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The National Domestic Violence Hotline reports a decrease in calls over the holidays, but when January rolls around those numbers rise again. In many cases, women report being choked – an assault that may not look as serious as it is. Sandy Hausman explains.   And this report, while clinical, may be a sensitive topic for […]

A century-old family business is struggling to stay alive in downtown Norfolk…and  Patrick County Supervisors, who’ve been dealing with one controversy for several weeks, now have a second one on their hands. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link. More from […]

Trying to close the books on 2018? New research into human psychology here in Virginia has some tips. Michael Pope reports.

Ahead of this year’s legislative session, Republican leadership in Virginia has assigned the equal rights amendment to committee. It will go before a Republican who has not been supportive in the past. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.

What happens if your employer never gives you your last paycheck. It happens frequently, and sometimes employees get the money they are owed. But often times they don’t. And, as Michael Pope reports, one reason for that is how Virginia law works. It’s late afternoon on a weekday, and George Pinn is returning to the […]

For the last 60 years, trying to move from the attorney general’s office to the governor’s mansion has usually meant stepping down — resigning from one office to focus on being elected to the other. Michael Pope has this look at the reasons why.

182,000 people are about to get health insurance now that Virginia is finally expanding Medicaid. And, they will not have to meet the work requirement to get those benefits. At least not yet. Michael Pope reports.

The influence of corporate money has long been a staple of American politics. But now a new political trend is emerging in Virginia to resist campaign contributions from major corporations. Michael Pope reports.

Virginia’s attorney general is hoping members of the General Assembly will give his office new authority to go after hate crimes. Michael Pope reports.

Virginia’s first hemp processing plant is on track to open in 2019…and Page County is about to start random drug testing for high school athletes and drivers. 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.