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Forestry officials say it will be at least until December when the Quaker Run fire is fully contained, and water officials in Greene County say repairs to the water system there could take up to a week… WMRA’s Randi B. Hagi has the latest on the saga of Nexus and a new related company that raises questions about the links between the two….

A big day for Democrats in Virginia, who, as early election returns indicate, should not only maintain control of the state Senate, but regain control of the House of Delegates… As a result, the House is likely to have a Black Speaker for the first time ever… The governor declares a state of emergency to better fight wildfires in Virginia, and we take a look at a program in Albemarle that’s recruiting more firefighters….

The Quaker Run fire jumps containment lines, consumes nearly 2,500 acres, and now authorities encourage Madison County residents near the fire to evacuate… Tuesday is Election Day, so we have reports on the security of Virginia’s voting system, the vote counting process, and the future of early voting in Virginia….

Fire officials say the Quaker Run wildfire is a little bigger than previously thought, but containment lines are holding... House Democrats select Delegate Don Scott as Speaker, and he will be the first Black person to fill that role... Meanwhile, Republicans prepare for a General Assembly session where they will be in the minority....

After controversy over student behavior and some teachers’ reluctance to teach, reports of a bomb threat shut down Charlottesville High School’s campus… JMU and the attorney general reverse course and say they won’t file a lawsuit against the NCAA, at least not yet… How will divided government in Richmond affect the budgeting process?

Virginia’s NAACP sues the governor over access to records related to the restoration of voting rights… About 15% of Virginians on Medicaid during the pandemic have since been removed from the program… We continue our “Law of the Land” series with a look at the Page County sheriff’s race, pitting cousin against cousin….

After a flood of racist comments from white supremacists on Zoom during a virtual city council meeting, Charlottesville is suspending public comment, unless it’s in person… The Central Shenandoah Health District re-opens a clinic in Waynesboro after more than a year… A consultant for Governor Youngkin helped organize the January 6th rally that preceded the Capitol insurrection in 2021….

Recent rains have not done much to ease drought conditions in the Valley, and Staunton is still asking residents to conserve water… Environmental groups want Virginia to regulate the release of so-called forever chemicals into rivers and streams… Full Disclosure’s Roben Farzad explains why Virginia has more at stake than other states in seeing a long-term federal spending agreement reached before the 45-day stopgap measure runs out….

5th District Rep. Bob Good was the only Virginia Republican to join the Democrats in voting to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy… Harrisonburg is one of 15 cities across the country selected to receive grants that aim to repair the damage caused by infrastructure that divided communities, including the city’s Northeast neighborhood… State election officials say they’re working on resolving an issue that caused eligible voters to be removed from Virginia’s rolls….

The animal shelter in Farmville is under quarantine due to an outbreak of canine parvovirus… The governor orders an investigation into his administration’s removal of eligible voters from the rolls… Scientists work to increase the population of striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay….