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Just over a month after being sworn in, former Valley Delegate Todd Gilbert resigns as U.S. attorney… We examine how local hospitals are adjusting to massive cuts in health care spending… Will 2025 be a wave election for Democrats?

Virginia’s Head Start program faces headwinds in the wake of federal cuts… Local hospitals brace for big cuts in their funding… We explore the prospects for moving statewide elections to even years, like most other states….

Sixth District Representative Ben Cline holds a rare town hall meeting in Lexington...Our candidate conversations continue with Andrew Payton, the Democrat challenging Del. Tony Wilt...Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics....

Shenandoah National Park remains a major engine for the local economy…A whitetail deer is found with Chronic Wasting Disease in Page County…The Republican decision to cut federal energy assistance could mean life or death for many Virginians….

19 people are injured after rushing the field at Scott Stadium following Friday’s UVa win over Florida State...A state commission looks into the historic role that public universities, including Longwood, have played in the uprooting of Black communities...We preview this year’s Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville....

Housing affordability, especially high rent, is one of the top issues in this year’s Virginia elections...Republican districts lead the way in early voting...The Love Forward Foundation provides a creative haven in Staunton to help families of the incarcerated heal and grow....

A judge orders the manager of Natural Bridge Zoo to turn over two missing baby giraffes or face jail time...State Senator Bryce Reeves says he will run against U.S. Senator Mark Warner...We launch our candidate conversations series with Harrisonburg-area delegate and Republican incumbent Tony Wilt....

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....

Merck breaks ground on a $3 billion facility in Elkton expected to create 500 jobs... A Harrisonburg food pantry expands its offerings... Opposition to Rockingham County school board member Matt Cross intensifies....

The Justice Department and UVa strike a deal to end federal investigations into the school’s admissions practices... Federal food assistance benefits for nearly 800,000 Virginians may start running out in November... Our series of candidate conversations continues with Jena Crisler, the Democratic challenger in the Valley’s 35th district....