Shenandoah County leaders move forward on new rules for data centers… In the second part of our series on the rebuilding of Nelson County’s Department of Social Services, we investigate the staffing challenges faced by small rural agencies… We meet the all-volunteer crew in Mount Solon that rehabilitates injured bats and teaches the public how to protect them….

Nelson County’s Department of Social Services is rebuilding after a year of turmoil… The General Assembly approves a new budget, just over a week before the deadline… We take a deeper look at the compromise in that budget over a legal marijuana marketplace….

The Virginia House and State Senate meet today to vote on Virginia’s next two-year budget… Virginia remains in a near-statewide drought warning… Residents in Chesterfield county push back on plans for three new data centers.

Researchers from the University of Virginia have found a possible negative side effect of weight loss injection drugs on muscle mass ... Mary Page Marlowe tells the story of a woman’s life over the course of several decades, complicated by her personal choices and circumstances. The play, produced by local theater company ShenanArts, debuts in Staunton tomorrow ... and more.

Shenandoah National Park officials suspect a norovirus outbreak along the Appalachian Trail is infecting some hikers… The case against the Natural Bridge Zoo will be split into three separate trials… A Fluvanna County woman invents a wearable device to help breast-feeding mothers....

Residents pack a public forum in Strasburg over a proposed data center complex… The two missing baby giraffes from the Natural Bridge Zoo have been found safe… Governor Spanberger and legislative leaders announce a deal on a retail marijuana market….

Residents in several places in the northern Shenandoah Valley are debating proposed data center projects… Morale in Albemarle County’s police department is down, according to one survey… Old-fashioned pinball and video games are thriving at parlors around the state, and we visit one in Charlottesville….

Health officials ask residents in Buckingham County to help contain the measles outbreak there… Drought conditions worsen, with nearly 40% of Virginia under extreme drought… The House of Delegates releases its budget proposal, which still includes a tax break for data centers, but also a commission to study them….

Albemarle County’s school superintendent resigns over his handling of accusations against two teachers…Harrisonburg hosts a new Pride-themed vendor market… We meet a cyclist traveling the East Coast to raise money for LGBTQ+ causes… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics, and looks ahead to upcoming budget negotiations….

Virginia notches more than 100 measles cases, largely due to an outbreak in Buckingham County… Prosecutors in Page County and elsewhere vow not to enforce a new ban on so-called “assault weapons”… The war in Iran, and the resulting shortages and rise in prices, presents new challenges for local farmers….