The top stories for June 26, 2026, including details on Virginia's proposed budget resolution that provides a pay raise for lawmakers, Virginia's 611 steam locomotive is running again, and Michael Pope and analyst Jeff Schapiro dig into details on the budget in their Friday conversation.

The top stories for June 25, 2026, including hopes among leaders in Virginia that President Trump still signs a bipartisan housing measure, state agencies show conflicting numbers of in-custody deaths in state prisons, a proposed in the General Assembly would protect student journalists, and how supply chains are impacting local baking efforts.

The top stories for June 24, 2026, including how the country's high court impacts gun laws in Virginia, Botetourt County's denial of a solar farm project, and Sandy Hausman visits a course in Nelson County where the goal is saving many species of frogs.

The top stories for June 23, 2026, including Virginia lawmakers finalizing a budget plan with new taxes on data centers and a market for adult use cannabis, a new state study shows how AI could eliminate a number of jobs, and former UVA president Jim Ryan talks about his life, one year after resigning from the job.

The top stories for June 22, 2026, including a preview of a state budget compromise with both chambers due back in Richmond Monday, Head Start proceeds amidst some uncertainty- including in the New River Valley, and Cardinal News has a look at the supply chains that support data centers.

The top stories for June 19, 2026, including elections officials trying to comply with a court order regarding felons' voting rights, the superintendent of Roanoke City Schools announces her retirement, profiling a repair cafe in event in Charlottesville this weekend, and analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope talk about a potential state budget compromise in their Friday conversation.

The top stories for June 18, 2026, including strong opposition to a proposed data center at an open house in Botetourt County while Virginia's Senate President conducts a listening tour on those facilities, an 1800's farmhouse in Smyth County gets a makeover, and an analysis of the 2026 FIFA World Cup shows most of it will be under "performance impairing heat."

The top stories for June 17, 2026, including a budget talks update from Virginia Senate President Louise Lucas, there's been a compromise reached for a marijuana marketplace, why is Appalachian Power upset with grid parent company PJM?, and a Fluvanna County woman wants to help mothers breastfeed longer.

The top stories for June 16, 2026, including the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill on SNAP recipients in Virginia, previewing Tuesday's hearing in Orange County over the use of biosolids, and a man who's spent several years staying overnight in slave dwellings will bring his history lessons to Botetourt County as part of Juneteenth celebrations.

The top stories for June 15, 2026, including the potential impact of a budget impasse on Virginia's credit rating, a long-term look at the state re-joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and Virginia changes management for its nursing scholarship programs.