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  • Dramatic testimony in the trial of the man who murdered three UVa football players... The Commerce Department approves plans to complete broadband expansion in Virginia... Gambling interests hope to strike it rich in the next General Assembly session....
  • Charlottesville police find a “person of interest” in the case of a teen missing since 2012... State lawmakers and UVa faculty raise alarm bells about the lack of transparency surrounding the resignation of former President Jim Ryan... As the governor-elect dives into her transition to office, Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics....
  • Rockingham County officials say they want to terminate their participation in the emergency communications center with Harrisonburg City… Senator Mark Warner leads calls for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign… As the governor-elect’s cabinet begins to take shape, Jeff Schapiro reviews the week in Virginia politics….
  • A new Fishersville facility will provide immediate treatment for people experiencing a behavioral health crisis… We tour a state-regulated cannabis dispensary to find out how those products are made… Charlottesville-area Democrat Tom Periello says he wants his old 5th congressional district seat back….
  • A group of Mary Baldwin alumni send a statement of no confidence in the current president… We have an update on a Staunton man detained by immigration enforcement, and denied the right to stay in the U.S… The November election for the House of Delegates shows record-breaking numbers for campaign finance….
  • The trial over Confederate school names in Shenandoah County gets underway… Virginia will restrict residents on food assistance from using their benefits to buy soda… Analyst Jeff Schapiro takes a look at the governor-elect’s nascent cabinet….
  • 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….
  • 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….
  • Augusta County’s commonwealth’s attorney says a fatal shooting by deputies in December was justified… A local theater company says it will take over Court Square Theater… A long-awaited investigation into abuse allegations at Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison is out….
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