Virginia On Demand

The top stories for October 29, 2026, including projections for Black voter turnout in Virginia, Roxy Todd checked in with Damascus Mayor Katie Lamb on the progress of the Creeper Trail - set to fully reopen next spring, the latest in the Arlington zoning debate, and a profile of accordion player Matty Metcalfe.

The top stories for October 28, 2026, including potential election monitors for some Virginia localities on Election Day, funds for recovery and resilience efforts following Hurricane Helene in 2024, and proposed updates to they way Virginia funds its schools.

The top stories for October 27, 2026, including early voter turnout breaking Virginia records, opposition to tax breaks for data centers, significant drops in overdoses from opioids.

The top stories for October 26, 2026, including Virginia joining the Governors Public Health Alliance, tech companies' work to make autonomous vehicles safer, and details about a planned data center in Southside Virginia.

The top stories for October 23, 2026, including Virginia Senate President facing a myriad of federal charges, a new multi-billion dollar drug manufacturing facility in Goochland County, and students in Floyd speaking to influential banjo player Gene Parker.

The top stories for October 22, 2026, including the open enrollment window for Virginia's health insurance, a permit for Dominion Energy to build what would be one of the largest natural gas-fueled power plants in the country, and how "snail mail" is helping candidates on the campaign trail this election season.

The top stories for October 21, 2026, including reports the state put too much transportation money into new construction- and not enough for road maintenance, a Virginia Tech professor explains the appeal of so many Jane Austen reboots, and a program in Nelson County aims to grow the skills of women in farming.

The top stories for October 20, 2026, including a group of moms called Family Bridge to assist those around Charlottesville taken by ICE, real estate company CBRE reports on data center trends, Roanoke's City Council signs off on a plan for "missing middle" housing in the Old Southwest neighborhood, and Hoot and Holler marks 10 years of live storytelling in Roanoke.

The top stories for October 19, 2026, including what it means for the state to have a high credit rating, NASA's working with Virginia Tech on safer, smaller aircraft, a large crowd welcomes MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Billy Wagner back to Tazewell for the unveiling of a bronze statue in a park bearing his name, and in Danville, economic growing is putting pressure on the housing market.

The top stories for October 16, 2026, including a report on increased state spending that's hampered by the rate of inflation, a look at polling as the end of midterm voting draws near, a retired baseball scout recalls the signing MLB Hall of Famer and Tazewell area native Billy Wagner as a statue of him is unveiled there this weekend, and part two in a series on music at the Handmade Music School in Floyd.