As the 2024 presidential election nears, fears of voter fraud and voting by noncitizens have dominated national dialogue.

Here in Virginia, Brad Kutner found proof of such claims is rare at best.

Court battles over Virginia election procedures are playing out.

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

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is a facing malicious prosecution lawsuit following his failed bid to convict an election official of fraud.

Brad Kutner has more from Richmond.

The explosion of data centers in Virginia is creating a surge in demand for power.

Michael Pope reports it’s also impacting how that power is generated.

The lawsuit over Virginia’s voter roll purge, and its potential fallout, are still making headlines.

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

When floods swept across Appalachia three weeks ago during Helene, it was one of the worst natural disasters to hit the region in a generation. But flash flooding in the mountains does happen.

One example is the 2016 flood in West Virginia, which killed 23 people and destroyed more than two-thousand homes.

A Virginia Tech professor has been researching what helped communities rebuild after that flood, and why some communities are only now seeing progress.

Roxy Todd reports.

Hurricane Helene damaged about 6% of Virginia’s economy.

That’s according to an update provided Tuesday by the Commonwealth’s Secretary of Finance. 

But as Brad Kutner found out, federal aid is expected to improve the region. 

Despite a rough patch of drought, and the hit the region took from Helene, Virginia is expected to have a good, but not great, fall color season.

Jeff Bossert has more.

With less than a month to go until Election Day, Virginia’s governor is facing a federal lawsuit over removing alleged non-citizens from the voter rolls.

Michael Pope tells us purging the voter rolls has a long and complicated history in Virginia.

Early estimates say Helene cost farmers in the Commonwealth more than $139 million.

This number from the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service is a developing tally and will likely increase in the coming days.

Roxy Todd explains why some farmers are worried for the months ahead.

With early voting underway, there’s a legal challenge to Virginia’s recent purge of voter registrations.

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

It’s been almost two weeks since Helene damaged hundreds of homes across Southwest Virginia and took the lives of two people.

Roxy Todd visited Damascus and surrounding communities this week, where it could take more than a year to rebuild washed out roads and fully reopen the Virginia Creeper bicycle trail.

Old furniture can provide more than a place to sit or to store papers.

In this month’s Meet Virginia segment, Christine Kueter introduces us to a Portsmouth man who not only restores those antiques.  He goes in search of the story each one can tell.

After weeks of build-up, the candidates for U. S. Senate finally took the debate stage.

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

Republican Hung Cao and Democrat Tim Kaine met for a televised debate Wednesday night.

Michael Pope has the details what will likely be their only debate before Election Day.

Two U.S. Army veterans, Derrick Anderson on the right and Eugene Vindman on the left, squared off over the future of Virginia’s 7th Congressional District Wednesday night.

Brad Kutner has more. 

We’re checking in on the crowded and complicated race for mayor in Virginia’s capitol city as well as the latest round of polling in the Presidential contest.

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

A religious counselor in Henrico County asked a state judge Thursday to block Virginia’s ban on conversion therapy for minors.

Brad Kutner has more on the suit and an interview with someone who survived the controversial practice.

Automakers may soon be required to start designing trucks and SUVs with lower front ends to help reduce the number of fatal head-on collisions with pedestrians.

Ian Stewart reports. 

Many Virginians may not know there are seven independent nations in our state that require the same treatment afforded to leaders of other countries.

But the sovereignty of Virginia’s federally-recognized Tribes comes with a steep learning curve, as Pamela D’Angelo reports.

For years, moms who are prescribed medication to treat opioid addiction have heard conflicting advice around breastfeeding. There is growing medical evidence to support that it’s safe.

But as Roxy Todd reports, opinions can be slow to change.

Polls are shedding new light on the 2024 election in Virginia, while one high-profile Republican is getting a head start on 2025.

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

The final stretch of the campaign season in Virginia got off to a raucous start.

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

Five years ago, some residents of Spotsylvania County were unsuccessfully fought plans for the largest solar array east of the Rocky Mountains. 

