottesville will have federal el...
Also: It’s the last day of VPM’s fall pledge drive!
6 min
4
10/29/26 - Henrico starts new water line constr...
Also: tense scenes from the Chesterfield data center forum.
4 min
5
10/28/26 - Is there a vampire in Church Hill?
Curious Commonwealth investigates.
5 min
6
10/27/26 - Barbie brings six decades of history...
It's Barbie's world; we're all just living in it!
3 min
7
10/26/26 - Same-day registered voters will now ...
But what is that, exactly? And how is it counted?
5 min
8
BizSense Beat: River’s Edge suit, Which Wich re...
3 min
9
10/23/26 - FBI arrests Virginia Sen. Louise Lu...
The Democrat faces five felony drug charges, including conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
4 min
10
10/22/26 - Richmond Public School systems hacked
RPS says it’s working with law enforcement to understand attack’s full scope
3 min
11
10/21/26 - Thousands of crime lab results unde...
Head of state’s forensic science agency says there’s cause for concern
4 min
12
10/20/26 - SCC staff recommends axing Dominion-...
...Unless both companies commit to dozens of binding conditions first.
3 min
13
10/19/26 - NextEra CEO John Ketchum gives “fire...
It was his first public address in Richmond about the potential merger.
4 min
14
BizSense Beat: Shamin Hotels, Baltik’s Bagel, C...
3 min
15
10/16/26 - The politics of gender in Virginia’s...
Ballot Question 2 would define marriage in the commonwealth, as between two adults, regardless of race, sex, or gender.
6 min
16
10/15/26 - Previewing the race for Virginia’s 5...
Republican incumbent John McGuire faces Democratic challenger Tom Perriello and independent Cooke Harvey.
5 min
17
10/14/26 - How UVA students and faculty are gra...
Faculty and students have different ideas on how it should be used.
8 min
18
10/13/26 - US Rep. Rob Wittman defends his reco...
“There's still much more that we need to do.”
8 min
19
10/12/26 - Shannon Taylor lays out her prioriti...
Plus: Mayor Danny Avula says Richmond won’t renew its Flock Safety contract next summer.
10 min
20
10/10/26 - Steve Bassett returns to Virginia to...
The event will be held at the Perkinson Center for the Arts and Education in Chester.
4 min
21
10/9/26 - Richmond Folk Festival returns for it...
Plus: A closer look at two of the candidates in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District.
6 min
22
10/8/26 - RPS internal audit updates maintenanc...
Also: Rare bee spotted!
2 min
23
10/7/26 - Henrico County’s terminating its Floc...
As the county manager told VPM News, “Flock may not be the tool that we need”
4 min
24
10/6/26 - SCC orders more files in Dominion–Nex...
Also: What would Proposed Constitutional Amendment Question 3 actually do?
5 min
25
10/5/26 - A Chesterfield County employee is fac...
The police department says its systems are under review.
4 min