Virginia police are hoping a new online database will help them solve some of their most difficult cases. And a team from the University of Virginia will be looking to shine in a national solar car competition.Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project's Va. News link.

Republicans said they would move to restrict abortions in Virginia in light of the Supreme Court’s decision Friday, with Democrats vowing to fight any such changes.

Governor Glenn Youngkin has asked four Republican lawmakers to draft the legislation.

Appalachian Power filed a proposal last week with the state Virginia State Corporation Commission to add fiber cables on their utility poles in Bland and Montgomery Counties. It’s part of a regional project to bring high-speed broadband to people in southwest Virginia.

Virginia is the Wild West of campaign finance laws. Just about anything goes as long as you report it. And a new report from the Coalition for Integrity says that doesn't even apply to all the dark money that sloshes around Virginia.

The stage is now set for this fall’s mid-term Congressional elections.Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Michael Pope have more on that and other news from the General Assembly.

You’ve heard about dark money being used in political campaigns. Now comes word that it’s bankrolling ballot issues and lawsuits against schools. A new book – Dark Money and the Politics of School Privatization -- that details how billionaires are trying to shape educational policy at the local level.

The Prince William County Supervisor will take on Democrat Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger in November. It'll be one of the most closely watched House races in the nation.

Virginia voters have picked a state senator and a law enforcement official as the Republican nominees for what could be two of the country’s most competitive U.S. House races.

Youngkin signed the state budget Tuesday and also discussed the future of lab schools and his health commissioner.