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.
12/15/23 - Henrico County honored three outgoin...
Henrico County honored three outgoing supervisors this week; 449 million dollars in federal funds for Hampton Roads are safe in this year’s national defense spending bill; An FBI official testifying before the U.S. House Oversight Committee Tuesday raised questions about the General Service Administration's site-selection process for the new FBI Headquarters.
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12/14/23 - Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin won...
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin won’t roll out his next budget proposal until December 20th; Delegate Les Adams of Martinsville resigned from the Virginia house of delegates Tuesday. Adams is a Republican who ran unopposed in the November election; Chesterfield County resident Darlene Dragavon came across a granite marker in a community field with the words “In Memory of Joan C. Hall.”
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12/13/23 - Virginia congressman Bob Good will b...
Virginia congressman Bob Good will be the House Freedom Caucus’ next chairperson; The U.S. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing Tuesday on the site selection process for a new FBI headquarters; $90 million dollars will be included in Governor Glenn Youngkin's upcoming budget proposal to create a collaborative network among Virginia Tech, The University of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University.
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12/12/23 - Richmond’s 804 area code is running ...
A state regulatory commission announced last year that Richmond’s 804 area code is running out of numbers; Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin appeared in Washington D.C., on Bloomberg Television Monday to discuss a range of topics, including the economy and Virginia’s recent elections; The research arm of Virginia's legislature recommended MONDAY that the state shut down its lone public psychiatric hospital for children.
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12/11/23 - Public space can be hard to come by ...
Public space can be hard to come by in a city – and when it’s there, it doesn’t always serve the community’s needs.
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BizSense Beat: Dec. 8, 2023
The mixed-use redevelopment of Regency mall could spill across the street with an additional project envisioned at the site of what used to be an entrance ramp under Parham Road; As an income-based apartment project gets going across the street, a local church led by a state delegate-elect is looking to add to Chesterfield’s housing stock through a collaboration with a national homebuilder; and a storied Fan restaurant space in line to house an Italian restaurant is now set to be the next destination for a Chesterfield restaurateur who’s flying north into the city limits.
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12/08/23 - Virginia activists delivered a lette...
Virginia activists delivered a letter to the offices of Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine demanding they support a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War; Virginia Democrats have introduced a constitutional amendment aimed at protecting abortion access — permanently, but it could be a lengthy process; and other stories
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12/07/23 - The Town of Kilmarnock has plans to ...
The Town of Kilmarnock has plans to double in size; Three families asked the Supreme Court in late November to pause construction on a natural gas pipeline in Southwest Virginia; Virginia has extended its contract with the state’s only privately run prison until mid-20-24
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12/06/23 - As newly elected lawmakers head to R...
12/06/23 - As newly elected lawmakers head to Richmond, lobbyists remain; Richmond City Council speaks with potential 9th District candidates; The Life and Legacy of Enslaved Virginian Emily Winfree; and other stories
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12/05/23 - New home solar co-op taking shape i...
The mayor of Petersburg has stepped down from the city’s Democratic committee after appearing in campaign material for a Republican House of Delegates candidate; The State Board of Elections on Monday certified the results of November's general elections; Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has announced his bid for Virginia governor in 2025; and other local news stories.
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12/04/23 - Local Richmond businesses are less l...
Listen to the latest story in our Healthy City series.
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BizSense Beat: Dec. 1, 2023
The redevelopment of another entire city block in Scott’s Addition is moving forward, The fate of some of Dominion Energy’s prime downtown real estate holdings has taken another turn, A local developer is looking to add about 550 new residential units in western Chesterfield, all of which would be age-restricted; and other local business stories.
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12/01/23 - The Virginia Department of Education...
The Virginia Department of Education announced $12 million dollars in security grants for hundreds of schools across the commonwealth this week; Governor Glenn Youngkin said he’s QUOTE “extremely worried about the state” of college campuses and discussed Thomas Jefferson’s writings on free expression at the University of Virginia; The 2023 Dominion Energy Christmas Parade is set to begin at 10.15 a.m. Saturday at the Science Museum of Virginia.
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11/30/23 - Virginia’s executive mansion will di...
Virginia’s executive mansion will display a Christmas tree grown in Floyd County this year; Henrico’s Board of Supervisors scheduled a public hearing to discuss the county's GreenCity development; Possession of small amounts of marijuana is legal in Virginia…but there’s no adult-use retail market.
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11/29/23 - Most of Virginia under a drought adv...
Most of Virginia under a drought advisory; Richmond Public Schools launched the Build Our Own Teacher program to help full-time staff become fully-licensed; and other stories
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11/28/23 - The Richmond City School Board appro...
11/28/23 - The Richmond City School Board approved a $30 million bid to rebuild William Fox Elementary School; GRTC asks riders to weigh in on their 10-year strategic plan; Respiratory virus season arrives in Virginia; and other stories
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11/23/23 - Hanover voters struck down a refere...
Hanover voters struck down a referendum to elect the county’s school board on Election Day, paving the way for the board to uphold its more divisive policies; The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is pausing work zones and lifting lane closures in the Commonwealth for Thanksgiving holiday travel; Firefighters working to contain the Matts Creek Wildfire in Bedford County got some help from Mother Nature on Tuesday.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin will present his new budget on Dec. 20.
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11/21/23 - Democrats in Virginia’s General Asse...
Democrats in Virginia’s General Assembly are submitting key legislation ahead of the 20-24 session; Virginia State University will host one of the 20-24 Presidential Debates next fall; Relatively few children who enter Virginia’s foster care system end up being placed with relatives compared to other states.
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11/20/23 - Southside Richmond residents have be...
Southside Richmond residents have been vocal about what they need to make their neighborhoods safer, healthier and more liveable.
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BizSense Beat: Nov. 17, 2023
VCU Health’s costly exit from an ill-fated downtown development project is set to get a closer look from officials on both the state and federal level; The disclosure this spring that VCU Health System had to pay $73 million to back out of a costly downtown development project revealed another financial detail that has kept some observers scratching their heads; Kinsale Capital Group is planning more than just an office renovation on the land it owns near Willow Lawn; and another Richmond brewery is closing its doors.
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11/17/23 - Northrup Grumman bringing 331 new jo...
11/17/23 - Northrup Grumman bringing 331 new jobs to Waynesboro; Henrico County's annual State of the County address; More FBI HQ drama; and other stories
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11/16/23 - A bipartisan group of 11 Virginia la...
A bipartisan group of 11 Virginia lawmakers sent a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Investigator General to request an investigation into the site-selection process of the new FBI headquarters; The Hanover County school board approved a number of policy revisions, aligning the school system with the Virginia Department of Education’s trans Model Policies; The Virginia Board of Education OK’d two new lab schools on Wednesday.
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11/15/23 - New commission to provide utilities ...
The Public Utilities and Services Commission's first report is due Halloween 2024.