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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1/15/24 - State gives extra week to enroll in h...
The original Jan. 15 deadline was based on the federal marketplace.
3 min
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1/14/25 - Virginia’s General Assembly is in ful...
The statehouse was delayed due to last week’s water outages in Richmond.
5 min
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1/13/25 - Man incarcerated at Red Onion State P...
The man died Dec. 19 of natural causes, according to the VADOC official, citing confirmation by its Office of Law Enforcement Services and the state medical examiner’s preliminary findings.
5 min
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BizSense Beat: January 10, 2025
Whole Foods is coming to Chesterfield; Local Party City stores plan to remain open despite nationwide closures; Thalhimer Realty Partners continues to move forward with plans in the region; and other local business stories.
5 min
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1/11/25 - A special edition of the VPM Daily Ne...
City officials are hopeful potable water will return Saturday afternoon.
3 min
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1/10/25 - Water testing underway in Richmond
Virginia’s capital city and various counties are still under boil advisories.
5 min
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1/9/25 - Greater Richmond’s water outage continues
State offices will tentatively open at 10 a.m., Goochland issues boil advisory.
6 min
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1/8/2025 - Richmond's water situation impacts G...
Richmond’s water distribution centers will operate on Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
7 min
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1/7/25 - Special elections and rough weather
Three state Senate and House seats are up for grabs in special elections that could determine the balance of power in Richmond.
4 min
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01/06/25 - Will President-elect Donald Trump co...
More than 80 residents in Virginia have been charged in connection with the events.
5 min
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BizSense Beat: January 3, 2025
The 2025 BizSense Crystal Ball; A new mayor and city council; Plans for City Center and the Diamond District; and a lot of Dominion land up for grabs.
4 min
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1/3/25 - Dual-immersion programs are leading to...
A Richmond Public Schools program aims to make every child English–Spanish fluent.
4 min
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12/30/24 - Why doesn’t Richmond require protect...
We're calling this one A Little Bit Curious, if you must know.
7 min
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12/27/24 - Brown v. Board of Education, 70 year...
VPM News spoke with Virginians who were students during school segregation, integration.
10 min
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12/23/24 - How Virginia plays into the history ...
The Master Plan podcast examines Lewis F. Powell Jr. and Bob McDonnell.
15 min
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BizSense Beat: December 20, 2024
Richmond’s search for its preferred development team for the seemingly stagnant City Center redevelopment project is said to be down to one team and in final negotiations as the slow-moving process enters a third year; VCU Athletics’ new hub near The Diamond took a step closer to becoming reality last week; and a startup that was spun out of MIT is planning to build what it hopes will be the world’s first commercial nuclear fusion power plant in Chesterfield County.
4 min
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12/20/24 - New state ombudsman will investigate...
Also, Chuck Pace, who was recently elected to the Albemarle County School Board, died suddenly this week.
4 min
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12/19/24 - Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposes ending ...
The $1.1B proposal would run through Dec. 31, 2027.
4 min
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12/18/24 - Virginia’s electors met to cast thei...
Also: Richmond will not select a Coliseum site redeveloper until Danny Avula takes office.
4 min
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12/17/24 - Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to abolish...
The governor will unveil his budget amendments on Wednesday.
4 min
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12/16/24 - Mayor-elect Avula announces search f...
Current CAO Lincoln Saunders announced resignation last week.
5 min
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BizSense Beat: December 13, 2023
4 min
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12/13/24 - Dewberry puts downtown property up f...
A property on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall has sat unused for more than 15 years.
5 min
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12/12/24 - Chesterfield School Board adopts new...
More than 130 residents signed up to speak on either side of the issue during the four-hour public commenting period
4 min
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12/11/24 - Congressman-elect John McGuire repor...
The local party arm is set to nominate a candidate later this week.
5 min