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.

Daily News
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11/20/24 - Dominion’s residential customers cou...
Their overall system demand will likely double as well due to the addition of data centers.
4 min
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11/19/24 - The city of Richmond sent a letter t...
The letter says litigation is possible, if the parties don’t agree on a “path forward.”
6 min
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11/18/24 - Where’s Henrico headed?
At a recent state of the county event, officials discussed housing, education, the environment and infrastructure.
5 min
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BizSense Beat: November 15, 2024
Two years after opening as a massive indoor entertainment facility, The Park RVA is expanding outdoors; A local developer’s assemblage of derelict buildings in the Museum District may finally see the wrecking ball before year’s end; Restaurateurs Jeremy and Sarah Chapman are preparing to open Steampunk Pizza at 10396 Leadbetter Road in Ashland; The regional arm of the Girl Scouts has secured a former bank branch in Henrico for its new local headquarters; and a national thrift store chain is expanding its local presence with its first spot in the city limits.
4 min
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11/14/24 - Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s going to be th...
What difference will that make come January?
5 min
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11/12/24 - Subramanyam will be Virginia’s fir...
The state senator was also the first Indian-American and Hindu elected to the General Assembly
4 min
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11/13/24 - Casino development heads to Petersburg
The project is expected to cost $1.4 billion over the next few years.
5 min
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11/15/24 - When a tree falls in Richmond ...
A collaboration between government agencies and local craftspeople is seeking to change that divert felled trees from landfills.
6 min
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BizSense Beat: November 8, 2024
VCU Health closed on a nearly $10 million purchase of the former Pet Dairy industrial property next door to its planned Athletic Village, and the transformation of a former Museum District prep school into apartments is nearing completion.
4 min
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11/08/24 - The proposed constitutional amendmen...
93% of voters supported the measure.
5 min
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11/7/24 - Mayor Levar Stoney congratulates Avul...
Plus: A former Virginia delegate offers some analysis of Tuesday's outcomes.
5 min
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11/6/24 - It's the 2024 Election recap!
As of 1:45 a.m., some races had yet to be called in Virginia.
7 min
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11/5/2024 - It’s Election Day! Polls are open s...
Polls are open starting at 6 a.m., and will be open until 7 p.m.
7 min
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11/4/24 - Virginia Republicans rallied with Don...
The governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and several GOP candidates spoke at the event.
9 min
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Policy Matters: October 31, 2024
‘Policy Matters’ is your window into Virginia politics with VPAP. It's our monthly roundup of the top political headlines from across Virginia, powered by VPAP’s daily e-newsletter, VaNews.
3 min
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BizSense Beat: November 1, 2024
Thalhimer Realty Partners is now the sole lead developer in the Diamond District redevelopment; Dickie's Seafood is closing down and looking to sell its Northside facility; and Shake Shack is coming to Short Pump.
4 min
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11/1/24 - New legacy admissions rules in place ...
Schools like VMI, UVA and William & Mary aren’t seeing a big shift in the percentage of legacy students who’ve enrolled this fall.
6 min
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10/31/24 - U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Vi...
This means the state can keep 1,600 people off the voter rolls who were removed in a process put in place by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
5 min
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10/30/24 - Powhatan approves $2.7 billion data ...
Virginia is home to the world’s largest data center market.
4 min
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10/29/24 - Richmond City Council delays vote on...
Council President Kristen Nye told VPM News the special meeting was canceled due to members’ availability.
5 min
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10/28/24 - How will Richmond’s next mayor appro...
Federal and state governments have a lot of power to make climate-related laws and regulations – but that doesn’t mean Richmond’s hands are tied.
9 min
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BizSense Beat: October 25, 2024
With a new Leonard at the till, Tom Leonard’s Farmer’s Market is headed for growth mode; The city-owned Intermediate Terminal Warehouse is being primed for new life; Virginia Union University released what it says is its final plan for hundreds of new apartments that now calls for preserving the entire century-old structure that once housed the first black hospital in the city; and a Northern Virginia developer’s plan to build a data center complex on the Hanover-Ashland line has achieved the first of two needed cross-jurisdictional milestones.
4 min
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10/25/24 - Ruling expected Friday in federal vo...
Lawyers for the Department of Justice and civic groups faced off with Virginia’s attorneys Thursday in Federal Court.
6 min
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10/24/24 - Department of Forensic Science says ...
DNA testing is being expedited in all three.
4 min
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10/23/24 - Funeral home founder refutes Tavares...
The Richmond City Council candidate listed it in his campaign paperwork.
4 min