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The top stories for June 25, 2026, including hopes among leaders in Virginia that President Trump still signs a bipartisan housing measure, state agencies show conflicting numbers of in-custody deaths in state prisons, a proposed in the General Assembly would protect student journalists, and how supply chains are impacting local baking efforts.

The top stories for July 1, 2026, including Virginia leaders' reaction to the SCOTUS ruling banning transgender girls from participating in sports, ICE officers carried out an arrest operation recently in Ruckersville, and StoryCorps founder Dave Isay explains its Connect 250 project, linking up strangers.

The top stories for July 2, 2026, including drought conditions impacting all of Virginia, bipartisan concerns over Dominion's proposed merger with NextEra, a new law bans styrofoam takeout containers, and Roxy Todd visits a rural hospital in Norton, where some women travel more than an hour to give birth.

The top stories for July 16, 2026, including drought concerns affecting large parts of the area, a new way of approaching the invasive spotted lanternfly, and retirement from UVA is not slowing down jazz trumpeter John D'Earth, with a weekend performance, new album, and documentary.

The top stories for July 15, 2026, including the State Corporation Commission's hearing on electric rates with the expansion of data centers, previewing a constitutional amendment that lifts a Virginia ban on same-sex marriage, more than two-thousand mountain bikers compete in Roanoke, and amid a tough job market, some UVA grads are operating a burger grill trailer.

The top stories for July 20, 2026, including a look at ties between what people are paying for a mortgage and voting rights, Congressman James Walkinshaw's bill now before the Senate tracks chemical ingredients that are a precursor to fentanyl, and fees for Virginia hunting licenses could be going up for the first time in more than a decade.

The top stories for June 30, 2026, including final approval on a state budget with Gov. Spanberger's amendments, a group of retired menhaden fishermen give a final performance of work songs, and the founder of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network launches a TV documentary series on climate change.

The top stories for July 7, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger backing data centers and citing high energy costs in a talk with Politico, Roanoke City Council seeks more public input on zoning proposals, and a look at the challenges faced by an urban farm in Roanoke.

The top stories for June 26, 2026, including details on Virginia's proposed budget resolution that provides a pay raise for lawmakers, Virginia's 611 steam locomotive is running again, and Michael Pope and analyst Jeff Schapiro dig into details on the budget in their Friday conversation.

The top stories for July 9, 2026, including a national call for lowering utility bills as Dominion ranks among the top few cutting power to those who can't pay, a preview of where Virginia's recreational marijuana shops will be, and elementary schools in Pulaski County look for more in-person learning and less screen time.