Virginia On Demand

The top stories for June 18, 2026, including strong opposition to a proposed data center at an open house in Botetourt County while Virginia's Senate President conducts a listening tour on those facilities, an 1800's farmhouse in Smyth County gets a makeover, and an analysis of the 2026 FIFA World Cup shows most of it will be under "performance impairing heat."

The top stories for June 17, 2026, including a budget talks update from Virginia Senate President Louise Lucas, there's been a compromise reached for a marijuana marketplace, why is Appalachian Power upset with grid parent company PJM?, and a Fluvanna County woman wants to help mothers breastfeed longer.

The top stories for June 16, 2026, including the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill on SNAP recipients in Virginia, previewing Tuesday's hearing in Orange County over the use of biosolids, and a man who's spent several years staying overnight in slave dwellings will bring his history lessons to Botetourt County as part of Juneteenth celebrations.

The top stories for June 15, 2026, including the potential impact of a budget impasse on Virginia's credit rating, a long-term look at the state re-joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and Virginia changes management for its nursing scholarship programs.

The top stories for June 12, 2026, including a spike in Virginia gun sales as a ban on the sale of assault-style weapons approaches, ticks are spreading lesser known illnesses this summer, and the Roanoke LGBTQ community recognizes Pride Month with its annual Bar Crawl and Community Picnic.

The top stories for June 11, 2026, including Dominion Energy's president defending a potentially huge merger before lawmakers, efforts to close the revolving door between Congress and serving as a lobbyist, and Sandy Hausman visits a thriving pinball and video game arcade in Charlottesville.

The top stories for June 10, 2026, including study of rural hospitals showing 13 in Virginia at risk of closing, The Rappahannock Tribe's lawsuit over water withdrawal moves forward, and scientists on the Eastern Shore explain the impact of climate change on migratory birds.

The top stories for June 9, 2026, including news of a possible compromise on a marijuana market despite the governor's veto, how will implementing a law that's more than 150 years old impact Virginia voting rights, and UVA offers a course on American culinary history.

The top stories for June 8, 2026, including a construction update on the Rocky Forge wind farm in Botetourt County, a program at UVA enables students to help small businesses manage AI, and Cardinal News delves into Dominion's proposed 115-mile high voltage power line project that's sparking controversy.

The top stories for June 5, 2026, including talk from legislative leaders on how a tax break for data centers may still work into a state budget, GOP Congressman John McGuire is asked about health insurance premiums in a visit to Charlottesville, and analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope talk about the state budget impasse in their Friday conversation.

The top stories for May 1, 2026, including Lynchburg city officials backtracking on growth projections made at Liberty University, the state's US Senators have a federal plan thatthey believe should mirror Virginia gun laws, and we meet a musician who's making the dungeon synth genre popular in Appalachia.

The top stories for April 30, 2026, including research at Virginia Tech on the long-term health impact of Hurricane Helene, new Virginia laws take aim at debt collectors, and a new marker provides a history lesson on how Thomas Jefferson escaped the British in 1781.

The top stories for April 29, 2026, including new legislation that offers reduced water rates to low-income customers, Gov. Spanberger starts to re-build Virginia's LGBTQ-Plus Advisory Board, and we meet one of the few Medicaid-certified doulas in Virginia.