Harrisonburg and Charlottesville public school students will go back to school with masks… The General Assembly addresses the eviction problem during its special session… Although pot possession is now legal in Virginia, the only way to get it legally is to grow your own, and that means a big boost for local nurseries and garden stores….

A White man is in jail after physically attacking a Black demonstrator in Staunton, and calling him a racial slur… It was like the first day of school, as state lawmakers returned to Richmond for the first in-person session in 500 days, with fist-bumps, and disagreements… After years of falling into disrepair, and a COVID delay, the Warm Springs Pools in Bath County are back on the list for renovation…

LGBTQ advocates and legal experts decry the Augusta County School Board’s decision to reject new state guidelines protecting transgender students… A Lynchburg judge says Liberty University’s lawsuit against former leader Jerry Falwell, Jr., can go ahead… The General Assembly reconvenes in special session today….

More than 60,000 Virginians could be in danger of losing housing as the federal eviction moratorium ends… We have some analysis of next week’s special General Assembly session… Kansas comes to Virginia!

A Virginia judge tosses out a challenge to transgender student protections… Virginia’s redistricting commission is hearing from voters… We share another local StoryCorps conversation between two women who forged a friendship through a shared journey of grief and healing….

A federal review recommends that miles of installed pipeline and downed trees be left in place after the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline… Virginia Republicans complain they’re being left out of discussions over how to spend more than $4 billion in federal stimulus funds… Virginia is doing better than most other states in rent relief, but many families are still at risk….

Governor Northam wants to use some federal stimulus money to fix the air systems in Virginia’s public schools… But that’s largely up to the General Assembly, which meets next week… The hotel sector in Virginia is having trouble recovering from the pandemic downturn….

Authorities believe they may have found the body of a missing Charlottesville woman in Shenandoah National Park… A UVa doctor is arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography… Undocumented pregnant women in Virginia are now eligible for Medicaid coverage….

COVID-19 cases are again on the rise in Virginia, and the governor says he will continue to encourage, rather than mandate, vaccinations and other measures… How much federal stimulus money will state lawmakers allocate to protect people against getting evicted?... A prisoner sues the state for refusing to allow him to take medication for his opioid dependency….

Virginia will get more than half a billion dollars from a national opioid settlement… With the mask mandates for public schools ending and vaccines still unavailable for kids under 12, state health officials release new guidelines urging school divisions to require masks, at least in elementary schools… Over the next three Saturdays, venues in Augusta County will host 'Vax the Valley' events to get more shots in arms….