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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.

BizSense Beat: Embezzlement appeal, Powhite Parkway expansion, Slim Chickens

5 mins; August 09, 2025

8/7/25 - Virginia Commonwealth University scrubs race references from scholarships

5 mins; August 08, 2025

8/7/25 - Dominion Energy and the Richmond Flying Squirrels team up

6 mins; August 07, 2025

8/6/25 - Why don’t Virginia's Seven Cities get along?

6 mins; August 06, 2025

8/5/25 - UVA announces interim president

5 mins; August 05, 2025

8/4/25 - What is Acquisition Logistics LLC?

6 mins; August 04, 2025

Policy Matters: July 31, 2025

4 mins; August 03, 2025

BizSense Beat: GreenCity proposals, Sauer Center, Blanchard's coffee

5 mins; August 02, 2025

8/1/25 - How Earle-Sears, Spanberger use music on the campaign trail

7 mins; August 01, 2025

7/31/25 - A VCU student gets her degree months after graduation

5 mins; July 31, 2025

7/30/25 - Richmond City Council rezones for future vape shops

5 mins; July 30, 2025

07/29/25 - Rep. Jennifer McClellan on Chesterfield ICE detentions

5 mins; July 29, 2025

BizSense Beat: Armitage renovation, Second Serve RVA

5 mins; July 28, 2025

7/28/25 - VCU has been withholding a pro-Palestinian activist's degree

5 mins; July 28, 2025

7/25/25 - Author Barbara VornDick and The Tale of Eliza Monroe

8 mins; July 25, 2025

07/24/25 - Richmond committee delays vote on rental inspection program

7 mins; July 24, 2025

7/23/25 - Prominent Chesterfield figures are voicing concerns over repeated courthouse ICE detentions

5 mins; July 23, 2025

7/22/25 - RPS200 students head back to class

5 mins; July 22, 2025

7/21/25 - Sen. Tim Kaine discusses "Big, Beautiful Bill" with Richmond NAACP

9 mins; July 21, 2025

BizSense Beat: Arthur Ashe bridge, Henrico housing, Chesterfield data centers

5 mins; July 19, 2025

7/18/25 - Some families receiving state-subsidized childcare now have a new job requirement rule to follow.

6 mins; July 18, 2025

07/17/25 - City of Hopewell sewage incident highlights wastewater needs

5 mins; July 17, 2025

7/16/25 - How do initiatives and recall work in Virginia?

9 mins; July 16, 2025

07/15/25 - JLARC study says Virginia’s school districts have been incorrectly citing a law over book bans

4 mins; July 15, 2025

7/14/25 - Virginia General Assembly eyes September session

8 mins; July 14, 2025

BizSense Beat: Intermediate Terminal Building, sandwich court battle, Ohm Health

5 mins; July 12, 2025

7/11/25 - VCU awaits legal ruling on teacher residencies future

5 mins; July 11, 2025

7/10/25 - Hanover School Board elects new leadership

5 mins; July 10, 2025

7/9/25 - Gov. Glenn Youngkin “confident” Virginia can lower SNAP error rate

5 mins; July 09, 2025

7/8/25 - State Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy (D–Fairfax) comments on Flock–ICE report

4 mins; July 08, 2025

7/7/25 - The “Big, Beautiful Bill” may impact local heat mitigation plans

6 mins; July 07, 2025

07/03/2025 — Republican ticket campaigns together in Northern Virginia.

6 mins; July 03, 2025

7/2/25 - Did you know Virginia only has 2 natural lakes?

9 mins; July 02, 2025

7/1/25 - ‘Momnibus’ package among new laws taking effect today

7 mins; July 01, 2025

6/30/25 - UVA President Jim Ryan resigned Friday

7 mins; June 30, 2025

Policy Matters: June 26, 2025

4 mins; June 29, 2025

BizSense Beat: Richmond water, Model Tobacco embezzlement, CarMax Park

5 mins; June 28, 2025

VMSDEP growth prompts VCU to lobby for more state funding

9 mins; June 26, 2025

06/26/25 - ICE officials have been conducting daily detentions at the Chesterfield County Courthouse

6 mins; June 26, 2025

6/25/25 - Statehouse Democrats file suit against university rectors

5 mins; June 25, 2025

6/24/25 - Virginia Dems in DC cry foul on Iran strike process

4 mins; June 24, 2025

6/23/25 - Parts of Doswell under boil water notice

7 mins; June 23, 2025

BizSense Beat: Richmond Coliseum and Sam Miller's closure

5 mins; June 21, 2025

6/19/25 - Even more updates from the Virginia Primary Elections

5 mins; June 19, 2025

6/18/25 - Jay Jones, Ghazala Hashmi likely to win June 2025 primaries

7 mins; June 18, 2025

6/17/25 - Primary Election Day is here

5 mins; June 17, 2025

06/16/25 - A look at the Democrats running in House District 81’s primary

9 mins; June 16, 2025

BizSense Beat: Henrico data centers, Lego in Short Pump, electric vehicle retailer expands

5 mins; June 14, 2025

06/13/25 - Victor Salgado talks about his lt. gov. candidacy.

5 mins; June 13, 2025

06/12/25 — VPM news talks to Lt. Gov. candidates Alex Bastani and Babur Lateef.

