In the midst of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign, we meet one long-term Harrisonburg resident who hopes she can stay here... It’s tough to buy a house these days, but recent changes may provide some hope... Democrats lead in raising money, and in the polls, early in this year’s three top statewide races....

An unusual vote of no confidence in the board of visitors from UVa’s faculty senate... Since before the pandemic, public school enrollment in Virginia is down, matching a nationwide trend... State officials say President Trump’s massive spending and tax bill will take $26 billion from Virginia’s economy....

Albemarle County officials identify the company behind a June ransomware attack... New Trump administration rules could open up millions of acres of federal land for logging, including nearby national forests... Among Virginia counties, Rockingham removed the second-most number of books from school libraries in recent years....

New historical markers at Staunton’s Montgomery Hall Park memorialize the property's significance to the local Black community… Shenandoah Valley Airport will get nearly $750,000 in federal funding, approved under former President Biden, for upgrades… Unemployment claims in Virginia continue to rise….

Albemarle County residents and employees are just now finding out that their personal data may have been compromised in last month’s ransomware attack... UVa’s Jim Ryan serves his last day as president… We have a story that combines a love for ramps (a type of wild leek), breaking the law, and a cultural connection between Appalachia and Korea….

ICE arrests in Virginia have spiked compared to other states, with most seizures in northern Virginia… The state's massive wind farm is still being built, despite federal cuts to green energy funding… Virginia reexamines the possibly tainted work of a crime lab analyst from decades ago….

Governor Youngkin sends two Virginia water rescue teams to help flood recovery in Texas… Conservationists launch a new river otter monitoring project on the Rivanna River in Albemarle County… In this election year, we compare the major parties’ different approaches to crime….

Federal cuts in food assistance are having a big impact in Virginia… President Trump’s focus on rounding up undocumented immigrants could reopen closed prisons… Some Virginia counties share data from roadside cameras with federal authorities….

Five people, including three children, are wounded in a late Independence Day shootout in Charlottesville… Staunton asks for public input on a flood resiliency plan… Even as federal funding gets cut, Virginia increases money to help farmers protect the Chesapeake Bay….

New ICE data reveal more details about the undocumented immigrants being held in Farmville’s detention facility... One Charlottesville administrator is out, and the department he oversaw is absorbed by a different one... Jeff Schapiro discusses the history of statewide officials holding off on a run for governor, and instead running for reelection, as is Attorney General Jason Miyares....