Some Virginia schools have recently removed certain book titles from school library shelves immediately following parent complaints. But experts warn that this is dangerous and could violate state law; Employers are debating whether going back to the office is necessary; Longtime Virginian-Pilot movie and theater critic Mal Vincent died this weekend; and other local news stories.

Organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville will have to pay millions of dollars in damages for their involvement; HUD has awarded the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority a $450,000 grant; Tips from VCU Health experts about how to keep your family safe this holiday season; and other local news stories.

The jury will meet behind closed doors for a third day of deliberations, in the civil trial against over a dozen white nationalist leaders and groups connected to the 2017 Unite the Right rally; The City of Richmond is soliciting bids to remove the monument and grave of A.P. Hill; After a more than 40-year hiatus, the Armstrong-Walker Classic will return with a parade this Saturday; and other local news stories.

In a multiple week-long investigation, several candidates in the recent statewide elections told VPM News they experienced both overt and subtle racism, sexism, and Islamophobia while campaigning this year; Jury deliberations will begin today in the trial against white nationalists who planned the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville; Some voters in Chesterfield County woke up yesterday in a soon-to-be new district. That’s because the Board of Supervisors approved a new magisterial map; and other local news stories.

The last Afghan refugees staying on Fort Lee have been resettled; So far this year, there’ve been a total of 12 infant deaths in Richmond, compared to just five in 2020; Republican State Senator Amanda Chase is making a bid for the U.S. House of Representatives; and other local news stories.

A judge has ordered the Virginia State Police troopers who fatally shot Xzavier Hill to answer most of the questions his mother submitted to the court about the night he died; Attorneys representing the nine Charlottesville residents who sued Unite the Right rally organizers have rested their case; The City of Charlottesville officially has a new comprehensive plan; and other local news stories.

The State Board of Elections finished certifying Virginia’s 2021 results yesterday; Democrats and Republicans in Virginia's House of Delegates elected their caucus leaders over the weekend; In Prince George County, R.W. Vargo won the race for sheriff by six votes; and other local news stories.

A look at a Michigan program that's helping students get back on track.

Virginia's Governor-elect, Republican Glenn Youngkin, will be getting help from four former governors, including one Democrat, as he prepares to take on that job; The Urban One casino project could be getting a second chance in Petersburg; The amphitheater at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond was packed yesterday, as people gathered to honor the commonwealth’s veterans and service members; and other local news stories.

A look at how VCU policies affect student debt.

In the week leading up to Election Day, a mysterious group sent out mailers promoting third-party candidate Princess Blanding for governor and attacking Democrat Terry McAuliffe; Negotiations between Diversity Richmond employees and administrators continued last night; The Hanover County School Board narrowly rejected a proposed policy change around transgender bathroom access this week; and other local news stories.

How state policies create and perpetuate problems with direct-to-school debt.

Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is asking City Council to use funds from the Capital Improvement Plan to get designs for George Wythe High School nailed down; A new job training program for veterans and their spouses is coming to Hampton Roads; The former Charlottesville Police Chief says her termination was unjust and is demanding $3 million dollars from the city; and other local news stories.

Direct-to-school debt.

A group of Democratic Virginia Senators shared a list of complaints with the state Supreme Court yesterday. They’re concerned with Republican nominees for Special Master, who will eventually help the court draw new legislative maps; The Virginia Employment Commission has made headway in clearing a backlog of disputed unemployment claims; The fate of two proposed constitutional amendments are unclear after Republicans seemed to win control of the House of Delegates last week; new testimony in the Unite the Right trial in Charlottesville; and other local news stories.

Virginia’s governor-elect, Republican Glenn Youngkin, toured the executive mansion and met with its current inhabitant, Democrat Ralph Northam yesterday; Incoming Attorney General Jason Miyares says his office will focus more on addressing crime; One of the country’s most prominent white nationalist leaders took the stand yesterday in the trial against organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally; and other local news stories.

Glenn Youngkin will be Virginia’s first GOP Governor since Bob McDonnell left office in 2014, which means he’ll also be the first Republican since then to appoint top state government officials; Attorneys for the nine people who are suing the organizers of the deadly Unite the Right rally brought their first expert to the stand yesterday; Virginia began its rollout of COVID-19 vaccines for children 5 to 11-years-old; and other local news stories.

Projected results for the governor's race, hiccups at polling places and updates on Richmond's casino referendum, and many other stories

Registrars are already counting early votes in the hopes of reducing delays in election results. Even so, we won’t know the official results of any races on Election Night; In a last push before Election Day, civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton visited Richmond to speak in support of a voter referendum to build a casino; Twenty barbers stationed at Fort Lee have won the right to keep 53 percent of their earnings after being on strike since July; and other local news stories.

Opening arguments began yesterday in the civil trial against the white nationalists who organized the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville; Dominion Energy is becoming a talking point in the Virginia governor’s race; Richmond voters will decide on their ballots whether to allow a casino to open in the city’s Southside neighborhood; and other local news stories.

A jury of 12 has been seated in the trial against white nationalist groups who planned the Unite the Right rally; With Election Day less than a week away, Virginia localities are required to start processing early votes in the hopes of reducing post-election delays; Virginia Senator Mark Warner is continuing to monitor ongoing mail delivery issues with the U.S. Postal service; and other local news stories.

Data from the Richmond Police Department shows that from 2020 to 2021 there were 605 reported crimes in the city’s six largest public housing neighborhoods. Residents and advocates say these neighborhoods are over-policed; Teachers in Chesterfield who wish to take training courses will have to sign a form promising the sessions do not include critical race theory; Next month, Richmond city officials say a temporary shelter is expected to open that will house people experiencing homelessness this winter; and other local news stories.

Jury selection is underway in a trial against white nationalists who planned the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville; The Virginia Redistricting Commission has missed a final deadline to draw new state legislative maps, kicking the process to the Virginia Supreme Court; Hampton Roads’ stake in offshore wind just got a lot bigger; and other local news stories.

Richmond Police are trying to identify who defaced a mural of tennis player Arthur Ashe Jr. in Battery Park with white supremacist imagery; The Supreme Court of Virginia won’t reconsider its decision to allow Governor Ralph Northam to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond; President Joe Biden will be campaigning with gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe; and other local news stories.

The Virginia Redistricting Commission has tentatively cancelled its remaining meetings; Henrico Police are increasing patrols in parts of the county, after finding suspicious bags filled with KKK flyers; Petersburg will not be mandating its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19; and other local news stories.