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VPM s daily newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Hosted by Benjamin Dolle, episodes are recorded the night before so you can wake up prepared.
Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of Wednesday, March 3, 2021:
Virginia s General Assembly has passed a bill to study the effects of gold mining, after concerns about a proposal in Buckingham County’s Union Hill. It’s just one more battle in the community’s century-long fight for existence.
Gov. Ralph Northam is joining calls for an outside investigation into allegations against the current and former chairs of Virginia’s parole board, which include attempts to falsify documents. They appeared in a draft of a report from Virginia’s inspector general, the state government’s internal watchdog. But they were cut from the final report released last summer.