Public polling on the state of the presidential race this week seems to be moving in favor of the Republicans.

Election season continues to ramp up – with new polling and campaign finance documents rolling out this week. Michael Pope chats with Jeff Schapiro – political columnist with the Richmond Times-Dispatch – about the week that was in politics and state government.

A beloved and immensely popular video game franchise is making its long-awaited comeback today.

“It’s a miracle, somebody shooting at him. Missed him by an inch,” said Senator Mark Peake.

Humans have many ways to cool down when the weather’s hot. We swim, sit in the shade or find an air conditioned space, but what about zoo animals? How are they coping with the current heat wave? We sent Sandy Hausman to Virginia’s largest zoo to find out.

And while the atmosphere was upbeat following the success of the fix, House Speaker Don Scott noted the program's future was still in the sights of legislators.

After a spike during the pandemic, crime is down significantly across the country and in Virginia.

Earlier this month Virginia released 445 prisoners under a program that took time off sentences for men and women who had behaved well behind bars and taken classes to prepare them for freedom. It was a joyous time for many. But the process took a disappointing turn for one family.

Known to her friends as Pat, her paintings often depicted rural landscapes, barns, and idyllic scenes of the American countryside.

Studies have shown that taking breaks may help reduce some of those impacts, and teach our bodies to move better as we age. An exercise class at a retirement community teaches balance, posture and strengthening to elderly students.