Senator Mark Warner makes it official, and announces he’s running for reelection… Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger announces her first Cabinet secretary pick… The end of Glenn Youngkin’s term paves the way for the creation of a legal marijuana market….

The parties in a student lawsuit against the Shenandoah County School Board over school names argue over what evidence can be used… UVa’s interim president answers questions before a state senate subcommittee in a tense hearing… Scientists are seeing an uptick in mange in Virginia’s bear population….

A woman arrested in October by ICE agents in Rockingham County is formally charged with resisting arrest in federal court… The leaders of UVa and VMI appear before a state Senate subcommittee to answer questions about the leadership and finances of their institutions… A new poll shows that Virginians plan to dial back holiday spending this year….

Harrisonburg housing officials want to turn an iconic business that’s closing down into more affordable housing… State regulators approve Dominion’s request for higher rates… Virginia college campuses are working harder to provide for food insecure students, especially after disruptions to the SNAP program earlier this month….

A nationwide cyber attack affects some emergency alert customers in our area… Governor Youngkin meets with advisors to set financial expectations for his final budget… We tour Hayfields, Virginia’s brand new state park in Highland County….

The man who killed three University of Virginia classmates in a 2022 shooting gets the maximum penalty of five life sentences… Virginia scientists release the state’s first Climate Assessment… Democrats who will soon be in control of all three branches of Virginia’s government brace for stark cuts and a slowed economy….

Charlottesville police find a “person of interest” in the case of a teen missing since 2012... State lawmakers and UVa faculty raise alarm bells about the lack of transparency surrounding the resignation of former President Jim Ryan... As the governor-elect dives into her transition to office, Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics....

Dramatic testimony in the trial of the man who murdered three UVa football players... The Commerce Department approves plans to complete broadband expansion in Virginia... Gambling interests hope to strike it rich in the next General Assembly session....

Both sides in the lawsuit over Confederate school names in Shenandoah County try to limit each others’ expert witness testimony... Actress Alicia Silverstone joins in the fight to find two baby giraffes missing from Natural Bridge Zoo... Democrats who control Virginia’s Senate roll out their list of priorities for the next session....

A judge in Charlottesville hears testimony in the sentencing of the man who pleaded guilty to killing three members of the UVa football team... A wildfire near Waynesboro is contained, but portions of Shenandoah National Park are still closed, and severe drought remains for much of our area... Housing affordability was a top campaign issue for Governor-elect Spanberger, and legislators have some ideas to address the issue....