Public meeting highlights in Central Virginia for the week beginning April 7.

Public media photographers documented what they saw at the demonstrations against the Trump administration.

Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.

"We will, in fact, experience future pandemics."

The 10-acre site is planned to commemorate Richmond's legacy as an slave trade epicenter.

The hikes would raise the average residence's monthly bill by more than $20.

In a Damascus firehouse, former regime firefighters work side by side with the White Helmets. They were on opposite sides of Syria's war, and struggle with prejudices & fears -- as they work together to build a new country.

At an international forum in Singapore, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. is refocusing its strength and policies on deterring China, and coaxed China's neighbors and U.S. allies to help.

Soviet leader Josef Stalin's legacy includes mass purges and executions. Statues of him in Russia came down decades ago, but in recent years new statues have cropped up, including one this week.

Raising two kids while living with an autonomic nervous system disorder taught Jessica Slice to embrace interdependence. Her story is a reminder to parents of the power of asking for help.

President Trump has promised to attack drug gangs and called for the death penalty for street dealers. But he has also pardoned more than 20 people serving time for serious drug crimes, some involving violence.