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A flashpoint for white supremacist violence is no more, as the large bronze statue of General Lee that stood in a Charlottesville park is finally dismantled and melted down for art… Virginia’s U.S. Senators speak out on the war between Israel and Gaza… As campaign ads flood the commercial airwaves, we check in with Jeff Schapiro for a review of the week in Virginia politics….

A wildfire in Madison County near Shenandoah National Park has spread rapidly since last Tuesday… Virginia election officials say they’ve reinstated nearly 3400 people mistakenly removed from voter rolls… Cardinal News reports on the Virginia authors, including John Grisham, who say that AI threatens their livelihoods….

Even as firefighters get control over the Quaker Run fire in Madison County, other fires pop up, and it is Fall Fire season… The Samuels Public Library in Front Royal is fully funded after a heated battle over books, and we talk with one author whose work was targeted by local book banners… Jeff Schapiro joins us to discuss the new leadership in the General Assembly, and how it might affect the next state budget….

Officials say the Quaker Run fire is under control, but a fire near Natural Bridge is smoking the air quality in the Shenandoah Valley… We take a look at who will lead the new members of the General Assembly… The mother of the 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Newport News will spend time in prison….

The Matts Creek Fire now covers more than 8,000 acres, and continues to harm our air quality… Health leaders from around Virginia gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities of rural health in the Commonwealth… UVA delays the public release of an external report regarding the deadly shooting of three student athletes a year ago….

The Matts Creek Fire has now consumed more than 10,000 acres, and has closed a number of trails and roads near the Blue Ridge Parkway… There’s new federal funding for a program in Augusta County that provides an alternative to criminal prosecution for non-violent people with mental health or substance abuse issues… Virginia officials say that they want more foster children to be placed with relatives….

A truck fire shuts down I-81, and the Madison County wildfire continues to spread… Today is Election Day, and we have a look at the effect of redistricting, the use of “Parents’ Rights” as a Republican rallying cry, and a look at the choices in some contested local races….

Even with rain in the forecast for Friday, Harrisonburg issues a burn ban, and firefighters continue to battle the blaze in Madison County… There’s a new sheriff in Culpeper County, and it wasn’t even close… Governor Youngkin talks to reporters about his party’s election losses, and Jeff Schapiro joins us for election analysis in a special edition of the politics chat….

Now that the election is over, Democrats in the General Assembly have to choose their leadership, and we have reporting, and analysis from Jeff Schapiro... A group from various religious backgrounds create a framework for teaching what they call "soulful practices" in the pursuit of wellbeing and resilience... One Staunton based counselor has a new series of books out offering a novel approach to helping kids with behavioral problems....

The UVa community marks one year since three students were gunned down, and the governor orders flags flown at half staff… Some Greene County residents are now under a boil water advisory… One far-right Virginia Republican opposes legislation to avert a government shutdown, and as Friday’s deadline approaches, Democratic Senator Mark Warner expresses his frustration….