Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune

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me: you're sure gonna be glad you're inside with us soon buddy. there's supposed to be a foot of snow today. what would you do out there?? you're not even a foot tall! Adonis:

On Tuesday — the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration — Huguenot High students walked out of class to protest the actions of US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and the Trump administration’s broader immigration enforcement agenda.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking to buy a warehouse in Hanover County and convert it into an immigrant processing facility. The move comes amid increasing ICE activity in Virginia, including an uptick around Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger's inauguration last week.

FEMA has declared a state of emergency in Virginia ahead of the storm. "We are able to receive direct federal supplies where necessary for the purposes of health, health and safety of our fellow Virginians," Gov. Abigail Spanberger said.

Despite what a post said on the Charlottesville subreddit, a local Waffle House will be open through the winter storm. Shelley Herring, who works in customer service at the location, said the restaurant will be open this weekend. “We are nonstop, 24/7,” Herring told VPM News on Friday.

Waypoint writers quit over removal of articles related to new Steam policy aftermath.site/waypoint-quit-...

...so how was your week, bluesky? #protectmypublicmedia

Questions about this article and VPM News’ overall editorial policy should be directed to Managing Editor Dawnthea M. Price Lisco ([email protected]) and News Director Elliott Robinson ([email protected]).

Congress will claw back $1.1B from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. VPM, which is a PBS and NPR affiliate, will lose more than $2.5M over the next two years in lost funds. VPM President Jayme Swain says the cuts could result in the loss of Central Virginia local programming.

Congress has voted to claw back $9 billion in funding for various aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that President Donald Trump is expected to approve. But what, who and where, exactly, would be impacted by the funding loss in Virginia? www.vpm.org/news/2025-07...

P.S. – This Curious was tough to answer! The commonwealth's rules are very layered and the answer varies *extremely* by location and office. If there's a ballot initiative or type of elected office you're curious about (ha) and we didn't get to it, please let us know! — @dawnthea.bsky.social

~50% of the US provides citizens with a path to change laws via voter initiatives — or recall their elected officials. A Goochland County listener asked @whittneye.bsky.social whether Virginia is one of them. www.vpm.org/news/2025-07... #publicmedia #audiencepowered #curiouscommonwealth

Hey wait I work there

Here's the source for this btw! www.expedition33.com/post/composi...

I think calling him "some guy off soundcloud" really discounts the massive amount of work he put into making a huge portfolio specifically of the kind of music he wanted to write for video games. He wasn't some dude with a few tracks up that the game director randomly found

I love my job as the guy who adds a fake “keep me signed in” checkbox to every website that does nothing

"In the Dark" is such superb reporting. Each season is better than the last. I highly recommend listening! It's exciting to see a team of skilled women getting their deserved recognition.

A spokesperson for VPM Media Corp. told VPM News that VPM had received $75,000 for the federal fiscal year running from Oct. 1, 2024–Sept. 30, 2025, but it was not yet clear how much of that money was still left to spend as of Friday, May 2 — the effective termination date of the grant.

This is going to be way more interesting to me next week but rn I just did my DISHES and boiled some PASTA and then I'll do some LAUNDRY

So, what's next? You gotta flush those pipes. You should also flush out appliances like washer machines and dishwashers, as well as your ice makers and refrigerator water dispensers.

HEY CITY OF RICHMOND! YOU HAVE POTABLE WATER AGAIN! The boil water advisory has been lifted in the Greater Richmond area, also including the counties of Hanover, Henrico and Goochland, which have been under boil water advisories this week.

The city of Richmond will undergo a review of the events that led to the water system failure and soon would announce the details of that process, according to Mayor Danny Avula. Avula and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have publicly discussed beginning investigations into what led to the city’s water outage

It was really really really really hard to pick the most memorable photos from this year. But here are 4 of 50 pictures from @vpm.org. The best part: collaborating with my talented colleagues on so many interesting stories. Thank you to all who made this year memorable. www.vpm.org/news/2024-12...

