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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….

The Hispanic fest returns to Harrisonburg this weekend, Virginia’s Attorney General is cracking down on robo-calls, parental notification for sexually explicit classroom materials gets closer to realization, and Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Michael Pope discuss all of this week’s political happenings.This is the WMRA Daily for Friday, August 5th…

As the fall semester approaches, Charlottesville and Albemarle County say options for virtual learning will be limited, and in Rockingham County, one conservative board member wants to restrict what students can ask teachers to call them… State regulators approve a Dominion plan for an enormous offshore wind farm, to be paid for largely by customers… Prosecutors want an eight-year prison sentence for a police officer from southwestern Virginia who was part of the January 6th mob….

A former cop from southwest Virginia gets one of the longest prison sentences yet for storming the U-S Capitol on January 6th… Senator Kaine visits the Winchester area to promote local education and infrastructure projects… Charlottesville residents reflect on life there five years after the Summer of Hate, and what remains to be done….

Community groups and clergy lead a walking vigil in Charlottesville to mark a reclamation of their city, five years after Unite the Right… Thousands of low and moderate income Virginians may soon be able to power their homes with shared solar panels… Medicaid expansion in Virginia is still not reaching many dental patients who need care….

A Basye woman is safe, but the man suspected in her abduction is still on the loose… We focus on politics and the mid-term elections, including our weekly review with Jeff Schapiro… Even as they battle election misinformation, registrars in Virginia say the number of early voters is high this year….

Charlottesville puts in place new personnel policies after a city employee attended the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol building… The candidates for Virginia’s 5th District will have their only debate next Wednesday… A regional program protecting bird populations is entering its second year….

After allowing a wave of COVID-19 among detainees early in the pandemic, the immigrant detention center in Farmville is now barred from detaining more than about one-quarter of its capacity… A UVa law professor studies the long-term effects of incarceration on individuals and society… Now that the Supreme Court has mostly done away with the constitutional right to abortion, advocates worry that marriage equality could be next….