The top stories for September 9, 2026, including a Department of Corrections report on deaths in Virginia prisons, bipartisan efforts to end or limit the use of Flock cameras, previewing one of the three constitutional amendments on ballots this fall, and we meet Youssef Bouzidi, one of the top-ranked Pickleball players, who happens to live in Roanoke.

The top stories for September 8, 2026, including work on a nearly 200-year old Roanoke County farm that will soon be a housing development, a shortage of estrogen patches has patients scrambling, and we visit a ska music festival in Hampton Roads.

The top stories for September 7, 2026, including Old Dominion University's memorial for Leiutenant Colonel Brandon Shah, Gov. Spanberger's Commission on Unlocking Housing Production, and a look at Buchanan County's consolidation of four high schools into one.

The top stories for September 9, 2026, including more communities suspending the use of Flock Cameras, RVA Community Fridges provide their 17th free fridge in the Jackson Ward neighborhood, The Virginia Film Festival unveils its first Producers award, and in their Friday chat, analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope look at some midterm races.

The top stories for September 3, 2026, including an update from Wednesday's shooting incident at an elementary school in Waynesboro, a jobs forecast from UVA's Weldon Cooper Center suggests a mixed outcome, and mental health experts say some former inmates are suffering from they're calling Post-Incarceration Syndrome.

The top stories for September 2, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger hearing concerns Tuesday from cattle ranchers and farmers in Botetourt County, credible reports of deer deaths in Virginia, the Commonwealth Sound Exchange hosts a new festival in Richmond, and a Charlottesville woman has created something improving upon hospital-issued recovery bras after breast cancer surgery.

The top stories for September 1, 2026, including a look at a new Virginia law that bans live streaming while behind the wheel, the University of Mary Washington hopes to launch a medical school within four years, and the Virginia medical examiner is changing required reports of autopsies after all prison deaths.

The top stories for August 31, 2026, including a look at the prepping for mail-in ballots by Virginia election officials, aviation experts worry the industry is taking too long for fixes after a 2025 mid-air collision in Washington DC, Roanoke's Grandin Theatre is expanding its physical space to better accommodate live performances, and Cardinal News looks at how US trade talks with Canada may impact Virginia.

The top stories for August 28, 2026, including encouraging results from the US Drought Monitor, the USDA seeks public comments on the 2001 Roadless Rule- impacting road work and timber harvesting, and in their Friday chat, analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope look at how President Trump's trade war with Canada might impact Virginia.

The top stories for August 27, 2026, including Alexandria joining those intervening in the proposed Dominion-NextEra merger, graduate student enrollment at Virginia Tech is declining, Dolly Parton's enduring impact on young readers and performers, and Southwest Virginia farmers look at using wool to insulate homes.