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School threats, early voting turnout, GRTC hacks

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Published September 28, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT

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

School threats result in closings, increased police presence
Early voting in Central Virginia starts with high turnout
GRTC hacked twice in four months
$1.35M grant to fund more Reconnect Jackson Ward research
How would Richmond’s 2024 mayoral candidates support Black reparations?

Kaine casts early vote in Richmond

Sen. Kaine looks at his sticker after casting his ballot — Sen. Tim Kaine looks at his "I Voted" sticker after casting his ballot on Monday, September 23, 2024 at the Richmond Office of Election in Richmond, Virginia. Virginia has a 45 day period for early voting, among the longest in the nation.

Neither U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine nor U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan, who cast early votes Monday at the Richmond Office of Elections, endorsed a candidate in the city's mayoral race.

BizSense Beat: Swansboro apartments, Chesterfield grocery, Hopewell brewery

A green field at the bottom of a hill, surrounded by fences on two sides and a row of apartment buildings on a third — An LL Flooring store seen on Mon. Sept. 9, in Bon Air, Virginia.

BizSense Beat is a weekly collaboration between VPM News and Richmond BizSense that recaps the region’s top business stories.

This week, Richmond BizSense reporter Mike Platania joins Benjamin Dolle to discuss a spate of new development plans south of the James River: an apartment complex project in Swansboro, a proposed grocery store in Chesterfield County and a long-planned brewery in Hopewell.

Listen in and read more here.