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: Aug. 18, 2023
4 mins; August 17, 2023
Typo leaves Democratic Virginia Senate candidate in limbo
5 mins; August 17, 2023
08/16/23 - Richmond school board approves external review of Huguenot graduation shooting
5 mins; August 16, 2023
08/15/23 - A nonprofit that runs a charitable bingo game is asking a Richmond circuit court to remove a casino referendum
5 mins; August 15, 2023
Interview: Cindy Moussavou and Beth Vann-Turnbull of Housing Families First
5 mins; August 14, 2023
BizSense Beat: Aug. 11, 2023
5 mins; August 12, 2023
08/11/23 - The State Water Commission heard updates on public efforts to detect and remove PFAS from drinking water
9 mins; August 11, 2023
08/10/23 - RRHA misses out on $15M for Creighton Court
6 mins; August 10, 2023
08/09/23 - The city of Richmond is holding a gun buyback event
5 mins; August 09, 2023
Lawsuit accuses ICE of illegally detaining men in Virginia
5 mins; August 08, 2023
08/07/23 - A New Orleans native is tackling food waste and expanding access to healthy food in Richmond
5 mins; August 07, 2023
BizSense Beat: Aug. 4, 2023
5 mins; August 05, 2023
08/04/23 - The City of Richmond’s Bike Share program shut down in May
6 mins; August 04, 2023
08/03/23 - Richmond cancels planned burn tower in Southside
6 mins; August 03, 2023
08/02/23 - Richmond-area health data shows wide disparities
6 mins; August 02, 2023
08/01/23 - Petersburg City Council has voted to issue $34 million dollars in bonds to expand the city’s downtown courthouse
5 mins; August 01, 2023
07/31/23 - Richmond officials: Electoral board’s vote to not open two early voting sites could be illegal
7 mins; July 31, 2023
BizSense Beat: July 28, 2023
4 mins; July 29, 2023
07/28/23 - Cooling stations are being opened to help Virginia residents stay safe
6 mins; July 28, 2023
07/27/23 - Dominion Energy customers will once again pay for carbon allowances
5 mins; July 27, 2023
07/26/23 - An unidentified Central State Hospital patient died this weekend
5 mins; July 26, 2023
07/25/23 - CPACE could soon provide incentives for sustainable development projects
5 mins; July 25, 2023
07/24/23 - The Department of Veterans Affairs is urging veterans and survivors to file for benefits
5 mins; July 24, 2023
07/21/23 - Long-time owner of the Swannanoa Palace on the Afton Mountain property has died
8 mins; July 21, 2023
07/20/23 - The city of Richmond has chosen acting Chief of Police Rick Edwards as its new chief
5 mins; July 20, 2023
07/19/23 - The Virginia Department of Education issued new model policies for transgender students
6 mins; July 19, 2023
07/18/23 - Mountain Valley Pipeline attorneys asking the U-S Supreme Court to review project orders
5 mins; July 18, 2023
07/17/23 - Norfolk is moving forward on a massive, multi-billion-dollar project
5 mins; July 17, 2023
BizSense Beat: July 14, 2023
5 mins; July 15, 2023
07/14/23 - Richmond has provided money for newly founded Richmond Outdoor and Prosperity Fund
5 mins; July 14, 2023
07/13/23 - Dominion Energy set to sell share of a Maryland natural gas plant
5 mins; July 13, 2023
07/12/23 - H-C-A Healthcare information was accessed by an unauthorized person or group
6 mins; July 12, 2023
07/11/23 - The Hanover County School Board will consider eliminating its Community Equity Advisory Board
5 mins; July 11, 2023
07/10/23 - The Youngkin administration has pulled LGBTQ Plus youth resources from a state website
6 mins; July 10, 2023
BizSense Beat: July 7, 2023
5 mins; July 08, 2023
07/07/23 - Denver Riggleman is working with Hunter Biden’s lawyers
6 mins; July 07, 2023
07/06/23 - Hundreds of new laws came into effect at the beginning of the month
6 mins; July 06, 2023
07/03/23 - Tiffany Gallop is a Pediatric Nurse in the Hampton Roads area
5 mins; July 03, 2023
BizSense Beat: June 30, 2023
5 mins; July 01, 2023
06/30/23 - Governor Glenn Youngkin announced new Board of Visitors appointments
6 mins; June 30, 2023
06/29/23 - The Richmond Jazz and Music Festival will return to Maymont Park
6 mins; June 29, 2023
06/28/23 - VCU Health to demolish the Public Safety Building in downtown Richmond
6 mins; June 28, 2023
06/27/23 - Late last week, the Army Corps of Engineers approved permits
5 mins; June 27, 2023
06/26/23 - A unionization effort by Richmond city employees took a big step
6 mins; June 26, 2023
BizSense Beat: June 23, 2023
4 mins; June 24, 2023
06/23/23 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act
4 mins; June 23, 2023
06/22/23 - In the south, abortion access is a shifting landscape
9 mins; June 22, 2023
06/21/23 - Aird ousts Morrissey, Chase defeated as redistricting scrambles Virginia primaries
5 mins; June 21, 2023
06/20/23 - State Senator Joe Morrissey is locked in one of the toughest fights of his political career
5 mins; June 20, 2023
06/19/23 - A tornado swept through the Great Dismal Swamp three years ago
6 mins; June 19, 2023
BizSense Beat: June 16, 2023
6 mins; June 17, 2023
06/16/23 - Richmond City Council has delayed voting on an exotic animal ban
6 mins; June 16, 2023
06/15/23 - Five new Bon Secours urgent care centers are coming to the Richmond area
4 mins; June 15, 2023
06/14/23 - Richmond city council will present voters with a referendum for a casino
