The top stories for August 7, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger's intervention in the merging of Dominion Energy and Florida's Next Era, new developments in a 35-year-old murder case, drought disaster assistance for Virginia farmers, and Michael Pope and Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Shapiro recap the primary elections and politics.

The top stories for August 6, 2026, including a report from the Council of Criminal Justice showing reductions in violent crime for most of the Commonwealth, Gov. Spanberger seeks to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the former rector of Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors, and community gardens provide a growing opportunity for those who don't have the space for one of their own.

The top stories for August 5, 2026, including a run-through of Congressional and local races in Tuesday's primaries, Attorney General Jay Jones gets some input on how to better combat illegal vape sales, and the work of a former state forensic scientist is being reviewed, looking at Virginia executions in the 1980's and 90's.

The top stories for August 4, 2026, including a state senator's request for Gov. Spanberger to pause approval and development of data centers, Charlottesville's purchase of a vacant building and other efforts to help a homeless encampment of up to 70 tents, and as four Southwest Virginia communities get grants to paint murals, the status of one is uncertain.

The top stories for August 3, 2026, how the ongoing drought might impact the so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water, concerns over gas-powered leaf-blowers have led to a couple of bans on Northern Virginia, and companies are still looking to build data centers while enthusiasm has waned in some Virginia communities.

The top stories for July 31, 2026, including increasing calls for a special legislative session on a potential Dominion merger, research at Virginia Tech shows social media portrays a glossier version of people's lives, and in their Friday chat, analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope preview next week's primary.

The top stories for July 30, 2026, including a look at how Charlottesville is using dynamite to clear a path for a water project, Democratic socialists aren't making headway in the state's congressional races, and a look at Virginia's 2023 age verification law.

The top stories for July 29, 2026, including more talk of a special legislative session to delay a potential merger between Dominion and NextEra, a preview of the Democratic primary for Roanoke City Council, and as drought conditions continue, there's scrutiny over Caroline County's plan for an intake pipe for drinking water in the Rappahannock River.

The top stories for July 28, 2026, including residents around Waynesboro pushing back on Northrup Grumman's plans for an emissions permit, a look at what role could Virginia play in the 2028 primaries, and two experts at Virginia Tech weigh in on the expansion of data centers, and if we stopped building them.

The top stories for July 27, 2026, including the release of a delayed Virginia data center study - citing groundwater supply concerns, the state could move up the order of presidential primaries in two years, an escaped turkey becomes a pet in Nelson County, and two pumped storage hydroelectric plants may locate in Wise County