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Local election officials continue to work through a backlog of voter registration files caused by a technical glitch… We review the week in Virginia politics with Jeff Schapiro… Some of the businesses destroyed by a huge natural gas explosion in Harrisonburg two years ago have rebuilt, and redefined themselves….

A local man is charged with attempted murder after eight people were injured by gunfire in Harrisonburg early Sunday… Members of Governor Youngkin’s administration pressed officials to cancel a no-bid state contract awarded to the ad firm the governor used during his campaign… Hundreds of abandoned boats litter Virginia’s waterways….

After declining over the summer, gas prices are back up in Virginia… A new poll finds that Virginia voters oppose the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but there’s also narrow support for some new restrictions on abortions… Black residents in Cumberland County try to save Pine Grove as a cultural center, one of many schools built during segregation to help educate young Black students….

Advocates for the right to abortion rally in Harrisonburg… The director of the Jefferson Madison library system says changing the name will be an uphill battle… Residents of Harrisonburg get to weigh in on a proposed widening of I-81 through the city….

One abortion provider along Virginia’s border with Tennessee will move into the Old Dominion in order to continue providing services, but one Republican state senator has already announced legislation that would outlaw abortion in Virginia… Governor Youngkin’s order requiring state employees to return to the office is adding to tensions at the Department of Health… A flour mill in Nelson County gets state money to boost infrastructure for locally sourced food….

Officials in Staunton say last week’s heavy storm caused more than $750,000 in damage, mostly to the west side… New data from the Census Bureau reveal a changing Virginia… What to do with solar panels once they wear out is a problem, but one UVa professor may have a solution….

A national nonprofit that operates free, pop-up medical clinics travels to Luray this weekend… Recent mass shootings elsewhere have raised awareness of Virginia’s red flag law… A new program in Rockbridge County promotes bilingual literacy for students….

UVa kicks two fraternities off grounds for hazing… Virginians contributing to private schools have claimed more than 50 million dollars in state tax credits in recent years… Critics say a 55-dollar minimum bill for a new shared solar program makes the program too expensive….

Augusta County residents will vote this November on what to do about their courthouse, and now there's a price tag for each option… State education officials debate standards of learning for social studies, and set up guidelines for lab schools… The number of group homes for adults with developmental disabilities is dwindling in our area, leaving residents and their families with tough decisions to make, and we hear about the struggle of two Charlottesville sisters to stay together….

Unhoused people in Harrisonburg protest the loss of their shelter, and ask for help… Virginians who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act should see sharply lower premiums next year... Former Books and Brews guest Beth Macy is back with a new follow-up book about how the approach to illegal drugs and addiction is shifting….