Today that facility is generating a different sound and making money for a surprising group of people. 

Sandy Hausman paid a visit to the Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center and has this report.

In our Meet Virginia segment this month, we travel to Richmond, where Chauncie Beaston is fulfilling a pledge made to herself years ago.

Christine Kueter has that story.

Fewer people are quitting their jobs in Virginia.

Michael Pope has the story behind the numbers.

As campaigns kick into high gear this Labor Day weekend, so are efforts to finalize voting procedures in Virginia.

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

This weekend, the spouses of the Democratic candidates for president and vice president will be barnstorming Virginia.

Michael Pope has this bit of historical perspective.

The political conventions are now over and the major party field is set for November’s election.

Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael recap some of the historical moments when Virginia was in the convention spotlight.

The candidates for one of Virginia’s U.S. Senate seats will meet face-to-face.

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

Noting that one in five people released from state prison will be back behind bars within three years, Governor Glenn Youngkin is asking state agencies to do more. 

As Sandy Hausman reports, he hopes to ensure former prisoners have what they need to succeed.

While work on the 43-mile, multi-use path known as the Fall Line Trail continues in the Richmond region, another trail in Charlottesville is also in the works.  

It’s one of many car-free trails that could eventually connect to others around Virginia. 

Ian Stewart reports. 

Public bodies that do public business are supposed to make most documents available to the public.

But Michael Pope reports on an example in Northern Virginia where a town government is trying to shield documents related to a data center.

Virginia is about to get a windfall from the Infrastructure Act.

Michael Pope has details about one of the projects it will support.

Issues around the presidential campaigns are driving some of the political headlines this week.

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

State Senator Bill Stanley is no stranger to a courtroom. He successfully fought the state’s skill games ban, only to have it reinstated months later.

That suit is ongoing.  And as Brad Kutner found out, Stanley’s put a target on the state’s anti-saloon laws next.   

Former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman is calling Donald Trump “crazy” and is urging voters to support Democrat Kamala Harris for president. 

Sandy Hausman was on hand when he explained his reasons to a crowd of about 50 people. 

Streaming services like Netflix and Prime have created new opportunities for stand-up comedians, and it seems like more people than ever are giving it a try. 

A visit to one club in Charlottesville featured performances by an elementary school teacher, a park ranger and an MBA student from UVA. But one of the most surprising comedians in Virginia recently showed his stuff at a state prison. 

Sandy Hausman has that story.

Christine Kueter has been traveling the Commonwealth this year for our Meet Virginia series.

This month she introduces us to a doctor in Newport News who is using her own experience with trauma to transform new doctors and medical care for women.

And just a note about the content of this story—it does discuss childhood trauma and abuse.

Virginia is about to receive $100 million to capture methane emissions.

But environmental groups are not sold on the idea for what happens next, as Michael Pope reports.

Lots of news this past week about the presidential campaign. How will it impact Virginia?

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

One Virginia member of Congress is pressing the Post Office to make changes to ensure rural newspapers are delivered on time.

Michael Pope explains.

Governor Glenn Youngkin’s newest Board of Education appointee is getting push back from state Democrats.

Brad Kutner has more from her first meeting in Richmond.

Opponents of predatory lending are hopeful that a new federal rule might help people in Virginia.

Michael Pope reports.

In 2020, Virginia became the first southern state to lay out a legal mandate for a carbon-free electrical grid.

That’s why it was a surprise to many when Dominion Energy announced plans to build a NEW natural gas plant in Chesterfield County.

As Mallory Noe-Payne reports it could be the first of several so-called peaker plants around the state. 

Well-known Virginia artist P. Buckley Moss died Saturday at the age of 91.

David Seidel has more about her career.

November election issues top the political headlines in Virginia this week.

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

Did you know there’s a type of bamboo that’s native to the United States?

It’s called rivercane, and it once grew near most rivers and streams. But then, it was nearly wiped out.

As Roxy Todd reports, a group made up mostly of volunteers is working to restore the plant in Southwest Virginia.