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A minor earthquake rumbles through part of Augusta County… A new state report finds that most Virginia families can’t afford child care, and federal pandemic-era funding for child care is running out… We tour a native plant and wildlife oasis in a backyard near Charlottesville….

The Mountain Valley Pipeline isn’t out of the woods yet, facing another eminent domain challenge from landowners, and $3.5 billion over budget... Our “Law of the Land” series continues with a profile of Marsha Garst, a local prosecutor who has stayed in office unchallenged for two decades... We have an update on campaign spending in Virginia, and Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics....

Another small earthquake is recorded in the Stuarts Draft area... Charlottesville reinstates a curfew in a city park to deal with homelessness there... The Wildlife Center of Virginia sponsors a three-day children's book tour through our area, highlighting the true story of Bailey the Bear....

A state commission convened after the 2019 Virginia Beach shooting recommends dozens of steps localities should take to deal with such incidents… Roanoke honors Henrietta Lacks, who is called by some the mother of modern medicine… Racial disparities still exist in Virginia’s prisons….

Democrats in Virginia’s Congressional delegation are calling for a federal investigation into the wrongful removal of voters from the rolls by the Youngkin administration… Harrisonburg deploys funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to support childcare services… WMRA launches our five-part series on local elections with a look at the Shenandoah County sheriff….

Police say a wave of bomb threats to schools in Virginia this week may have been a coordinated effort… Ironically, book banners often use lists of books compiled by people who are against banning books… Senator Mark Warner says the U.S. must support Israel in its fight against Hamas….

State offices are closed for Columbus Day, but some localities recognize today as Indigenous People’s Day… Lawyers for one ex-felon argue that Virginia’s voting rights restoration process under Governor Youngkin violates the former felon's First Amendment rights… We hear all about owls from October’s Books & Brews guest Jennifer Ackerman….

UVa researchers get federal funds to study how to better combat antibiotic resistance… One study finds that tree cover is declining and land covered by pavement — "impervious surfaces" — is increasing in the Chesapeake Bay’s watershed, especially in Albemarle County… As Kaiser Permanente workers join the picket lines, Full Disclosure’s Roben Farzad discusses what may become known as the “year of the strike”….

A flood of racist and antisemitic remarks disrupts a Charlottesville City Council meeting… Staff at the Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary in Nelson County say that one aspect of climate change impacts everything they do… Virginia’s election season is well under way, the House Speaker drama in D.C. highlights the extremism of one Virginia Republican, and Jeff Schapiro is here to talk about it….

UVa President Jim Ryan calls for civility in the wake of the attacks on Israel, but he is not condemning a pro-Palestinian statement from a student group… In Part 2 of our election series “Law of the Land,” we examine the race for Albemarle County's Commonwealth's Attorney… Jeff Schapiro is here to survey the week in politics and state government….