VPM Daily Newscast

VPM's daily newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Hosted by Benjamin Dolle, Phil Liles, Kim Strother and VPM News staff, episodes are recorded the night before so you can wake up prepared.

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BizSense Beat: June 14, 2024
Virginia Credit Union recently prevailed in its legal bid to put a receivership in place and gain control of five south Richmond properties tied to Michael Hild; A lawsuit challenging Richmond’s new approach to financing the Diamond District project was dismissed in court; and Chesterfield Towne Center is getting a permanent pop-up location.
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06/14/24 - Virginia Senate to revisit recent c...
Virginia Senate to revisit recent changes to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; Henrico, Richmond officials celebrate new affordable housing community; Virginia's 43rd state park was dedicated on June 8; and other stories
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6/13/24 - The Mountain Valley Pipeline can now ...
Operator Equitrans Midstream originally expected MVP to begin operations in 2018.
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6/12/24 - State task force meets on military ed...
The General Assembly will meet later this month to discuss the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program.
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6/11/24 - The Mountain Valley Pipeline could be...
Equitrans Midstream says it is in compliance with a federal agreement.
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6/10/24 - The City of Richmond has acquired thr...
VPM News ran two stories late last week about the primary races in Virginia's 7th and 10th Congressional Districts.
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BizSense Beat: June 7, 2024
A year after a Richmond BizSense report revealed that backing out of an ill-fated downtown development cost VCU Health $80 million and counting, a state review is calling for significant changes to the health system’s leadership structure.
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6/7/24 -Lawmakers will be called back to Richmo...
Northern Virginia voters are deciding who to nominate for this fall’s general election.
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06/06/24 - Gov. Glenn Youngkin to ditch Califor...
Also: State air board adopts federal particulate matter standards and other stories
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06/05/24 - Henrico County's Arrive Alive campai...
Henrico County's Arrive Alive campaign aims to improve road safety; Trial begins for man who carried a torch in Charlottesville in 2017; and other stories
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6/4/24 - The families of three UVA football pla...
PlanR-V-A is seeking survey responses and holding public meetings for its Comprehensive Climate Action Plan
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06/03/24 - RVA’s Got Issues tries to fill local...
Professor Rich Meagher is on a mission to help people better understand politics at the local level and be inspired to get involved.
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Policy Matters: May 30, 2024
This month, we discuss the Governor and the General Assembly finalizing a state budget, highlights in key primary contests across the state, and information on early voting in Virginia.
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BizSense Beat: May 31, 2024
Waukeshaw Development is working on a slate of new projects that’ll bring nearly 400 apartments and new commercial space to Petersburg’s Olde Towne area; Southside's Coqui Cyclery is reopening as Cornerstone Cycle in early June; and the effort to line up funding for the long-planned Powhite Parkway extension in western Chesterfield County took another step forward this month.
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05/31/24 - Virginia budget provides $4.9M to ta...
Virginia budget provides $4.9M to tackle invasive species; Charges have been downgraded for the three remaining defendants accused of killing Irvo Otieno; City of Richmond receives $50 million from Virginia DEQ for combined sewer overflow project; and other stories
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5/30/24 - The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will...
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts will be receiving almost $350-thousand dollars thanks to a federal grant, to help construct an expansion
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05/29/24 - Virginia electoral board delays vote...
Virginia electoral board delays vote on removing Charles City County official; Federal judge rejects request to halt Dominion’s Virginia Beach offshore wind farm; and other stories
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05/28/24 - Hanover appoints two new school boar...
Hanover County’s board of supervisors recently appointed two new members to the local school board; Senator Tim Kaine announced new legislation to increase access to mental health resources for students in public schools; The Orange County School Board voted to disaffiliate from the Virginia School Boards Association; and other local news stories.
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5/27/24 - Curious Commonwealth - What's being d...
A VPM News listener asked "What's being done to manage this tree around Richmond?"
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BizSense Beat: May 24, 2024
A virtual reality venue is plugging in as the latest entertainment-focused offering to come to Regency; A decade-plus effort to provide new signage for the entrance to Carytown has reached the finish line; A community meeting was held Monday night to field public input on what a new Mayo Bridge could look like; and what started as a way to drum up lunchtime business at a western Henrico Thai restaurant has led to a new British eatery and market in downtown Richmond.
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5/24/24 - Dominion Energy is considering buildi...
Dominion Energy is considering building a natural gas power plant on the site of a retired coal plant
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05/23/24 - Charlottesville community comes toge...
Charlottesville community comes together to reclaim the former site of a Confederate statue, Virginia Democrats say budget compromise falls short without RGGI and other stories
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5/22/24 - A cross-commonwealth bus line will be...
The 235-mile trip between Virginia Beach and Harrisonburg will take about 6.5 hours, one way.
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5/21/24 - HCA Healthcare is attempting to build...
HCA Healthcare is attempting to build new facilities in Hanover County for a third time; Virginia legislators are sounding the alarm over the health and safety of people incarcerated at Riverside Regional Jail; A 140-year-old Charlottesville church along Ridge Street will again be a place of worship, after the nonprofit owners sold the building to Point Church for just over one million dollars.
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05/20/24- The Well Collective moves to historic...
The Black woman-owned health and wellness space will be in the city's Banking Historic District
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