Sandy Hausman

There’s been a lot of talk about the impact of data centers and what consumers will pay for power. Now, environmentalists are raising another concern as Sandy Hausman reports.

Last year’s Super Bowl drew an audience of nearly 128 million people, but a professor of business at the University of Virginia warns that big number may be hiding a big problem. Younger viewers, raised on YouTube and TikTok, are not so excited about football and other TV sports.

More than 40 years ago, a prominent couple from Bedford County was murdered in their home. Friday, an attorney representing Jens Soering will file suit, asking the state to overturn Soering’s conviction based on new DNA evidence and testimony from a member of the victims’ family.

Many small hospitals warn they might be forced to close. Now, the General Assembly is considering a bill that would replace those federal subsidies with state tax credits, but one expert says that won’t solve the problem for rural hospitals in Virginia.

Rural Nelson County is home to plenty of wildlife, but the sheriff’s office was not prepared for a recent call about one injured animal.

In 2008, Democrat Tom Perriello surprised Virginia’s fifth congressional district with his victory in a largely Republican area. He ran a strong and creative campaign, advertising, for example, on Christian Radio – quoting scripture, and he probably got a bump from Black voters who turned out in big numbers to cast a ballot for Barack Obama. Now, Perriello is back – hoping to unseat Congressman John McGuire. The news prompted three other candidates to drop out of the race – but three remain.

Each year, thousands of people visit family members in state prisons, but critics say there are fewer of them than in previous years. They complain that staff is sometimes rude and arbitrary in deciding who is allowed in. Meanwhile, more prisons offer video visits, but those don’t always go well.

Communities all over Virginia are now using automatic license plate readers to fight crime and speed access to parking. But many residents are raising concerns, and some cities have now canceled their contracts.

The forced resignation of UVA’s former president and the selection of a new leader has prompted complaints from Democrats in Richmond. On Monday, lawmakers had a chance to quiz the new president and the head of the board that selected him, but the exchange raised more questions than it answered.

The weekend saw protests in Richmond, Roanoke, Hampton Roads and other communities in Virginia against the agency known as ICE. We spoke with demonstrators in Charlottesville Sunday.