Former Charlottesville police chief Al Thomas resigned last December – and he’s still drawing his salary… Will some of Virginia’s new online sales tax windfall go to local schools?... How does Virginia’s gender gap in pay compare to the national average?

For the first time in decades, a new state law makes it legal to buy and process industrial hemp in Virginia. A company in the Shenandoah Valley hopes to be the first to do just that. WMRA's Andrew Jenner reports.

Some schools in Augusta County will soon be solar-powered… Four people are hurt, three of them badly, when a car rear-ends a horse-drawn buggy in Buckingham County… Is Virginia’s business climate losing ground to other states because of our antiquated tax policy?

Costs mount for August’s rally anniversary. A new redistricting scheme sticks to the party line. Florence continues to take a toll. Virginia schools approach full accreditation.

It’s a big weekend for Staunton as the third annual Queen City Mischief and Magic Festival gets underway on Friday. Originally known as a “Potter Party” before Warner Brothers cracked down, this mega wizardry fan event has taken on a life of its own. WMRA’s Jessie Knadler has more.

Staunton will be the site of a new medical cannabis dispensary… Amidst the fight in Richmond over gerrymandering, the question remains – could we just hand redistricting over to a computer?... It’s not called the Potter Party anymore, but it’s still the same magical festival of brooms, owls and wizards in Staunton this weekend….

More turmoil for pipeline developers, as a federal court again halts work on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and projected costs for the Mountain Valley Pipeline increase by nearly 25%... After sharp criticism, Virginia suspends its plan to bar women from wearing tampons or menstrual cups during prison visits….

Waynesboro City Council has voted to allow the city to sue opioid manufacturers… Women who visit inmates at Virginia prisons will be barred from wearing tampons or menstrual cups, over concerns about contraband… Jennifer Lewis challenges Ben Cline to one more debate….

Richmond rejects a rural school district’s application to arm teachers in school… Have UVa researchers found a cure for macular degeneration?... We visit one resort in Bath County with a mission to save the land and water around it….

Macular degeneration may not get as much attention as Alzheimer's disease or breast cancer, but nearly one-third of people over 80 are affected by it. One physician at the UVa School of Medicine says they may have found a cure. WMRA’s Marguerite Gallorini reports.