Virginia On Demand

The top stories for October 1, 2026, including Virginia Attorney Jay Jones' search for former federal attorneys to combat President Trump's federal overreach, a close on the sale of the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, movies and live events highlight this year's Virginia Film Festival, and roller derby is alive and thriving in Western Virginia.

The top stories for September 30, 2026, including a propulsion company bringing more than one-thousand jobs to Pittsylvania County, most of Northern Virginia is not part of this fall's school tax referendum, Virginia's Department of Wildlife Resources looks for solutions to the spread of bear mange, and the founder of a multimedia company in Richmond encourages more African-Americans to travel abroad.

The top stories for September 29, 2026, including what impact Virginia's merger law could potentially have on the Dominion-NextEra merger, Democrat Tom Perriello is getting an endorsement from former GOP Congressman Denver Riggleman, and an increasing number of seniors are seeking help for addiction gambling.

The top stories for September 28, 2026, including Virginia Democrats touting a data center consumption tax to offset increases in health insurance, Richmond grocery chain leader Jim Ukrop dies at age 89, Virginia's two major utilities get failing grades from the Sierra Club, and the state issues EBT cards those who rely on SNAP benefits, after millions in benefits were stolen last year.

The top stories for September 25, 2026, including a request for a pause in how Virginia families on Medicaid report home care work, a cybersecurity expert weighs in on increased use of AI chatbots providing medical advice, and analyst Jeff Schapiro and reporter Michael Pope discuss Gov. Spanberger's request for help from Congress to address national standards for data centers,

The top stories for September 24, 2026, including a federal judge blocking some of President Trump's plan to cut SNAP benefits, a Virginia Congressman works to cut down on mail theft check washing, and a program at UVA uses history to teach about policing in a democratic society.

The top stories for September 23, 2026, including confirmation that a Roanoke Valley site is under consideration for a data center, three studies are underway to look at the impact of the menhaden catch in the Northern Neck, what a new lawsuit means to tensions between landowners and hunters that use dogs, and a look at this fall's constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for former felons.

The top stories for September 22, 2026, including a new study that shows food insecurity is reaching record highs in the Commonwealth, the Roanoke Firefighters Association seeks collective bargaining rights, Floyd County high school students help rebuild a home funded through a state grant, and a sanitation group may have found an answer to groundwater concerns in Eastern Virginia.

The top stories for September 21, 2026, including income analysis from new US Census Bureau data in Virginia, a look for solutions in West Virginia quiet zones, where cell phones aren't allowed, Roanoke Area Ministries unveils its new location, and how fisherman are using FOIA requests.

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.