VPM Daily Newscast

Bankrupt LL Flooring is a step closer to being sold to its founder and former CEO in a deal that will keep about half of its stores and employees intact; Two dilapidated buildings along Manchester’s main drag could soon make way for a new-construction apartment project; and Toast New American Gastropub opened in the Scott’s Walk development, its third location in the Richmond region.

Plus: Learn about a World War II-era relic that the Chesterfield Police Department has had since 1984, as well as updates to seats at the Byrd Theatre and Pulse stop construction. 

NEWSLETTER BLURB: Today’s top audio stories include a piece on a World War Two-era relic that the Chesterfield Police Department has had since 1984. 

Plus: Early voting is underway in Virginia for November’s general election. 

Also, Democrat Eugene Vindman and Republican Derrick Anderson participated in a Prince William County forum for 7th Congressional District candidates; GRTC wants public input on a proposed new route; Powhatan County is the latest locality to join Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library; and other stories.

Also: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are on the ballot this fall.

Also: U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan responds to the closure of a Boar’s Head meat processing plant in Southside Virginia, and Harrisonburg is seeking federal funding to study more than a dozen railroad crossings in the city.

Richmond will hear two proposals on whether to decrease or maintain the current real estate tax rate. Also: The lawsuit challenging Virginia’s exit from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has a hearing in Floyd County today, Boar’s Head has shuttered its Southside Virginia plant -- and more Central Virginia news. 

The new home of baseball in Richmond is now officially under construction; LL Flooring may have a new lease on life thanks to an eleventh-hour deal with its founder and former CEO; Outback Steakhouse has reversed course on plans to build a new restaurant at Courthouse Landing; and construction of a sizable development along Arthur Ashe Boulevard has apparently stalled, leaving concrete columns and rebar jutting out from the ground.

Also: Hanover County Schools says it's started the search for a new permanent superintendent, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney provides an update on the school zone speed cameras and more Central Virginia news.

Also: GRTC wants to better connect Northside and Southside; JAUNT eliminates eight stops from Buckingham North route; Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at Texas Tribune festival; and other stories.

Also: Richmond City Council signs off on a special use permit for a proposed development in Bellemeade; New political polling has Harris on top; and other stories.