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Plus: A Richmond City Council candidate has not yet responded to reporting about his campaign finance records, the retiring University of Virginia basketball coach who led the Cavaliers to the 2019 national championship blames the state of college athletics for his departure — and more Central Virginia news. Oct. 10–25 is fall pledge season at VPM! Our award-winning work is made possible with your...

Weeks after Richmond’s new baseball stadium scored its naming rights deal, the city’s new riverfront amphitheater has landed a title sponsor of its own; It’s shaping up to be a busy fall for EAT Restaurant Partners; and the former Extreme Pizza storefront near VCU has been snapped up.

Plus: a new emergency mental health care unit opens in Winchester; Another election-related lawsuit comes forward; Hanover County’s newest recreation center has its grand opening.    Today’s top audio stories include pieces about a new emergency mental health care unit at the Winchester Medical Center and a celebration of Hanover County’s newest recreational center. 

Plus: the future of the Arthur Ashe Boulevard bridge, a new partnership between Dominion Energy and Amazon in Northern Virginia and other stories.

State Sen. John McGuire and Gloria Witt face off in 5th House District forum; parents have a new tool to assess daycare or preschool programs; USDA investigates its responses to Boar’s Head outbreak; and Henrico planning commission doesn’t recommend data center plan.

Plus: More on the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the commonwealth; a legal case about the RGGI could be decided this week; Chesterfield Public Schools and mental health; and other stories.

Hospitals continue to deal with uncertainty around IV fluids supply; Richmond celebrates Tree Week; Hanover broadband access to increase; a Black cemetery in Richmond gets a state historical marker; and some Virginia residents can get help with their utility bills this winter 

City Council is mulling proposals that now include a 4-cent tax rebate for all property owners; The Byrd Theatre’s yearslong effort to give moviegoers a more comfortable place to sit is set to ramp up in the coming months; Sugar & Twine has brought back a sit-down cafe experience in a newly expanded space; and other local business stories.

Plus: Dominion Energy to supply mutual aid in Florida; Richmond’s finance committee examines competing real estate property tax plans; some history on ham; and other stories.    Today’s top audio stories include a new housing project designed to help Charlottesville’s unhoused population; Richmond’s finance committee looking at competing real estate property tax plans; some fun history on Virginia...

Plus: An update on the ACLU of Virginia’s lawsuit in Hanover County regarding a transgender student-athlete's eligibility to play middle school girls tennis, an AI chatbot based on [*checks notes*] U.S. Rep. Don Beyer — and more Central Virginia news.

Plus: the city of Richmond has requested an additional $250 million over the next two budget years to improve James River water quality; 13 new species have been added to Virginia’s invasive plants list; Some Virginia hospitals are conserving IV fluid supplies; and other stories. 

The race for Harrisonburg school board; Albemarle hiring new first responders; Henrietta Lacks statue unveiled; a VMSDEP update; and Virginia Repertory Theater will remain open.

Today’s top audio story is a feature from WHRO in Hampton Roads, where an interfaith nonprofit recently sponsored a voluntary firearm surrender event. It’s part of a national project that transforms donated guns into garden tools. Read more about the project at VPM.org! Plus: Here's what you should know about the IV fluid shortage.

A potential legal battle appears to be brewing between VCU Health and the City of Richmond over real estate tax payments stemming from a failed downtown development; It looks like the show will go on after all for Virginia Repertory Theatre; and one of the region’s biggest restaurant groups is going back for seconds in Hanover.

PLUS: Results from the first Irvo Otieno trial; GRTC expansion plans; how some are helping after Helene; free meals at Rockingham schools; and VCU Health eyes downtown Altria property. P.S. – The ports strike is over!

Plus: A complaint over discrimination at UVA; Richmond TV royalty; the ongoing port strike; and WJCC superintendent retires. P.S.: Looking for coverage of last night's debates? We have Virginia's 7th ready for you: Derrick Anderson–Eugene Vindman 7th District debate light on details

Plus: New school accreditation numbers are in for Virginia; learn about a spooky new artifact at the Poe Museum; and other Central Virginia news.

Plus: Speed cameras in Richmond’s school zones to start fining people; Money needed to pay for subsidized childcare slots has run out; the Vice Presidential debate is tonight; and other stories.

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A sizable housing development for lower-income renters in South Richmond has received the city’s approval; An out-of-town grocery store chain has claimed a former gym near the Courthouse Road and Hull Street Road intersection in Chesterfield for its first location in the Richmond region; and nearly five years after it was first announced, work on Hopewell’s first brewery is underway.

Also: Thanks to Hurricane Helene, there's a chance of flash floods Friday and early Saturday; Rockingham schools ban a novel; and the 10th person has died in a listeria outbreak tied to a now-closed Boar's Head meat plant in Jarratt. 

Also: Charlottesville Schools are resuming renaming committees at four elementary schools, the Greater Richmond Transit Company has confirmed two hacks and more Central Virginia news.    Today’s top audio stories include confirmation that, yes, Richmond City Councilor Andreas Addison is still running for mayor, a preview of how Richmond’s mayoral candidates would support Black reparations.     The...

Plus: a weekend brawl at Kings Dominion; where Virginia universities ranked nationally; and other stories.