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The owners of Nexus Services and three others are arrested on felony charges… Virginia Democrats are calling for an investigation into a state contract awarded to an ad agency connected to Governor Youngkin… In a follow-up to our reporting on the closing of group homes for adults with developmental disabilities, we pay a visit to one local resident who's opened her own home to a client….

Bills signed into law by the governor – local tax relief for spouses of those killed in the line of duty, and an extension for the pandemic-era cocktails to go law, as the General Assembly works on expanding broadband access… Harrisonburg hosts a big clean-up day this weekend… Mattaponi women can now vote in tribal elections for the first time in more than 100 years, but the longtime chief and council are pushing back….

A judge orders the dog-breeding facility shut down in May to cease breeding new puppies, and the Envigo operation will shut down permanently… The General Assembly rejects the governor’s amendments on abortion and a gas tax holiday, but his effort to redirect money to HBCU’s went through… Lawmakers also filled two vacancies on the state Supreme Court, and we have a review of Friday’s activity….

After months of debate Governor Youngkin signs Virginia's budget, and we’ll take a look at what is, and is not, in it… Randi B. Hagi has a look at cannabis retailers in Charlottesville, and their frustration at lack of progress over marijuana legalization in Virginia… Republican Ben Cline easily wins the nomination to run for re-election, and we survey who else won primaries Tuesday….

A new report says that efforts to make Virginia’s economy less reliant on the federal government aren’t working… A federal judge accelerates a new lawsuit that, however unlikely, seeks to force the state to have another round of elections for the House of Delegates this fall… A new report finds that Virginia could lose up to 42% of its tidal wetlands by 2100 due to sea level rise….

Shenandoah County’s school board splits on a controversial survey of residents on whether to restore confederate names to schools, so no survey, but the board will vote on the potential change next week… We take a deeper look at what’s in the proposed two-year state budget, now under consideration by the governor… A new system is being implemented in parts of Virginia to better respond to mental health emergencies….

Thousands of dogs from a shuttered breeding facility in Cumberland County will soon be up for adoption… Governor Youngkin’s new appointees to VMI’s board of visitors raise concerns that they could roll back efforts to make VMI more inclusive and diverse… Advocates for abortion rights in Virginia are thinking about how they could help people from other states that prohibit the procedure….

Virginia joins other Republican-led states in sending National Guard troops to the border with Mexico… The primary contest between incumbent Senator Creigh Deeds and challenger Delegate Sally Hudson near Charlottesville is drawing more votes than any other in the state in early voting… Albemarle County plans to buy a large tract of land to attract new defense department contracts to the area….

Early results show that Senator Creigh Deeds will likely get to defend his seat in November, but some other Senate incumbents lost, including Trump supporter Amanda Chase… The Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA says it is completely full and they are desperately seeking fosters for kittens… Prosecutors in Dinwiddie County withdraw charges against two of the ten people involved in the death of Irvo Otieno….

A flood of racist and antisemitic remarks disrupts a Charlottesville City Council meeting… Staff at the Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary in Nelson County say that one aspect of climate change impacts everything they do… Virginia’s election season is well under way, the House Speaker drama in D.C. highlights the extremism of one Virginia Republican, and Jeff Schapiro is here to talk about it….