The politics of Southwest Virginia are shifting in the wake of the election last week. Michael Pope reports.

Members of the Virginia National Guard have received special training as part of a “reaction force” that’s expected to quickly respond to civil unrest or natural disasters.

Dave Cantor has more.

Nothing ruins a nature walk like a tick bite, and scientists say concerns from those bites are growing beyond Lyme disease. Brad Kutner has this report on a new study out of Virginia Commonwealth University. 

In the wake of an overwhelming election loss, Virginia Republicans are looking to the future. Michael Pope reports.

Virginia is about to get a bit older, according to the latest demographic projections.

Michael Pope has the numbers.

Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger and the Commonwealths’ two senators are split on a deal working its way through Congress to reopen the government.

Brad Kutner has this story.

A nonpartisan state report issued today/Monday said people who participated in education programs run by the Virginia Department of Corrections were less likely to be rearrested after release.

They also were more likely to find employment and earn a higher wage than those who weren’t enrolled in classes.

Dave Cantor has more.

Speaker of the House of Delegates Don Scott is about to have 64-seat majority.

Michael Pope tells us about the last time Democrats had a majority that large.

Now that the election is over, what lies ahead for Abigail Spanberger and Glenn Youngkin?

Politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap an eventful week in politics and state government.

Democrats were able to flip 13 House of Delegates seats from red to blue. And Michael Pope tells us that one region saw more action than anywhere else.