In a split vote, the state’s transportation board approves a controversial plan to preserve a rail corridor as part of a recreational path in the Valley… Tougher federal rules require changes in state policies toward minority- and women-owned businesses… Democrats win two special elections and preserve their majority in both chambers of the General Assembly….

Under a new agreement, Cigna-insured patients will remain in-network at Augusta Health facilities… New federal rules require Virginia to slash its error rate in computing food aid by nearly half… Democrats have big plans for the first few days of the General Assembly session, introducing a slate of constitutional amendments….

Senator Tim Kaine and other Democrats denounce President Trump’s go-it-alone attack on Venezuela… The General Assembly considers legislation that would allow cell phones in court… Virginia's newest natural area preserve is in Rockingham County, just west of Broadway….

Our area is still under moderate to severe drought… Advocates for a planned rail-to-trail project in the Shenandoah Valley express alarm at a sudden change in that plan to preserve the railroad… Virginia is experiencing a high number of hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses….

Harrisonburg’s housing authority wants to keep Court Square Theater open… One Staunton family faces the likelihood they will have to leave the country after being denied asylum… The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown costs Virginia thousands in lost tuition….

A court hears arguments in a challenge to the eligibility of a newly-elected school board member in Shenandoah County… State Senator Bryce Reeves withdraws his name from consideration for the Republican nomination to challenge Senator Mark Warner next year… How are lawmakers, and local school districts, handling the challenge of AI in classrooms?

The story of a formerly enslaved woman in Virginia who escaped to freedom is finally being told... A candidate drops his bid for the Republican nomination for the U-S senate race in 2026... and a bill aimed at helping renters is being prepared for when the General Assembly convenes next month...

Sentencing is delayed for a man convicted of killing two women in Harrisonburg… Virginia officials debate the fees paid by incarcerated people to make phone and video calls… We explore an unusual collection of historic clothing at UVa….

Workers at one Harrisonburg Starbucks vote overwhelmingly to unionize… A juvenile barn owl that fell from a grain silo in Augusta County is rescued by a farmer, with help from the Wildlife Center… Harrisonburg City Council member Laura Dent shares her experience at COP-30 in Brazil….

UVa goes in-house for its new president… Staunton is the latest city to end its experiment with Flock Safety cameras… Now that Republicans will be out of statewide office in Virginia, is the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative back in vogue?