As the June primary gets closer, campaigns are increasingly turning to a new way to reach out to voters.

Michael Pope has the story.

Many people were dismayed when – during the last legislative session – state lawmakers failed to approve a system for the sale of recreational cannabis. 

They noted the loss of potential sales tax revenue.  But at one of the state’s three poison control centers, experts say there are even more compelling arguments for taxation and regulation, as Sandy Hausman reports.

Walk outside and you hear a world of sounds, everything from birds to traffic and construction. But have you ever stopped to really listen to what you’re hearing, and what it can tell us?

Two researchers at Virginia Tech are exploring what scientists can learn about the natural world, through soundscapes, as Roxy Todd reports. 

A new poll suggests Virginia might be in play in November’s presidential election, but will Thursday’s verdict have an impact?

Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

The solar industry is starting to ramp up in parts of Virginia, and there’s a growing demand for trained workers.

Roxy Todd reports that at least eight colleges throughout the Commonwealth offer training for people wanting to learn how to install solar panels.

Hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing into Virginia to support a new drug manufacturing sector in and around Petersburg.

And Virginia Commonwealth University is hoping to provide a pipeline of new employees in those operations.

Brad Kutner has more. 

We’re moving closer to Virginia’s Congressional primaries.  And there’s new suspicion Glenn Youngkin might be angling for a new job.

Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

This weekend, the country remembers our fallen servicemen and women. Nearly 1,500 Virginians were killed in the Vietnam War, and some 230,000 served in it.

During the past year, a group of Vietnam veterans, most in their 70’s, shared their stories and photos through an exhibit at the Virginia War Memorial.

As the exhibit ends at the War Memorial in Richmond, there are plans to bring it to more Virginians, as Pamela D’Angelo reports.

Hurricane Season begins June first, and emergency managers will be watching storms as they evolve. 

If forecasters think one will come ashore, officials will likely issue an evacuation order, but how much faith do people have in those orders?  How far in advance should they be issued and by whom? 

Those are questions the University of Virginia hoped to answer by analyzing tracking information from cell phones. 

Sandy Hausman has more on this first-of-a-kind project.

Virginia lawmakers settled their differences over the state budget.  And a new batch of endorsements might help settle some Congressional primaries.

Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

This week marks the season’s reopening of several caves across Virginia.

If you’ve been curious about exploring a wild cave, but aren’t sure what you’ll expect, Roxy Todd suited up in a helmet and knee pads to bring us this preview.

Virginia’s unusually warm spring has meant a bumper crop of caterpillars attacking oaks and other trees in Shenandoah National Park.  

That’s why, for the first time since 2008, forest managers have launched an aerial attack.

Sandy Hausman has that story.

There’s news today that General Assembly budget negotiators and the governor have reached an agreement.

Jeff Schapiro, political columnist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

At the solitary stoplight in Boones Mill along Route 220 in Franklin County sits The Trump Store.

It’s practically impossible to miss. And, after years of driving past it, Craig Wright paid a visit – and uncovered a story that is a snapshot of America’s political landscape.

Protests roiled college campuses this past week, and stirred up Virginia politicians too.

Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

With a new sports arena in the rear-view mirror and a legislature controlled by political opponents, Governor Glenn Youngkin’s largest impact on the state after he leaves office could be in the education space.

Brad Kutner reports on how that could come in the form of influence from board appointments and law changes.