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Republican Delegate Matt Fariss faces felony charges of hit-and-run and malicious wounding… The city of Waynesboro says it was the victim of a potential cyberattack… Nearly two dozen ambulances donated locally begin their journey to the frontlines in Ukraine….

After a surge of deadly gun violence, police in Charlottesville consider a gun buyback program… Rockingham County public schools try to address the effects of the culture wars on schools by convening students, parents and teachers in civil discussions… Full Disclosure’s Roben Farzad discusses the fallout of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank….

After Governor Youngkin vetoes a bunch of bills, negotiations over the state budget are in the doldrums… Meanwhile, the issue of cops using facial recognition technology is not yet resolved… In a follow-up report on methamphetamines, we talk with practitioners helping addicts end their dependence on the drug….

The mother of Charlottesville teenager Xzavier Hill, shot dead by two State Police officers last year, files a wrongful death lawsuit against them… A look at some of the governor’s vetoes, including bills on truck safety and medical debt collection… Fatal drug overdoses in Virginia are on track for another record-breaking year….

The head of Montpelier fires staff in apparent retaliation for criticism of barring slave descendants from having a role in running the site… A Norfolk-bound cargo ship stuck in the Chesapeake Bay for a month is finally free … Roben Farzad joins us to discuss the importance of computer chips in your car….

A Black former employee of the iHeartMedia group in Harrisonburg alleges his white supervisor lied about his behavior and performance to management, and he’s still waiting for the company to investigate… UVa studies how the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines compare… An aide at an elementary school in Stuarts Draft is chosen as one of Virginia's two nominees for a national award….

A new state program benefits both farmers and families that are food insecure… If you were hoping that the governor and lawmakers would come together this week in a spirit of compromise and cooperation, you were probably disappointed, and we have our weekly analysis of Virginia politics… And then, we go fishing!....

As if the General Assembly wasn’t having enough trouble agreeing on a budget, along comes pressure for a gas tax holiday, which only makes things more complicated… General Assembly news and our weekly analysis… A little sporting news, as the UVa women’s swim team break records, Longwood University’s women’s team advances in the NCAA basketball tournament, and Virginia Tech men face the Texas Longhorns….

After an investigative report by WMRA and other news outlets, the Salvation Army is temporarily closing its emergency shelter in Harrisonburg… We review a one-year-old Virginia law that ended automatic pre-trial detention of defendants… In a follow-up report, we take a look at what can be done to safely dispose of old sporting fields made with artificial turf….

A jury orders the Mountain Valley Pipeline company to pay more than half a million dollars to property owners near Roanoke… Virginia’s community college system has a new chancellor… Old Dominion University is the first public university to resettle refugees on its campus….