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The top stories for April 17, 2026, including the muder-suicide of former Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, new gun legislation, and a closer look at the state's drought conditions.

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.

Top stories for May 15th, 2026 including Bike trails in Blacksburg, the latest in VA politics, drought, and more.

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 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.