9 mins; June 12, 2025

06/11/2025 - Clear backpack rule leads to fewer infractions, Richmond school officials say.

6 mins; June 11, 2025

06/10/25 - Interviews with Levar Stoney and Ghazala Hashmi.

9 mins; June 10, 2025

BizSense Beat: Innsbrook development, Fortune 500, SMART SCALE, and more

5 mins; June 09, 2025

06/09/25 - A third measles case confirmed in Virginia.

6 mins; June 08, 2025

06/06/25 - Jay Jones and Shannon Taylor face off in June primary to unseat Jason Miyares

9 mins; June 06, 2025

06/05/25 - A new way to warn about future Richmond boil water advisories.

7 mins; June 05, 2025

06/04/25 - Curious Commonwealth asks...How did Chesterfield County’s charter get lost so many times?

6 mins; June 04, 2025

06/03/25 - New Hanover School Board members to be sworn in

7 mins; June 03, 2025

06/02/25 - Rep. Jennifer McClellan on potential Medicaid and Medicare cuts

5 mins; June 02, 2025

Policy Matters: May 29, 2025

5 mins; June 01, 2025

BizSenseBeat: GreenCity, Richmond real estate, Alchemco expansion

5 mins; May 31, 2025

05/30/25 - Richmond’s boil water advisory has been lifted

6 mins; May 30, 2025

5/29/25 - Richmond boil water advisory may be lifted Thursday

4 mins; May 29, 2025

5/28/25 - Richmond issues boil water advisory

6 mins; May 28, 2025

5/27/25 - Congressman Rob Wittman of Virginia discusses Medicaid

5 mins; May 27, 2025

BizSense Beat: Carytown's last brewery, Byrd Theatre, VCU Health, Goochland County homes

5 mins; May 24, 2025

5/23/25 - School districts hire more multilingual teachers to comply with new state law.

5 mins; May 23, 2025

5/22/25 - Reining in Henrico’s data centers

7 mins; May 22, 2025

5/21/25 - Curious Commonwealth asks “Who Was Humphrey Calder?”

9 mins; May 21, 2025

05/20/25 - Traffic impacts are expected as graduation ceremonies happen in the Siegel Center.

4 mins; May 20, 2025

5/19/25 - Murders highlight Chesterfield's need for an IPV shelter

5 mins; May 19, 2025

BizSense Beat: Ownership of Petersburg restaurant sparks legal battle

5 mins; May 17, 2025

5/16/25 - RVA HealthCorps initiative to run through August

5 mins; May 16, 2025

5/15/25 - Chesterfield School Board votes to install metal detectors in middle, high schools

6 mins; May 15, 2025

5/14/25 - Richmond City Council fires IG James Osuna

4 mins; May 14, 2025

05/13/25 - The first homes built through Henrico County’s affordable housing trust fund were recently sold

5 mins; May 13, 2025

5/12/25 - New UVA institute to develop next-gen scientists, medical leaders

6 mins; May 12, 2025

BizSense Beat: Feed More HQ purchased, Powhatan private school, VCU Health expansion

4 mins; May 10, 2025

05/09/25 - A special review has been launched into the Bon Air JCC by Virginia’s Office of the State Inspector General

6 mins; May 09, 2025

5/08/25 — What the dissolution of VCU’s DEI office means for former staff

9 mins; May 08, 2025

5/7/25 - One-third of Virginia’s rural hospitals are operating in the red.

8 mins; May 07, 2025

5/6/25 - DOGE cuts 16 AmeriCorps community service programs in Virginia

4 mins; May 06, 2025

5/5/25 - Crisis Receiving Center in Henrico celebrates first year

6 mins; May 05, 2025

BizSense Beat: Richmond water treatment plant, modular apartments, GreenCity suit

5 mins; May 03, 2025

5/2/25 - Diving through history with Tara Roberts

9 mins; May 02, 2025

05/01/25 - New federal data points to a shrinking GDP.

7 mins; May 01, 2025

4/30/25 - International students at four of Virginia’s public universities have had their visa eligibility records restored.

4 mins; April 30, 2025

4/29/25 - Rep. Rob Wittman’s constituents held a town hall without him

6 mins; April 29, 2025

4/28/25 - Where do Virginia's statewide candidates stand on skill games?

5 mins; April 28, 2025

Policy Matters: April 24, 2025

5 mins; April 27, 2025

BizSense Beat: SMART SCALE, Insurance company sale, Olde Town Shopping Center toy store

5 mins; April 26, 2025

4/25/25- University of Richmond dedicates memorial to enslaved people who worked the land that became the university.

6 mins; April 25, 2025

4/24/25 - Charlottesvile area protests alleged federal immigration raid

5 mins; April 24, 2025

4/23/25 - Cool the City launches in Richmond

6 mins; April 23, 2025

4/22/25 - Richmond’s Repair Cafe

5 mins; April 22, 2025

4/21/25 - Legal challenges on canceled international student visas.

6 mins; April 21, 2025

BizSense Beat: CSX lawsuit, Goochland County brewery, Virginia Housing

5 mins; April 19, 2025

4/18/25 Trump administration terminates international students' visas

5 mins; April 18, 2025

4/17/26: Curious Commonwealth answers more recycling questions!

9 mins; April 17, 2025

4/16/25 - Crowded state primary fields for Lt. Gov. AG

5 mins; April 16, 2025

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