VPM Daily Newscast

9/24/26 - Richmond kicks off FY28 budget discussions

Read more from VPM News:  Richmond leaders kick off fiscal year 2028 budget discussions  1st District Q&A: Shannon Taylor, Rob Wittman  Virginia Voter Guide  UPDATED:

9/23/26 - Complaints emerged from Farmville Detention Center during intense summer heat

Read more from VPM News:  As summer heat intensified, complaints emerged from Farmville Detention Center  What is Ballot Question 1?  What is Ballot Question 2?  ICYM

9/22/26 - Richmond mayor pledges Flock Safety contract review

More from VPM News:  TONIGHT at 15 E. Broad St.: "What's on the Ballot?"  Avula calls for review of Flock Safety contract in Instagram video  US Senate Q&A: Bert Mizus

9/21/26 - Gov. Spanberger says she wants to put restrictions on data centers

Read more from VPM News:  How to vote in Virginia: A 2026 VPM voter guide  McDonnough, Holton debate for Richmond School Board’s 6th District seat  On the agenda: Roof

BizSense Beat: GreenCity, Dominion–NextEra, Bottoms Up Pizza

VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jackie DiBartolomeo discuss the Richmond region's top business stories starting with development firm behind the failed

9/18/26 - Early voting in the 2026 election opens in Virginia

Read more from VPM News:  2026 midterm early voting begins in Virginia Chesapeake osprey birth rates reach historic lows   Other links:  Spanberger is bullish about

9/17/26 - Virginia makes major changes related to felon voting rights ahead of November’s election

State lawmakers order new data reporting about VMSDEP program  Powhite Parkway Extension’s first phase underway in western Chesterfield  ICYMI: Virginia shrinks list of

9/16/26 - In Virginia, anti-abortion advocates are taking a page from the reproductive rights playbook

More from VPM News:  How does Ballot Question 1 affect Virginia's abortion regulations? Virginia shrinks list of disenfranchising crimes, complying with federal ruling 

9/15/26 - Utility companies try to sweeten the deal in Dominion–NextEra Energy merger

Read more from VPM News:  Regional water workgroup recommends $32.8M for Richmond treatment plant upgrade  Dominion, NextEra double merger bill credits for residential

9/14/26 - RPS asks community for school modernization priorities

More from VPM News:  Richmond Public Schools asks community to help shape facilities plan  Mobile food pantries tackle rural hunger, one box at a time  State regulator

BizSense Beat: Diamond District lawsuit, Powhite Park upgrades, Waters Edge Winery

VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jonathan Spiers discuss the Richmond region's top business stories starting with a newly field legal skirmish between th

9/11/26 - A groundbreaking at the Pentagon marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11

Read more from VPM News:  Teacher residency program at VCU gets new funding from state budget  Cosmic Echo Live celebrates Richmond’s own Lonnie Liston Smith  Chesterf

9/10/26 - Bay agricultural pollution reduction program isn’t using its funds fast enough

More from VPM News: State agricultural pollution control program struggles to spend its cash JLARC renews call to close Virginia’s youth psychiatric hospital    Other

9/9/26 - Chesterfield residents to consider a new sales tax

More from VPM News:  Small-scale solar farm in Hanover gives new life to Harris family land  What is Chesterfield’s ‘1 for Schools’ tax referendum on fall ballots?  WA

9/8/26 - State lawmakers push for more input on Dominion–NextEra deal

More from VPM News:  Virginians may change the voter rights restoration process for felons  Lawmakers continue weighing in on Dominion–NextEra deal  On the agenda for

BizSense Beat: RIC upgrades, Pizzeria Delores, Second Baptist, Goodwill

VPM News Host Lyndon German and BizSense Reporter Jack Jacobs discuss the Richmond region's top business stories starting with upgrades coming to Richmond International A

9/4/26 - Arlington case raises questions about police use of Google search data

Read more from VPM News:  Arlington police’s use of Google search data raises privacy questions  Affordability vs. Character: Code Refresh Part 1 (RVA’s Got Issues)   

9/3/26 - Lewis Ginter workers go on strike

Read more from VPM News:  Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden employees strike over wage disputes  Cumberland planning commission advances Dominion gas plant  WATCH: Virgini

9/2/26 - Another RPS elementary closes over mold concerns

More from VPM News:  Why have Virginians’ health insurance premiums increased?   Luck Stone pulls proposed Hanover quarry expansion  Updated: Obama ES students set to

9/1/26 - $33M for the City of Richmond’s water system?

Read more from VPM News: Richmond’s Head Start program began school year at 99% capacity  Obama Elementary students in Richmond set to return Thursday  6th District Sc