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The top stories for May 5, 2026, including a closer look at 'legislating' Virginia's budget, why did the state's corrections department lay off more than 10-percent of its hourly wage staff, and in his new book, NPR's Scott Simon shares tales of his pets and other animal encounters in a talk with Craig Wright.

The top stories for May 8, 2026, including efforts by Virginia colleges to recover from a cyberattack hitting thousands of schools around the US, RoVa Labs opens a biotech incubator in Roanoke, and a Virginia Tech student describes her 80 day canoe trip into the Canadian arctic.

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.

Top stories for May 12th, 2026 including the loss of local newspapers, Supreme Court redistricting adjustments, frustrations with Google, and more.

Top stories for May 13th, 2026 including Modern police reform, a bikecentennial, vaping rules, and a new solar farm in a unique location.

The top stories for June 2, 2026, including Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors reversing course on a plan to eliminate most Living-Learning Programs, an update on state budget talks with the June 30 deadline looming, and in Sussex County, the cockaded woodpecker survives amidst the challenges of climate change.

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

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

The top stories for June 3, 2026, including state lawmakers seeking a compromise to set up a legal market for marijuana, two WWII vets over the age of 100 are honored in Roanoke as the 82nd anniversary of D-Day approaches, and Virginia's medical examiner shows in-custody deaths in prisons don't always include the required autopsy.

The top stories for June 9, 2026, including news of a possible compromise on a marijuana market despite the governor's veto, how will implementing a law that's more than 150 years old impact Virginia voting rights, and UVA offers a course on American culinary history.