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A new report from the state has legislators concerned about how localities are using automated license plate readers, even as prosecutors praise their success.

Members of the Virginia General Assembly are considering a bill that would prevent people from blocking access to abortion clinics.

State and local law enforcement agencies are warning the public today about a growing danger— cryptocurrency fraud. Here in Virginia, they say the rate more than doubled between 2024 and 2025.

Automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs, are widespread across our broadcast region and the nation. Harrisonburg is the latest local city to face pressure from grassroots groups to remove the technology from public streets. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports in the first installment of a two-part series.

Conservationists worry a potential rollback of the regulation would hamper reviving the dwindling whale population.

"If the issue is how much energy these data centers are using, well, should there be a consumption tax to make sure they are quite literally paying their fair share when it comes to energy consumption?”

So much for the Prescription Drug Affordability Board... That was supposed to be a newly created group that could’ve set upper payment limits. The new approach is known as the Affordable Medicine Act, giving all Virginians the same discounts on drug prices now available to people on Medicare.

A federal judge in Richmond told the Virginia Attorney General’s office on Monday some felons now have the right to vote. But whether or not that includes those currently incarcerated is a bit more complicated.

Members of the Virginia General Assembly are considering a bill that would encourage schools to take a new approach to discipline.

The project was a partnership between NOAA and Northrop Grumman, which used emerging sonar technology.