UVa says it will not agree to demands in a “compact” with the Trump administration…Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies across Virginia include a continuation of previous protests in Woodstock…As power bills rise, the politics of energy take center stage in the race for governor….

The candidates for attorney general meet in a much-anticipated debate...An appeals court rules that Nexus owes $811 million in restitution and penalties...The Blue Ridge Free Clinic expands its care to mental health services....

UVa faculty respond to the Trump administration’s demand that the school sign a “compact” to get access to federal funding...We explore how the candidates for governor approach 2nd Amendment rights... Meanwhile, Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears is lacking one important endorsement – that of the president....

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….