Court cases get underway involving several bridge protesters in Shenandoah County...Virginia airports refuse to air a controversial, and probably illegal, video featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem...School board candidates in Albemarle County attend a forum, but some board races elsewhere in Virginia don’t have any candidates on the ballot....

Local school officials condemn Rockingham County school board member Matt Cross for posting a video of a student fight in a Harrisonburg public school...We visit one Valley vineyard enlisting the help of patrons to fight the spotted lanternfly invasion...The Virginia Department of Health takes the lead from the CDC in its controversial new vaccine advice....

The candidates in Virginia’s gubernatorial election clashed in a debate last Thursday night, while nuclear power appears to be a shared interest between Democrats and Republicans in the commonwealth... The federal shutdown has halted flood insurance in Virginia... the state may soon lift restrictions on harvesting blue catfish... journalist David Poole talks about his new book ahead of his appearance for WMRA’s Books and Brews...

Last night the candidates for governor debated in Norfolk. It was the only debate between republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger ... Virginia is celebrating today over the announcement that a multi-national drug company plans to build two new manufacturing facilities in Albemarle County ... Democrats are outraising Republicans in key races for the House of Delegates.

A former Nexus executive is now in custody, awaiting sentencing…State senate Democrats warn UVa not to accept President Trump’s political demands…Our series of candidate conversations continues, with Democrat Makayla Venable, running in Virginia’s 36th House district….

Charlottesville residents revive a federal lawsuit against Sentara Health for alleged price gouging…Enrollment is down at Virginia’s community colleges, perhaps one result of a stronger economy…We profile the Blue Ridge Abortion Fund and its mission of providing care, increasingly, to women from states that have restricted abortion since the Dobbs decision….

WMRA explores the latest arrest data from ICE…Republicans call for Democrat Jay Jones to withdraw from the race for attorney general after controversial texts he sent come to light…Elected officials in Richmond grapple with a coming drop-off in college enrollment….

Virginia’s ACLU sues ICE for allegedly detaining young people unlawfully at Farmville’s detention center and elsewhere...Meanwhile, Albemarle County’s Circuit Court Clerk says recent detentions at the courthouse by ICE agents have a chilling effect on court attendance...The Roanoke Times and Richmond Times-Dispatch will eliminate their Monday print editions....

An investigation clears the Augusta County sheriff's office in the May death of a man who was in custody…Shenandoah National Park remains open despite the government shutdown, but advocates warn visitors about limited staffing…Jeff Schapiro weighs in on whether the shutdown might affect this year’s elections in Virginia….

The man who murdered a Wintergreen police officer will spend nearly 50 years in prison…Our candidate conversation series continues with Cathy Rec, the Democrat running for Virginia’s 33rd House district seat…How will a federal government shutdown impact Virginians, and the state's economy?