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In his Wednesday afternoon briefing, Governor Northam said medical, dental and veterinary facilities will be allowed to resume non-emergency procedures on Friday. Nick Gilmore has details.  

The pandemic is hitting blacks and Hispanics hardest in Virginia. Michael Pope reports.

Next month, voters across Virginia will be heading to the polls to vote in local elections. That’s despite efforts to move those elections to June or November. Michael Pope reports.

A team of federal health officials is expected on the Delmarva Peninsula this week to address growing concerns of coronavirus amidst poultry plant workers. Mallory Noe-Payne has more.

Before the global pandemic shut down the economy, President Trump had proposed ship and submarine cuts that were almost universally opposed by Virginia lawmakers. The delegation is now fighting to help the state’s contracting industry while debating how best to do it. Matt Laslo reports.

Covid-19 is disrupting education in ways other than current school closings… and Harrisonburg will have to wait a little longer for a second high school. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link. More now from Fred Echols.

During a news conference Friday, Governor Northam offered the first details on a blueprint for how he plans to reopen Virginia. Nick Gilmore has details.

Dozens of elections across Virginia are scheduled to take place a few days from now. As Michael Pope reports, efforts to move those elections have failed.

A surreal scene at the state capitol Wednesday. Almost 100 members of Virginia’s House of Delegates outside under a giant tent for their one day veto session. Mallory Noe-Payne is there and has this report.

The coronavirus pandemic may have stopped a lot of things – but one thing it hasn’t stopped is the Census. Mallory Noe-Payne has more on what the state is still doing to make sure Virginians fill out that form.