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VPM Daily Newscast

This VPM News supercast contains Central Virginia's news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Hosted by Kim Strother and VPM News editors, episodes are (usually) recorded the night before so you can wake up prepared.

12/4/25 - Henrico supervisors ax Three Chopt District proposal

6 mins; December 04, 2025

12/3/25 - 15th Senate District special election slated for Jan. 6

5 mins; December 03, 2025

12/1/25 - Virginia legislators are planning AI guardrails

9 mins; December 02, 2025

BizSense Beat: CoStar Group, GRTC transfer station, VCU dormitory

5 mins; November 29, 2025

11/28/25 - Advisory council at odds with money committees over budget

5 mins; November 28, 2025

11/26/25 - Let’s talk turkey!

7 mins; November 26, 2025

11/25/25 - Richmond’s Code Refresh 2.0

5 mins; November 25, 2025

11/24/25 - Richmond City may have to return $1.3M in federal funding

6 mins; November 24, 2025

BizSense Beat: Richmond Code Refresh, Roseshire lawsuit, The Virginia Home

5 mins; November 22, 2025

11/21/25 - UVA charged thousands for public records detailing Ryan’s ouster

4 mins; November 21, 2025

11/20/25 - Gas rates rising in Richmond

6 mins; November 20, 2025

11/19/25 - Hanover, Henrico residents oppose new data center

5 mins; November 19, 2025

11/18/25 - RPS planning to overhaul aging buildings

5 mins; November 18, 2025

11/17/25 - Everybody’s writing letters about UVA’s president search

5 mins; November 17, 2025

BizSense Beat: Final Gravity Brewing, Manchester property purchase

5 mins; November 15, 2025

11/14/25 - Chesterfield County students could get a new school holiday

5 mins; November 14, 2025

11/13/25 - SNAP recipients should recieve benefits today

6 mins; November 13, 2025

11/12/25 - Richmond Tree Week sees hundreds of trees planted

6 mins; November 12, 2025

11/10/26 - Richmond officials prepare for more shutdown

5 mins; November 10, 2025

BizSense Beat: Diamond District, Shamin Hotels, RVA's Top 25

4 mins; November 08, 2025

11/7/25 - Virginia Dems prepare for 2026 after election "tsunami"

5 mins; November 07, 2025

11/6/25 - Democrats continue to sweep Virginia elections

8 mins; November 06, 2025

11/5/25 - Abigail Spanberger wins, Winsome Earle-Sears concedes

5 mins; November 05, 2025

11/4/25 - Happy Election Day, Virginia!

5 mins; November 04, 2025

11/3/25 - Where does Virginia’s next governor stand on child care?

7 mins; November 03, 2025

Policy Matters: October 30, 2025

5 mins; November 02, 2025

BizSense Beat: Ryan Homes, Richmond Coliseum, John Rolfe YMCA

5 mins; November 01, 2025

10/31/25 - Has Richmond always been this big on Halloween?

9 mins; October 31, 2025

10/30/25 - Virginia House passes amendment text along party lines

5 mins; October 30, 2025

10/29/25 - Virginia Dems file 2026 redistricting amendment draft

7 mins; October 29, 2025

10/28/25 - Day 1 at the General Assembly special session

4 mins; October 28, 2025

10/27/25 - General Assembly to hold special session today

5 mins; October 27, 2025

BizSense Beat: VCU and CarMax Park, PGA Tour returns

4 mins; October 25, 2025

10/24/25 - Virginia’s General Assembly heading back to Richmond

6 mins; October 24, 2025

10/23/25 - UVA reaches agreement with US Justice Department

5 mins; October 23, 2025

10/22/25 - Charlottesville civil rights pioneer dies

6 mins; October 22, 2025

10/21/25 - Early voting satellite locations are now open!

5 mins; October 21, 2025

10/20/25 - “No Kings” in Richmond. Thousands gather to protest Trump policies.

6 mins; October 20, 2025

BizSense Beat: Varina data center, Mary Munford housing, Great Hope Baptist Church

4 mins; October 18, 2025

10/17/25 - State attorney general candidates debate in Richmond

11 mins; October 17, 2025

10/16/25 - Charlottesville School Board hopefuls discuss school resource officers

5 mins; October 16, 2025

10/15/2025 - Gov. Youngkin withholds details about paused, cancelled federal grants

6 mins; October 14, 2025

10/14/25 - Virginia had the highest rate of utility service disconnections in 2024

5 mins; October 14, 2025

10/13/25 - Richmond City’s registrar discusses recent vote errors

5 mins; October 13, 2025

BizSense Beat: Conex RVA, Second Baptist renovation, Outpost Richmond

5 mins; October 11, 2025

10/10/25 – The two candidates vying to be Virginia’s next governor debate

6 mins; October 10, 2025

10/9/25 - It’s Richmond Folk Festival time!

