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!

American progressive rock giants Kansas are celebrating their 47th anniversary with a concert Saturday night (July 31, 2021) as part of the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival in Orkney Springs.

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….

Over the next three Saturdays, venues in Staunton, Fishersville, and Waynesboro are hosting 'Vax the Valley' events put on by the Central Shenandoah Health District and Augusta Health. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

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….

After weeks of declining or holding steady, new COVID-19 cases are up in Virginia… As police search for a missing woman this week in Shenandoah National Park, a murder case from 25 years ago in the Park gets new attention from the FBI, and the Innocence Project… We share another local StoryCorps conversation between the co-founders of the Native American Church of Virginia….