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.
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6/10/26 - Cultural study to examine 2 historic ...
The City of Richmond has owned East End and Evergreen cemeteries since 2024.
3 min
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6/9/26 - Chesterfield landfill cleanup cost cou...
The former Shoosmith Bros. Landfill leaks 400,000 gallons of wastewater per week.
3 min
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6/8/26 - Richmond pauses new Woodville ES building
The current building is over 70 years old.
3 min
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BizSense Beat: Diamond District dispute, Fortun...
3 min
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6/5/26 - Judge halts universal background check...
Also: Central Virginia org receives historic donation.
3 min
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6/4/26 - Retail cannabis in Virginia could stil...
State lawmakers are working on a compromise in the upcoming state budget.
3 min
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6/3/26 - Voting rights restoration stuck in lim...
Applications for many have been placed on hold.
3 min
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6/2/26 - Hanover supervisors veto large data ce...
The proposed 427-acre project drew strong opposition from residents.
3 min
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6/1/26 - Virginia Tech’s BOV set to meet after ...
Plus: Statewide drought conditions persist, despite a wet end to May.
4 min
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Policy Matters: May 28, 2026
Redistricting fails in the courts, Spanberger vetoes, and the end of the lobbying year.
3 min
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BizSense Beat: Diamond District, Swift Creek Mi...
4 min
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5/29/26 - Spanberger ousts head of Virginia Tec...
Plus: A look at how Henrico County groups are trying to slow the growth of invasive plant species.
10 min
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5/28/26 - New work requirements disqualify many...
11 min
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5/27/26 - Curious Commonwealth asks: Why was Co...
The nickname was built on casino operators’ clever use of a legal loophole.
9 min
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5/26/26 - Novel set in 2020 Richmond explores c...
Marriage and Other Monuments connects those historic events to the unraveling of two marriages.
8 min
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5/25/26 - Cville Tulips builds community with r...
It all began with a trip to the shoe store.
6 min
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BizSense Beat: Recreational marijuana in Virgin...
4 min
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5/22/26 - Chickahominy Nation plans new child c...
The center will help solve a shortage of care options in the area.
7 min
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5/21/26 - Richmond mayor wants to ease local im...
Danny Avula implemented four major changes earlier this week.
4 min
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5/20/26 - Gov. Spanberger vetoes retail marijua...
The move is a setback for state Democrats who were in support of the bill after years of Republican vetoes.
3 min
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5/19/26 - NextEra Energy to acquire Dominion En...
The combined companies will create the world’s largest regulated electric company.
4 min
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5/18/26 - Spanberger’s collective bargaining ve...
Unions have called the veto a “betrayal.”
4 min
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BizSense Beat: Richmond Free Press building, Ti...
4 min
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5/15/26 - A measles outbreak in Buckingham County
Plus: Richmond judges order city to fix dangerous conditions at courts building
3 min
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5/14/26 - Richmond School Board authorizes Comm...
A developer offered the city $7 million in cash for the Southside site.
4 min