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The FBI says it has solved the 1996 case of a brutal double murder of two young women in Shenandoah National Park… Excessive heat is combining with a “flash drought” in Virginia this weekend, with almost no rain relief expected anytime soon… The big political story this week was Tuesday’s primary, but also, the General Assembly will need a do-over after deadlocking on the issue of military educational benefits, and Jeff Schapiro reviews the week….

Passenger rail setting records in the Commonwealth, what we learn from listening to the natural world, and arguments for taxing and regulating Virginia’s cannabis market.

Chesapeake Bay blue crab populations are down, infighting among Virginia Republicans, and multiple issues at play in the coming election.

Youngkin vetoes protections for those with mental health issues, Richmond public schools require transparent backpacks, and unemployment in the Commonwealth is extremely low.

Primary races across the Commonwealth, the Youngkin administration shifts emissions standards into reverse, and we look at new addiction treatment options in our area.

Shenandoah National Park closes streams and rivers to fishing due to drought conditions and low water levels… The Virginia Senate is back at the Capitol again to reconsider a veterans benefit program… Hundreds of new laws take effect in Virginia today, including some that will pave the way for more access to solar….

UVa withholds the degrees of several grads who took part in May anti-war protests… Democrats in the General Assembly say they’ve reached a deal on a military tuition benefits program… A review of Virginia’s state-run investment plans provides some good news….

A declared winner, and a recount, in Virginia’s 5th district, and a resolution on a veterans’ benefit program… Jeff Schapiro joins us to review the week in Virginia politics….

Much of our region is now under a severe drought… Senator Mark Warner’s effort to organize other Democratic senators to persuade President Biden to bow out of the race has reportedly been called off, for now… Among the new Virginia laws in place last week, one involves cocktails to go….

Albemarle County’s prosecutor wants a court to withhold a report on the 2022 shooting deaths of three UVa students… Members of the General Assembly return to the Capitol to consider a budget question about benefits to veterans and their families… It’s time for lightning bugs, but as their numbers may be down, we have some tips for attracting more to your yard….