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A plastic bag tax could be coming to Charlottesville… Only Democrats among Virginia’s congressional delegation vote to protect same-sex marriage rights… We go to the farm with a group of students at Project Grows near Staunton….

Virginia's Republican attorney general tells Google not to limit the appearance of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in certain abortion-related search results… We take a look at the week in Virginia politics and government… We go for a walk along the longest recreational bridge in Virginia, near Farmville, 125 feet up….

Poison centers including the one at UVa Health are seeing a spike in calls related to Delta 8 products, and so edibles with the cannabis extract are now illegal in Virginia… First responders in Harrisonburg hold their annual active shooter training, and we tag along to find out what they’re learning from recent mass shootings elsewhere… A new book tells the stories of those displaced from the creation of Shenandoah National Park….

Some commonwealth’s attorneys in Virginia, including Charlottesville’s, say they won’t prosecute abortion cases if it becomes illegal, but Virginia lawmakers opposed to abortion could find their way around that… So, what is the state of abortion access in our part of Virginia?... You’ve heard of FloydFest, but how about FredFest?

U-S Interior Secretary Deb Haaland breaks a leg while hiking in Shenandoah National Park, but she’s recovering… Democrats are outpacing Republicans in raising money for some key congressional races in Virginia… A UVa psychologist wants to better understand how to prevent loneliness and disconnection….

The number of Virginians in prison is shrinking, and we take a look at the numbers… Governor Youngkin relaxes COVID guidelines for kids… We analyze some claims the governor made about same-sex marriage protections in Virginia….

Harrisonburg’s low-barrier homeless shelter will soon be looking for its own home, and city officials are appealing for help from the community… As we approach the fifth anniversary of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, a conversation with the photographer who took the iconic, disturbing, Pulitzer Prize winning photo of the car that killed protesters, and another photographer with a new show on the downtown mall… We visit a new cat café in Newport News, and there’s one coming to Harrisonburg, too….

Virginia’s governor joins the Republican chorus in criticizing the FBI and Justice Department over the search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate… Deaths at Virginia’s behavioral health facilities increase again for the second year in a row… The much-anticipated Perseid meteor shower peaks on Friday, and we get some viewing tips from a local sky guy….

Some Virginians can get state assistance to stay cool for the remainder of the summer… Richmond police are now refusing to talk about an alleged July 4th mass shooting plot that the city prosecutor disputed… Some Appalachian environmentalists worry that Democrats have yielded too much in their big climate bill to pro-pipeline West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin….

The historian whom Governor Youngkin picked for a state post has resigned after controversy over her statements praising Confederate monuments… Transmission tower construction by Dominion has some trails temporarily closed in the George Washington National Forest… Some gun advocates in Virginia want teachers to be armed….