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The top stories for March 19, 2026, including what progress was made in a measure to remove Richmond's last Confederate monuments, UVA research shows some COVID and flu cases could lead to lung cancer later in life, and part 2 in a series on the energy landscape suggests power bills will continue to rise.

The top stories for May 18, 2026, including a nonprofit erasing millions in medical debt for some Southwest Virginia families, more than 1,000 people are recorded saying 'Appalachia' to examine how the word is pronounced, and Comcast and Appalachian Power are caught up in a dispute over broadband infrastructure.

The top stories for May 19, 2026, including reaction to the planned merger between Dominion and NextEra Energy, Virginia congressional candidates re-focus on the existing map with redistricting now dead, and scientists track two iconic fish in the Chesapeake Bay as part of a three-year study.

The top stories for May 20, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger's vetoes of plans for a marijuana marketplace and prescription drug affordability board, electricians push to keep tax breaks for data centers in state budget talks, and Charlottesville's downtown mall is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

The top stories for May 1, 2026, including Lynchburg city officials backtracking on growth projections made at Liberty University, the state's US Senators have a federal plan thatthey believe should mirror Virginia gun laws, and we meet a musician who's making the dungeon synth genre popular in Appalachia.

The top stories for May 21, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger taking more immigration-related actions Wednesday, Sen. Tim Kaine praises a war powers resolution discharged by a Senate Committee, and a new analysis shows the CEO's of the two largest utility operations in Virginia are among the highest paid in the country.

The top stories for May 25, 2026, including a bill to address esophageal cancer named for the late Congressman Gerry Connolly, a scandal at the Charlottesville-based Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts has members concerned, and AI 's involvement in health care might be done to a level patients don't fully understand.

The top stories for May 22, 2026, including a look in Gov. Spanberger's veto of a bill limiting transfers into Red Onion State Prison, a check in with federal workers impacted by DOGE one year later, and a look at vetoes and state budget talks in the weekly chat between Michael Pope and analyst Jeff Schapiro.

The top stories for April 22, 2026, including reaction to voters narrowly approving new Virginia congressional maps that could help Democrats win four additional seats, looking at an amendment before state legislators concerning solar energy, and the University of Virginia has a new radio telescope.

The top stories for April 28, 2026, including Monday's oral arguments before the Virginia Supreme Court over the redistricting referendum, Gov. Spanberger visits Roanoke to sign education measures, and a look at emergency managers, many of whom now face disasters with limited funds.