VPM Daily Newscast
VPM's daily newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Hosted by Benjamin Dolle, Phil Liles, Kim Strother and VPM News staff, episodes are recorded the night before so you can wake up prepared.
Episodes
Virginia’s special budget session for the next two fiscal years starts Monday, May 13. Also: UVA President Jim Ryan answers lingering questions about last week’s pro-Palestine protest; Richmond City Council; Orange County High School student wins art award; Protesters march to Sen. Tim Kaine’s Richmond office
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May 7, 2024 • 6 mins
Some charges dropped in Otieno death; Rep. Bob Good wants to defund NPR; MVP’s burst pipe; and a new marine science degree at W&M.
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May 6, 2024 • 5 mins
VPM News’ Henry Brannan caught up with Sen. Tim Kaine after a Senate hearing where he highlighted two bills he’s sponsoring to ease the crisis.
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May 4, 2024 • 4 mins
Henrico County is looking to use the Arcadia project in Varina as a model for affordable housing; Henricus Historical Park will not be getting funding support from Henrico County in the coming fiscal year; and two new pizza locations are coming to downtown Richmond.
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May 3, 2024 • 6 mins
Dominion wind project faces lawsuit in D.C. Circuit. Also: a proposal for Hanover's largest solar farm; Roanoke NIMBYs; VCU students discuss recent Gaza protests; statewide eviction help; and rural population growth.
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May 2, 2024 • 11 mins
More protests held on, near Virginia college campuses Also: An interview with Home Cooked host Olivia Weeks on the history of meth.
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May 1, 2024 • 6 mins
More than 100 people on three college campuses in Virginia have been arrested since Friday; Richmond FOIA suit; a city transportation department; closed-door Petersburg casino decisions; and early voting in Chesterfield County.
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April 30, 2024 • 6 mins
Also: There's another candidate for lieutenant governor in 2025, Henricus Park loses one-third of its funding, and there's an agrihood proposal in Chesterfield County.
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April 29, 2024 • 5 mins
Morning Edition host Phil Liles spoke to Professor Chuck Bailey, who heads up the geology department at the College of William & Mary, about the findings.
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April 27, 2024 • 5 mins
This week, an in-depth look at city property assessments. How they're done, how they've risen, and what residents can do to appeal them.
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April 26, 2024 • 6 mins
Concerns over proposed Chesterfield gas plant; Virginia’s legal relationship with tribes in the commonwealth; a UVA hazing investigation; and industrial menhaden harvesting.
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April 25, 2024 • 6 mins
Lego is donating money to help plant more than one thousand native trees at Chesterfield parks; Henrico to contribute to Richmond initiative for the unhoused; Hanover to begin work on its portion of the Fall Line Trail; and the city of Richmond offers Co-Star additional incentives.
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Admissible: Shreds of Evidence leads to a state-mandated review of all of the criminal cases where evidence was examined by former lab analyst Mary Jane Burton; Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney drops out of governor's race; and other stories
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Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority announces new approach to lease enforcement over outcry over eviction proceedings; Shenandoah Valley point in time count reveals new data; Rep. Don Beyer learns AI; and other stories
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April 22, 2024 • 5 mins
Inside Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is a library for patrons.
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April 20, 2024 • 4 mins
Richmond’s Economic Development Authority is stepping back up to the plate with more funding for the stadium’s design; City administrators are looking to move forward with demolishing the dilapidated Richmond Coliseum; and Legend Brewing Co. is attracting suitors for more than just its real estate holdings.
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Henrico County will begin construction on a one point five million-dollar dam and walking trail near Three Lakes Park; A handful of road closures and parking restrictions ahead of the Ukrops Monument Avenue 10K this weekend have been announced; Richmond mayoral candidates competing in the November election posted campaign finance reports earlier this week.
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Virginia's House of Delegates votes to keep budget instead of sending it to Governor Youngkin; GRTC to get $70 million in funding; the City of Richmond to get $10k grant for training birth doulas; and other stories
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April 17, 2024 • 5 mins
This weekend, Joanna Lee was named Richmond’s newest poet laureate during the second annual Richmond Poetry Fest; Powhatan State Park is hosting a free monthly nighttime walk to experience owl calls starting this Thursday , and it runs through October; The Environmental Protection Agency issued an air quality permit for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project this month.
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Legislation going back to the General Assembly this week could help pave the way for small modular nuclear reactors in Virginia; Fourth District Richmond School Board Member Jonathan Young has stepped down after serving on the panel since 2016; Clothing creators, jewelry makers and models are on tap to celebrate Richmond Fashion Week starting Monday, April 22nd.
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