One local researcher has documented more than 11,000 graves in Highland County and the surrounding areas. Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office recently announced that Virginia’s immigration task force has arrested more than 500 migrants. In Charlottesville, protesters demonstrated Wednesday against an alleged federal immigration raid. A biologist with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources speaks about the release of seven orphaned bear cubs from the Wildlife Center of Virginia.

Governor Glenn Youngkin gave the thumbs up to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies Tuesday. The sudden withdrawal of Pat Herrity from the Republican primary for lieutenant governor means the GOP will have no statewide primaries in June. In 1963, eight Black Hanover County students led the charge to integrate the county’s schools. The City of Richmond is considering a ban on new tobacco and cannabis shops in most of the city.

Catholics around the world are mourning the passing of Pope Francis. Judge Harvie Wilkinson was a noted historian of a pivotal figure in Virginia history. Virginia had the largest decrease in employment figures of any state between February and March. Seven bear cubs are enjoying spring in the wild after growing up at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro.

Abandoned, crumbling, downtown buildings have become something of a stereotype for the struggles of communities. When storms hit, many of us brace, wondering if the power will remain on. Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center, Virginia’s last youth prison, is under scrutiny for its understaffing and dangerous conditions. The Democratic primary for attorney general might end up being an expensive fight between two big-money rivals. Last week, Hanover County supervisors reviewed a study to determine how well the county pays its boards and commissions in comparison to neighboring localities.

The Trump administration revokes the visas of two international UVa alumni, among around three dozen statewide… Recent federal policy changes could affect the management of our local national forests… Virginia Democrats, leaning into attacks on Elon Musk, outraise Republicans by millions, and Jeff Schapiro has analysis….

VMI’s governing body has a new president… Virginia’s governor considers legislation on medical debt… The Rappahannock River is one of the most endangered in the nation….

Residents in areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene get an IRS extension... One bill still under consideration by Governor Youngkin involves social media... A UVa student accidentally enlists in an Army program, and we take a look at how that’s turning out....

Anti-competitive health care mergers could become more common in Virginia… The Waynesboro Symphony has a role to play in a movie filmed in the Grand Canyon… Virginia loves Canadian visitors, but do they still love us?

JMU closes its DEI office… The president of VMI’s board of visitors resigns… Researchers at UVa explore new treatments for long COVID….

A free clinic in Harrisonburg is adding dental care… United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County will take over services in Augusta County… Tariffs, immigration and education make waves in Virginia, and Jeff Schapiro has analysis….