Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
Spotlight on VPM Original Content
Virginia News
NPR News
Virginia News
-
Staff say they feel erased and disrespected amid the office's dissolution.
-
State leaders are bullish on Dominion Energy's plans for a “hyperscale” data center in Fairfax County. Would-be neighbors are not thrilled.
-
The division head is proposing about $14M in cuts to balance spending.
-
The journalist unpacks how the ocean helped her discover her history.
-
RTL helped popularize kids shows like Dragon Tales and Between the Lions.
-
Updated: The cuts affect more than 150 people serving in the commonwealth.
NPR News
-
It can be intimidating to enter a new queer space, especially if you're starting to explore your gender and sexuality. Organizers share advice on how to find a support network with confidence.
-
The health care giant's shares are down more than 50% in the last month. That's hurting the powerful U.S. stock-market index.
-
As a teenager, Joseph Bond fought in Vietnam. Later he started a family and worked for the city of Philadelphia for 35 years. After retiring, there was something he needed — to finish high school.
-
Ninety-two people were confirmed dead in the rubble of the building. The building was the only one in Thailand to collapse in the earthquake that was centered in neighboring Myanmar.
-
Motown legend Smokey Robinson is being criminally investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department following allegations accusing him of a series of sexual assaults.
Arts & Culture
- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
- Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
- ‘Idleness and boredom’: Virginia juvenile justice system strained by staffing shortages
- Shockoe Institute breaks ground for new center in Richmond
Listen to VPM
- BizSense Beat: Ownership of Petersburg restaurant sparks legal battle
- VPM Daily Newscast: AmeriCorps and Richmond, Dominion Energy Riverrock
- VPM Daily Newscast: CCPS to add metal detectors, Hanover OKs school redistricting
- VPM Daily Newscast: Richmond inspector general, VDH Chickahominy fish advisory