Virginia judge dismisses ACLU lawsuit over school policies for trans students; VCU poll has Biden and Trump neck and neck in the electoral race; Henrico County's newest park opens; and other stories

Will the attempted Trump assassination have an impact on local races?; Gov. Youngkin speaks at the RNC; How Virginia public safety officials are talking about safety and security in the wake of the failed Trump assassination; and other stories

Virginia's earned sentence credit program has been fully implemented; James River is the healthiest Chesapeake Bay tributary; New VCU Health study finds women are at higher genetic risk for PTSD than men; and other stories

A plan to redevelop the blighted Glenwood Farms community now calls for replacing its nearly 300 apartments with more than triple that number of new homes; A recent land deal within eyeshot of The Diamond has taken nearly 150 apartments off the board for the neighborhood and put the site in the hands of a healthcare giant; A familiar developer in the Libbie-Patterson area is plotting his next project in the neighborhood; and other local business stories.

At the beginning of July, Louisa County supervisors declared a drought watch … and this week, the water authority issued mandatory restrictions.

The health of the Chesapeake Bay has received its highest grade since 2002 in an annual report from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: a C-plus.

Virginia Medicaid's managed care failing to connect patients with prenatal care; Dominion Energy is looking to expand its offshore wind operations; Chesterfield County Public Schools Superintendent to retire; and other stories

Over the last decade, traffic fatalities have risen 24% in Virginia, while costing the state billions of dollars

Data centers have generated millions of dollars in tax revenue for the commonwealth.

The Virginia Department of Corrections announced the closures in December.

Also: New laws that took effect this week will pave the way for more solar energy.

Morning Edition host Phil Liles recently spoke with Rachel McRady about her book, Sun Seekers.

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The City of Richmond says it will miss its chance at $24 million in expiring state sales tax incentives that it planned to use to help finance the Diamond District development; and a Carytown pizzeria is looking to grab a slice of the Southside for its second location.

Henrico County’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund is set to provide $60 million in housing support.

New laws could transform Virginia's Developmental Disability Waiver system; Chesterfield archaeologists looking for descendants of remains found in an unmarked cemetery; a conversation with the Preservation Virginia CEO; and other stories

State Senator John McGuire has won the GOP contest in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, but a recount is expected; the first Richmond mayoral forum took place earlier this week; Hanover County Schools looking at a potential cell phone ban; and other stories

Nine people had barricaded the interstate in March to protest the war on Gaza.

More than 30% of Virginia counties are maternity care deserts. That means they have no nearby hospitals or providers who deliver babies.

CarMax is shifting into expansion mode locally with plans for a new facility in New Kent County; A Chesterfield warehouse that has changed ownership several times in recent years is now in the hands of a Swiss company that plans to convert the building into a manufacturing center; and things are looking up for many of the CEOs at some of the Richmond region’s biggest companies.

Richmond has been under a heat dome this week, with indexes into the 90s every day — and it’s only getting hotter this weekend.

Also: We’re taking Juneteenth off! Hear you again this Friday.

06/18/24 - Natural gas starts flowing in Mountain Valley Pipeline; a new UVA Athletics scholarship fund established; and primary Election Day preparations

The 94-year-old program is at the core of a budget hurdle. But what does it do?

Virginia Credit Union recently prevailed in its legal bid to put a receivership in place and gain control of five south Richmond properties tied to Michael Hild; A lawsuit challenging Richmond’s new approach to financing the Diamond District project was dismissed in court; and Chesterfield Towne Center is getting a permanent pop-up location.