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Tuition is going up at Virginia’s community colleges for the first time in five years... Physicians assistants want to make it easier for Virginians to get their prescriptions... We visit a regional school that uses new methods to help kids with autism learn to drive....

A diner in Staunton is for sale, construction begins on a new road in Waynesboro, and Charlottesville City Schools tells students to turn off their cell phones. That, and a recap of the week in Virginia governance and politics.

Questions arise about why officials at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail apparently delayed telling the public that two inmates recently died there... Activists call for the closure of the ICE facility in Farmville amid allegations of rights abuses... All 40 seats in the Virginia Senate are on the ballot this year, and there are sure to be a lot of new faces there next year....

Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, kids continue to struggle in school… Fifteen state senators are marking their final days in Richmond… We review the week in politics and state government with Jeff Schapiro….

Much of our area is now under both heat and drought advisories… As the General Assembly prepares to reconvene to approve a deal on the remainder of the two-year budget, lawmakers release details about what they’ve agree on… The Wildlife Center of Virginia releases a bald eagle after fixing its broken wing….

The General Assembly reconvenes this week to pass amendments to the budget, Harrisonburg public officials issue a Drought Warning, and experts expect a rise in cases of RSV, COVID-19, and the flu.

A guilty verdict for a murder in Waynesboro. As a court decides whether Virginia will remain in a multi-state environmental compact, all streams and rivers in the Shenandoah National Park are closed to fishing. And, as the Secretary of the Commonwealth steps down to join Governor Youngkin’s political team, Youngkin replaces her with the Director of the Virginia Lottery.

Augusta County is the latest Valley locality to issue a water conservation advisory… The General Assembly passes a budget deal, six months later than usual… Our recent hotter-than-normal temperatures may impact this year's fall foliage….

The organization that oversees most high school sports in Virginia says it will not change its policy for transgender athletes… A new opioid treatment program opens in Front Royal… Two women in Charlottesville are mitigating the effects of climate change -- one tree at a time….

For the first time in more than 15 years, Virginia will likely not have a back-to-school sales tax holiday this weekend… This year's Harrisonburg International Festival, an annual staple of the city’s culture for more than a decade, is canceled… A Charlottesville-based non-profit helps local organizations get the word out about weatherization and energy efficient programs….