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A grand jury issues new animal cruelty and other charges against the former owners and workers at Natural Bridge Zoo… Charlottesville issues a symbolic statement against ICE… State Democrats release their proposed new congressional map, which could give them a 10-1 advantage in the state’s delegation….

Despite pleas from dozens of advocates, the state’s air pollution control board votes to pull Virginia out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative… An animal shelter in Lyndhurst takes in dozens of animals seized from a single property… A 19-year-old man is in custody in connection with a deadly mass shooting in Richmond following a high school graduation….

The new director of Charlottesville's animal shelter asks volunteers involved in previous protests over alleged abuse there to stay away during the summer… A dental clinic in Amherst and four others around the state each get $200,000 to improve dentist accessibility… Can AI prevent pedestrian traffic deaths?

The Shenandoah Valley is now in a moderate drought, and is among the driest regions in Virginia… A woman incarcerated at Middle River Regional Jail in Verona has died… Virginia’s primary election is Tuesday, and Jeff Schapiro joins us to discuss some historical examples of incumbents who have been unseated in primaries….

Parts of Charlottesville find their neighborhood sprinkled with homophobic and anti-transgender flyers… In this era of more common mass shootings and gun violence, some local fire departments are investing in body armor… We follow up yesterday’s report on the use of federal COVID relief funds in Afton with a tour of Scottsville, just south of Charlottesville….

VMI's chief diversity officer resigns after nearly two years of constant backlash from White alumni and students… Senator Tim Kaine says he’s pushing the Postal Service to improve mail delivery in areas that are still not getting proper service… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week that was in Virginia politics and government….

Police shoot and injure one person involved in a fight at a Walmart near the JMU campus in Harrisonburg… After wandering over D.C. and triggering the scrambling of a fighter jet, a small plane crashes in the mountains south of Staunton… Virginia joins with nine other states to sue FEMA over proposed flood insurance rate hikes….

A survey of telehealth providers in Virginia shows that they are seeing improvements in the remote care offered to patients… A group called Progressive Prosecutors for Justice is one of the big winner’s in last week’s primaries… Two environmental groups sue the U.S. Navy over a Northern Virginia naval base’s weapons testing….

Another man involved in the racist torchlit march on UVa Grounds in August 2017 has been indicted… New rules for about 60,000 Virginians on probation seem to be working… One of the new laws going into effect on July 1st requires people who want to view pornography online to verify their age….

How will the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action affect Virginia universities?... Culpeper County’s Sheriff is indicted on corruption and bribery charges… Staunton has a new flood monitoring system… Virginia enters a new budget year in a state of uncertainty, and we have details and analysis with Jeff Schapiro….