Beato Ortiz Hernández was born with the tortilla. As a kid in the Mexican state of Guerrero, they were never missing from a meal. But tortillerias were hard to find when he immigrated to Richmond in 2000. So he made his own. WATCH @vpm.org www.vpm.org/news/2024-12... #rva #lamixteca #henrico

Seniors are especially vulnerable to food insecurity because many are living on fixed incomes and have to cover medical expenses — something state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi wants to address through a proposed budget amendment that would increase the minimum SNAP benefit to $50 a month for recipients 60+.

We went to Costco Without a real shopping list This is a haiku

Joe Rossetti runs the Virginia Department of Forestry’s Hardwood Initiative, a program that connects landowners with foresters who will help them create a management plan for their properties. It also offers a cost share and tax credit for certain management work.

Since this summer Megan and I have been looking into VCU’s response to student protests for @vpm.org . Here’s the story, and some interesting findings below: https://buff.ly/3OFuAh1 📸: @theshabomb.com

Some good news: If you follow @myvpm.bsky.social on reddit, chances are high that it's me or @dawnthea.bsky.social behind the posts. We chatted with America Amplified's Alisa Barba about how we're using Reddit to reach an audience where they are!

apologies in advance — I generally follow back, but am having trouble combing through 100s of follows at once. I don't understand how anyone does this for a living

Richmond Marathon weekend is...almost here! Some roads are set to close as early as 5 p.m. TONIGHT. Here's a list of road closures you should know about ahead of the big race:

If you wanna know and see what I’ve been up to go here: www.vpm.org/people/shaba... (I need a new headshot)

Last month, VPM News and RVA's Got Issues ran a series ahead of the Richmond mayoral race called "Who's Got Your Vote?" RGI host Rich Meagher met up with mayor-elect Dr. Danny Avula to see what's next for him and the city (and his start date?)

Next year will be the first time since 2002 that Virginians have had both a Republican president and governor. Read more from @jahd.bsky.social on why there are many institutional reasons why a Republican in both Richmond and Washington don’t necessarily mean a massive change in state-level policy.

This is why btw

Oh hey! It's US! Allow us to reintroduce ourselves...because there's a lot more folks on this site now! We're VPM News, bringing you news from Central Virginia (and beyond). Our news editor made a list of all our staffers on here, in an easy to use STARTER PACK.

Oh god hello everyone I found out why like 30 of you followed me. I guess I use bluesky again now

If you go high, you can’t see how low they go: how misinformation has shaped, distorted and reinforced minority communities’ worldview in the US — practically unchallenged.

What did you do this week? I wrote a trilingual obituary.

"From 1993 until around 2005, a civil war tore through Burundi forcing many — including my family — to flee east to Tanzania," Shaban Athuman, @myvpm.bsky.social's photographer, writes. He is in the first generation born in a refugee camp. He shares from his trip to rediscover home.

Each month, city restaurants pay a self-reported tax of 7.5% that’s used to support public schools. Contrasting with other local governments — like Hanover and Henrico counties — restaurant owners said Richmond does not automatically notify them if they’re late or miss a tax payment.

Just a year after expressing concern about one of the companies that wants to bring a casino to Richmond, Unite Here, a hospitality workers union, has thrown its weight behind the proposal, knocking doors using nearly $1 million from the pro-casino political action committee.

It's the third time that Richmond officials have attempted to put a casino referendum to a vote. What’s different about this time? Some history: In 2021, voters rejected a very similar, but not identical proposal by a narrow margin, with a 51% to 49% split against a casino.

Looking for a guide on how to vote in the upcoming Virginia general election in November? We've got you covered, no matter how you choose to vote 🗳️ Just remember one thing ➡️ Metallica be like: my lifestyle determines my votestyle🤘🏻

As Virginia's state malacologist (also known as a mollusk scientist) said, “You cannot come close to addressing the needs with 2 biologists.” But, 2 agencies can come together to help protect the green floater mussel — a species under consideration for federal protection www.vpm.org/news/2023-10...