A dairy farm in Page county lost half of their employees when they were detained and transferred to immigration enforcement... At least one Virginia lawmaker opposes the sale of Dominion energy to NextEra... ...campaigning has begun on a proposed state constitutional amendment on abortion... and cases of eight men executed in Virginia will be reviewed as part of a reassessment of a former state forensic scientist...

An elephant from the Natural Bridge Zoo has been moved to an accredited animal sanctuary... Bridgewater residents voice concerns about flock cameras... Unemployment is rising across Virginia... AI could make the Commonwealth more vulnerable to cyber threats... and we go to a Central Virginia powerlifting competition...

A judge rules in favor of the Shenandoah County students who sued the county school board over its renaming of schools after Confederates… Governor Spanberger will intervene in the SCC’s review of the proposed massive Dominion merger with NextEra… A new outdoor gear consignment store opens in Harrisonburg….

Governor Spanberger visits Harrisonburg and Verona as part of her first ‘National Night Out’, hosted by local public safety agencies… Charlottesville’s plan for a new homeless shelter faces opposition from some of those who would be moved there… A new study estimates Virginia would need to double the number of state-subsidized childcare slots to serve most eligible kids….

Primary voters pick Democrat Tom Perriello and Republican incumbent John McGuire to face off in November in the 5th District… Republican Bert Mizusawa will challenge U.S. Senator John Warner… In Harrisonburg, Monica Robinson and Dany Fleming win against two challengers….

Charlottesville prepares to open a new homeless shelter, as tensions increase over the Free Bridge homeless encampment along the Rivanna… Today is primary election day in Virginia, so we survey the races, the rules and the money… A traditionalist Catholic organization with a major presence in Buckingham County faces renewed penalties from the Vatican… We meet the critters – and the people – at the Louisa County Fair….

Charlottesville will replace the trees lining the Downtown Mall… Dominion’s president says he is opposed to efforts by some lawmakers to delay the deadline to approve the massive merger with a Florida company… Meanwhile, Dominion says President Trump’s tariffs have added hundreds of millions to its Virginia offshore wind project….

We meet two of the Republicans who want to challenge incumbent Senator Mark Warner in November… Jeff Schapiro previews next week’s primary, and surveys the week in Virginia politics… Virginia will have a new task force to crack down on vape shops selling nicotine-based substances to underage customers….

Democrat Beth Macy, running in the 6th Congressional District, attends a veterans event in Winchester… Next Tuesday is primary election day in Virginia, and we have a primer… Virginia’s assault weapons ban will stay blocked until the U-S Supreme Court rules on similar bans in other states….

Harrisonburg becomes the latest Virginia locality to shut down its Flock license plate reader system… Augusta County’s library board ends planning for a Pride event, after a similar decision by county supervisors last year… A new workforce program aims to address the growing mental health needs of Virginia’s college students….