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.
3/4/2024 - How is Richmond's Vision Zero plan g...
It's roughly the halfway point for this traffic safety program, which launched in 2018.
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BizSense Beat: March 1, 2024
Richmond’s decades-long effort to commemorate its history as the nation’s second-largest slave market reached a milestone Tuesday with the unveiling of a new master plan for the 10-acre project in Shockoe Bottom; Another major mixed-use redevelopment is on the drawing board for Henrico’s west end; A chain of biscuit-focused breakfast restaurants is on the rise locally with plans for a new spot in Carytown; and other local business stories.
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley made a campaign stop at a West End Henrico hotel Thursday to rally support for her party's nomination; A bill that would protect employee pay if a person needs extended leave to take care of a family member is being sent to the governor for approval; The Commonwealth will not bar localities from setting limits on solar installations this year.
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02/29/24 - $230 million headed to transit proje...
$230 million headed to transit projects in Central Virginia; Tribal consultation bill moves forward in General Assembly; More General Assembly legislation headed to Gov. Youngkin's desk; and other stories
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2/28/24 - Protesters delivered a petition calli...
Protesters delivered a petition calling for work to stop on the Mountain Valley Pipeline to Attorney General Jason Miyares’ office last week; Richmond City Council has appointed its first manager of the citizen police oversight board; On Monday, Richmond City Council passed an ordinance that permits the city to accept several historic African-American cemeteries … including East End, Evergreen, and Forest View.
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2/27/24 - A town hall meeting for Chesterfield ...
State Senator Ghazala Hashmi hosted a town hall Sunday for Chesterfield County residents to learn more about a proposed Dominion Energy gas plant; Dominion Energy is selling half its interest in the Virginia Beach offshore wind project; Ricmond's finance department plans to complete a review of certain delinquent meals tax bills by July 1st.
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2/26/24 - Longtime Wildlife Center of Virginia ...
Ed Clark has long been a force of — and for — nature.
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BizSense Beat: February 23, 2024
A former Dominion Energy-owned parking lot in the Fan is being eyed for what would be the largest new-construction apartment development the neighborhood’s seen in recent years; An old-timey diner from Lynchburg is touching down in the Devil’s Triangle; and three cousins are now looking to bring their market concept to the Southside to help quell Manchester’s grocery needs
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02/23/24 - Hanover County administrators introd...
Hanover County administrators introduced their budget priorities for the upcoming fiscal year; Another mayoral candidate enters the race in Richmond; and other stories
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02/22/24 - Who's running to be the next mayor o...
Who's running to be the next mayor of Richmond?; Budget talks in the General Assembly; and other stories
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2/21/24 - Elegy is open at the Virginia Museum ...
Elegy is open at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts until Sunday; Portsmouth has a message for some equestrians: Hold your horses; The Junior Officer Training Corps is a federal program sponsored by the U.S. Armed Forces in high schools across the country.
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02/20/24 - The fight over menhaden in the Chesa...
The fight over menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay continues to heat up in Virginia
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BizSense Beat: February 16, 2024
The first phase of Richmond’s multibillion-dollar Diamond District project appears set to get into full swing; The City of Richmond has taken its first regulatory steps to change its tax collection practices that in recent years have plagued restaurant owners; and Lego has tapped a local general contractor to help oversee construction of its massive manufacturing facility in Chesterfield.
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2/16/24 - This week, Virginia lawmakers passed ...
House Speaker Don Scott says, "Crossover is a critical time for us to continue these conversations on issues that are most important to the people of the commonwealth of Virginia."
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2/15/24 - Open-air fire restrictions start today
Last fall, thousands of acres were engulfed by at least 5 distinct fires across the state.
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2/14/24 - Much like football games, there’s a h...
Much like football games, there’s a halftime point in Virginia’s legislature … and it’s called Crossover; A bill protecting women who come to Virginia for an abortion from states where that procedure is illegal passed the Senate on Monday; Richmond City Council is moving forward with a partnership to fight homelessness.
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02/13/24- Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to create a...
Virginia delegates voted to forward a heavily amended plan to create a government authority for a professional sports arena in Alexandria
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02/12/24 - Dating While Gray's Laura Stassi cha...
Dating While Gray's Laura Stassi chats with VPM's Morning Edition host Phil Liles
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BizSense Beat: February 9, 2024
Virginia Union University announced the first step it is taking toward implementing a $500 million campus redevelopment plan over the next 10 years; Proposed changes to state law to address city tax collection issues like the ones that have been plaguing Richmond restaurant owners received a mixed reaction from Virginia legislators Tuesday; Richmond's Planning Commission approved several new projects this week; and other local business stories.
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2/9/24 - Virginia Democrats are aiming to tight...
Virginia Democrats are aiming to tighten the rules around how the state changes its voter rolls; Richmond’s new auditor says he’s started reviewing how many restaurants may be behind on meals tax payments; The Virginia Senate unanimously advanced a bill yesterday to remove Richmond from the list of casino-eligible cities.
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2/8/24 - Hanover County officials are watching ...
Hanover County officials are watching several bills proposed by General Assembly legislators in 2024; A Section of Libbie Avenue in Henrico County is poised for an infrastructure upgradeSportfishing and conservation groups continue to push Virginia to ban menhaden fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.
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2/7/2024 - Virginia lawmakers grapple with tree...
New state legislation could empower all Virginia localities to keep or expand tree cover.
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02/06/24 - Virginia's General Assembly consider...
Virginia's General Assembly considering how to set up a retail marketplace for marijuana; How one Richmond restaurant's meals tax bill went fro $10k to $0; and other stories
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2/5/2024 - Latino families fear for children's ...
Some students have left school altogether.
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BizSense Beat: February 2, 2024
GRTC is looking at five sites across the city for the home of its future bus transfer station; A legal drama is beginning to unfold between Virginia Repertory Theatre and one of its co-founders; The pandemic’s effect on office space is leading one downtown Richmond office building to a date with the auction block; and Libbie Mill’s original neighborhood market has closed, though its space won’t sit vacant for long.