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A federal judge dismisses some parts of a lawsuit against Augusta County’s sheriff… Unemployment creeps up in Virginia… Just over a week before the transition to a new administration in Richmond, Jeff Schapiro surveys the political landscape….

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….

The trial over Confederate school names in Shenandoah County resumes, as plaintiffs focus on the negative health impacts of racism… Today, a new statue of Virginia civil rights hero Barbara Rose Johns is unveiled in the U.S. Capitol… Republican Delegate Tony Wilt speaks out against a new VDOT plan to open up a Shenandoah corridor to possible future rail service, rather than preserving it as just a recreational trail….

The governor-elect talks about how to work with President Trump, and names more choices for her administration… The fee-free schedule is changing at national parks… What do invasive species taste like?

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….

Two school board members take the stand in the fourth day of the trial over school names in Shenandoah County… Workers at one Starbucks in Harrisonburg are unionizing, following a national trend… Two non-profit organizations in Charlottesville work together to prevent conflict in the city….

Testimony concludes in the trial over Shenandoah County Confederate school names, but the parties will have to wait until next year for a verdict… Charlottesville removes the city’s Flock safety cameras after ending a one-year pilot program… Governor Younkin proposes his final budget….

Harrisonburg’s 27-year-old Court Square Theater will close at the end of the year… After a recount, incumbent Jackie Lohr is confirmed the winner of Rockingham County school board’s District 1 seat… Jeff Schapiro reviews Governor Youngkin’s final budget, and recaps the week in state government and politics….

Sentencing is delayed for a man convicted of killing two women in Harrisonburg… Virginia officials debate the fees paid by incarcerated people to make phone and video calls… We explore an unusual collection of historic clothing at UVa….

Workers at one Harrisonburg Starbucks vote overwhelmingly to unionize… A juvenile barn owl that fell from a grain silo in Augusta County is rescued by a farmer, with help from the Wildlife Center… Harrisonburg City Council member Laura Dent shares her experience at COP-30 in Brazil….