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Unemployment claims are skyrocketing in Virginia, doubling every day this week. Michael Pope reports.

State leaders have provided prison and jail officials with guidance on preventing the virus’ spread within the state’s correctional system. Nick Gilmore has details.

As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow in Virginia, officials are, for the first time, releasing guidelines for daycare centers. Mallory Noe-Payne has the latest on the virus’ impact to schools and children.

Now that Governor Northam has shut down schools to stem the outbreak of COVID-19, there’s a push across the state to make sure children who rely on subsidized meals don’t go hungry. Cat Modlin-Jackson has the story.

Daily life has changed not just at restaurants and gyms. Much of the action in your local courthouse has also been postponed. Michael Pope reports.

There’s a saying in the theater world – the show must go on, but the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton has announced that its curtain will come down for more than two months.  Many other theatres have temporarily closed As Sandy Hausman reports, the goal is to protect audiences and about 70 employees from the […]

As of mid-day Tuesday, Virginia is now up to 67 cases of COVID-19. Officials say there’s been community spread of the virus and the state’s first case inside a nursing facility. Mallory Noe-Payne has the latest.

Donald Trump is a frequent target for comedians in this country – more so than any other politician, and that intrigued two Virginia scholars. They’ve now written a book after reviewing more than 100,000 jokes about the president. Sandy Hausman reports on what they’ve learned.

When should governments decide to overlook requirements that they meet in-person and in-public? Michael Pope reports.

The first drive-through screenings and testing for COVID-19 in the state began Monday in Hampton Roads. Sentara Healthcare has set up three sites. They’re in Virginia Beach, Williamsburg and Chesapeake. And as Mallory Noe-Payne reports, officials with the health system say they’re prepared to roll it out at other facilities statewide.