Virginia On Demand

The top stories for September 3, 2026, including an update from Wednesday's shooting incident at an elementary school in Waynesboro, a jobs forecast from UVA's Weldon Cooper Center suggests a mixed outcome, and mental health experts say some former inmates are suffering from they're calling Post-Incarceration Syndrome.

The top stories for September 2, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger hearing concerns Tuesday from cattle ranchers and farmers in Botetourt County, credible reports of deer deaths in Virginia, the Commonwealth Sound Exchange hosts a new festival in Richmond, and a Charlottesville woman has created something improving upon hospital-issued recovery bras after breast cancer surgery.

The top stories for September 1, 2026, including a look at a new Virginia law that bans live streaming while behind the wheel, the University of Mary Washington hopes to launch a medical school within four years, and the Virginia medical examiner is changing required reports of autopsies after all prison deaths.

The top stories for August 31, 2026, including a look at the prepping for mail-in ballots by Virginia election officials, aviation experts worry the industry is taking too long for fixes after a 2025 mid-air collision in Washington DC, Roanoke's Grandin Theatre is expanding its physical space to better accommodate live performances, and Cardinal News looks at how US trade talks with Canada may impact Virginia.

The top stories for August 28, 2026, including encouraging results from the US Drought Monitor, the USDA seeks public comments on the 2001 Roadless Rule- impacting road work and timber harvesting, and in their Friday chat, analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope look at how President Trump's trade war with Canada might impact Virginia.

The top stories for August 27, 2026, including Alexandria joining those intervening in the proposed Dominion-NextEra merger, graduate student enrollment at Virginia Tech is declining, Dolly Parton's enduring impact on young readers and performers, and Southwest Virginia farmers look at using wool to insulate homes.

The top stories for August 26, 2026, including Gov. Spanberger's efforts to help those losing federal health care and SNAP benefits, many communities mark 25 years of International Overdose Awareness Day, an exhibit at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture explores the state's immigration history, and 36 years after author Bill Bryson hiked the Appalachian Trail, he wrote about doing it again.

The top stories for August 25, 2026, including state lawmakers who say donations won't impact their view of the Dominion-NextEra merger, a high school for adults in Roanoke starts its second year, and Hidden Brain host Shankar Vedantam previews his upcoming stage presentation in Blacksburg, and talks a bit about the how the weekly podcast is made.

The top stories for August 24, 2026, including a look at the loss of Medicaid provisions in Virginia next year, the status of the Dan River's ability to provide clean drinking water, and examining why the state's local fire services struggle to keep up with inflation.

The top stories for August 21, 2026, including reaction from lawmakers as Dominion works to collect refunds on tariffs and get money to ratepayers, a look at employee separations at a Southwest Virginia prison, and documentary filmmaker Chris Farina, now working without a voice, finishes his final project.