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The top stories for May 7, 2026, including State Senator Louise Lucas responding to news of an FBI raid on her district office in Portsmouth, the U.S. Forest Service plans to close some research facilities, including the one in Blacksburg, and we visit an African-American church in the Southwest town of Dante, that's seen flooding throughout its history.

Top stories for May 11th, 2026 including new agriculture in SW Virginia, Cleaning out criminal convictions, training cats, and POW barracks from the Revolutionary War.

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.

Top stories for May 14th, 2026 including SCOTUS redistricting, improving rural maternal heath, and more.

The top stories for May 26, 2026, including the ongoing debate among Roanoke's leaders on the future of the Berglund Center, the effort to restore brownfields in Pulaski, and looking at the trend of car buyers and solid, non-metallic colors.

The top stories for April 16, 2026, including rememberance of Virginia Tech's campus shooting on this day in 2007, new roadmaps designed to increase tourist spending, and a look at Virginia's drought disaster areas.

The top stories for April 20, 2026, including legislation aimed to combat Immigration and Customs Enforcement efforts, a close look at UVA's recently expanded Center for Politics, and Virginia hospitals at risk of closure following changes to federal Medicaid rules.

The top stories for April 21, 2026, including paid family and sick leave amendments, budget negotiations, and a look at the effects of 20th century urban renewal projects in Roanoke.