5 mins; October 09, 2025

10/08/25 — Richmond to request state funding for water system upgrades

5 mins; October 07, 2025

Francine returns home to Richmond’s West Broad Lowe’s

5 mins; October 07, 2025

10/6/25 — Courthouse ICE detentions discouraging hearing attendance, clerk says

7 mins; October 06, 2025

BizSense Beat: VCU Athletic Village, Amigos and Starbucks closures

5 mins; October 04, 2025

10/3/25 - UVA responds to new White House pressure over funding

5 mins; October 03, 2025

10/2/25 - Virginia’s Supreme Court reversed a 2021 conviction

5 mins; October 02, 2025

10/1/25 - Dominion takes its proposal for a Chesterfield natural gas plant to regulators

4 mins; October 01, 2025

9/30/25 - Henrico continues with $300M water service plan

5 mins; September 30, 2025

9/29/25 - Former US Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater

9 mins; September 28, 2025

Policy Matters: September 25, 2025

5 mins; September 28, 2025

BizSense Beat: Shenandoah Mansions lawsuit, Sauer Properties purchase

5 mins; September 27, 2025

9/26/25 - Virginia’s next governor will be a commonwealth first

15 mins; September 26, 2025

9/25/25 - State Sen. Bryce Reeves enters the 2026 Senate race

5 mins; September 25, 2025

9/24/25 - Covering the Virginia attorney general candidates

15 mins; September 24, 2025

9/23/25 - Incorrect early ballots issued in Richmond

5 mins; September 23, 2025

9/22/25 - Interviews with Virginia’s next lieutenant governor

15 mins; September 22, 2025

BizSense Beat: Eli Lilly, Creighton Renaissance, Best Products, Yummvees

5 mins; September 20, 2025

9/19/25 - Early voting starts today!

5 mins; September 19, 2025

09/18/25 - Richmond City Council advances rental inspection program

5 mins; September 17, 2025

9/17/25 - Chesterfield County’s Board of Supervisors to discuss ZoMod

5 mins; September 17, 2025

9/16/25 - New study finds ~20% of Richmond households have high energy burdens

4 mins; September 16, 2025

9/15/25 - Richmond mayor makes 8 requests prior to Gilpin redevelopment

5 mins; September 15, 2025

BizSense Beat: Hunting Hawk Technology Park, Henrico data center, Pemberton Row

5 mins; September 13, 2025

9/12/25 - How are Virginians getting their COVID-19 boosters?

4 mins; September 12, 2025

9/11/25 — AG candidate Jay Jones announces plans to protect consumers and lower costs

6 mins; September 11, 2025

9/10/25 - $5.8 million budget from the City of Richmond to Grimm approved

5 mins; September 10, 2025

9/9/25 - Legislation to protect Virginians on PrEP hasn’t gone into effect

9 mins; September 09, 2025

9/8/25 - ICYMI: Recapping the last week in Central Virginia news

14 mins; September 08, 2025

9/5/25 - ‘Finding Joy’ in Central Virginians’ own words

6 mins; September 05, 2025

9/4/25 - ‘Finding Joy’ in heavy metal

6 mins; September 04, 2025

9/03/25 - ‘Finding Joy’ in weightlifting

6 mins; September 03, 2025

9/2/25 - ‘Finding Joy’ in recreational sports

6 mins; September 02, 2025

Policy Matters: August 28, 2025

5 mins; August 31, 2025

BizSense Beat: Chesterfield lands Google data center, Riverfront Plaza lawsuit

5 mins; August 30, 2025

8/30/25 - Recapping the week in Central Virginia news

10 mins; August 30, 2025

‘Finding Joy’ in square dancing to old-time Appalachian folk music

6 mins; August 29, 2025

8/28/25 - ‘Finding Joy’ in punk landscaping

6 mins; August 28, 2025

8/27/25 - ‘Finding Joy’ in local pro wrestling's kayfabe

9 mins; August 27, 2025

8/26/25 - ‘Finding Joy’ in fostering, adopting rats

6 mins; August 26, 2025

8/25/25 - 'Finding Joy' in Muddy Mondays

6 mins; August 25, 2025

8/24/25 - Revisiting Eliza’s True Story

25 mins; August 24, 2025

BizSense Beat: Riverfront Plaza lawsuit, ACAC expansion

5 mins; August 23, 2025

8/22/25 - What’s the future of Head Start in Virginia?

9 mins; August 22, 2025

8/21/25 - Nuclear fusion plant could be headed for Chesterfield

5 mins; August 21, 2025

8/20/25 - Why does Virginia have off-year elections?

5 mins; August 20, 2025

08/19/25 - The first gubernatorial debate is set

4 mins; August 19, 2025

UVA community calls for more board transparency

6 mins; August 18, 2025

BizSense Beat: Diamond District lawsuit, Short Pump VR arcade, Better Housing Coalition

5 mins; August 16, 2025

8/15/25 - Good signs for Virginia’s economy

6 mins; August 15, 2025

08/14/25 - Gov. Youngkin’s executive order to help Virginia’s nursing homes

5 mins; August 14, 2025

8/13/25 - Lawyer for Henrico teen detained by ICE speaks

4 mins; August 13, 2025

8/12/25 - Immigrant rights advocates present plans to stop federal ICE raids

5 mins; August 12, 2025

8/11/25 - A conversation with T. J. Raphael of the Liberty Lost podcast

10 mins; August 11, 2025

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