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State officials expect to have an online COVID-19 self-check tool up and running within the next few days. Virginians will be able to record symptoms and get referred to testing. It’s just one aspect of the digital effort to control the pandemic. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.

Should state and local governments in Virginia be helping undocumented immigrants who are being left behind in federal recovery programs? Michael Pope reports.

COVID-19 remains a threat here in Virginia, but officials have told hospitals it’s okay to resume normal operations. That won’t mean going back to the way things were three months ago. As Sandy Hausman reports, medical care may never be the same. Confronting the COVID crisis meant big changes for Virginia hospitals — new expenses […]

Should local governments be involved in federal immigration enforcement? It’s an issue that’s once again in the spotlight in Prince William County. Michael Pope reports.

Nursing homes in Virginia continue to have difficulty obtaining personal protective equipment. That’s according to new data published this week by the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.

Fifty years ago, cervical cancer was one of this country’s most common diseases, but development of the pap test and a vaccine have dramatically cut the occurrence and toll it takes. Now, however, experts say the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the number of women taking preventive action as Sandy Hausman reports.

Tuesday is Election Day in many places across Virginia. As Michael Pope reports, it’ll be an election unlike any other.

Congress is considering a bill that will spend billions of dollars helping set up a system of contact tracing. And, as Michael Pope reports, a Virginia congressman is supporting the bill in the House.

Many congregations in Virginia are taking a cautious approach to restarting church services. And Arlington County is considering whether to make itself a test case for a new way of deciding close elections. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link. More […]

Many of Virginia’s courts will resume hearing non-emergency cases on Monday. That includes eviction lawsuits. With judges facing a backlog of cases, tenants and legal advocates are bracing for what’s to come. Cat Modlin-Jackson has this report.