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The top stories for September 14, 2026, including what impact federal "rural" maps could have on Virginia's Rural Health Transformation Fund, a board in the Roanoke Valley votes for a purchase agreement for land - one opponents say is a data center plan, and a preview of November's vote for a one-percent sales tax to fund school construction across the Commonwealth.

The top stories for September 16, 2026, including the development of a naloxone patch to treat opioid overdoses, King George County's school board reverses course on blocking a club for LGBTQ students, and a former music professor from Sweet Briar College specializes in compositions for the left hand.

The top stories for September 17, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger issuing a state of emergency to help farmers amidst low hay production, mail-in ballots are on their way to households, and community members step up in an effort to reduce gun violence in Charlottesville.

The top stories for September 18, 2026, including a report from Virginia's Attorney General that Homeland Security may have violated a number of election laws, one candidate holds the edge in fundraising in one key congressional race, there's an effort in Harrisonburg to lure in passenger rail, and in their Friday chat, analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope look at early voting in the Commonwealth.

The top stories for August 26, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger's efforts to help those losing federal health care and SNAP benefits, many communities mark 25 years of International Overdose Awareness Day, an exhibit at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture explores the state's immigration history, and 36 years after author Bill Bryson hiked the Appalachian Trail, he wrote about doing it again.

The top stories for August 27, 2026, including Alexandria joining those intervening in the proposed Dominion-NextEra merger, graduate student enrollment at Virginia Tech is declining, Dolly Parton's enduring impact on young readers and performers, and Southwest Virginia farmers look at using wool to insulate homes.

The top stories for August 25, 2026, including state lawmakers who say donations won't impact their view of the Dominion-NextEra merger, a high school for adults in Roanoke starts its second year, and Hidden Brain host Shankar Vedantam previews his upcoming stage presentation in Blacksburg, and talks a bit about the how the weekly podcast is made.

The top stories for August 24, 2026, including a look at the loss of Medicaid provisions in Virginia next year, the status of the Dan River's ability to provide clean drinking water, and examining why the state's local fire services struggle to keep up with inflation.

The top stories for September 2, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger hearing concerns Tuesday from cattle ranchers and farmers in Botetourt County, credible reports of deer deaths in Virginia, the Commonwealth Sound Exchange hosts a new festival in Richmond, and a Charlottesville woman has created something improving upon hospital-issued recovery bras after breast cancer surgery.

The top stories for September 1, 2026, including a look at a new Virginia law that bans live streaming while behind the wheel, the University of Mary Washington hopes to launch a medical school within four years, and the Virginia medical examiner is changing required reports of autopsies after all prison deaths.