Lamakers Act to Unfreeze Vacant Judgeships

The General Assembly has unfrozen nearly two dozen vacant judgeships and has approved candidates for 17 of those seats. Carig Carper reports.

New Redistricting Plan Sent to Gov. McDonnell

After three days of negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, the State Senate has passed a bipartisan redistricting compromise in response to the Governor's veto of the original plan. Craig Carper reports.

WCVE Forum "The Courage to Succeed"

WCVE Public Radio hosted a public forum on Asperger's Disorder on April 18. It was broadcast on WCVE Forum May 1 at 6:00 pm.

VCU Engineering School Senior Design Expo Today

Today, at the Science Museum of Virginia, The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering will present its annual Senior Design Expo. A WCVE Science Matters report by John Ogle.

Judge Says No to May Day Protesters

A federal judge has ruled a group of protestors will have to pay for police escorts for their planned May Day Parade. Charles Fishburne reports.

UVA Biology Professor Given Grant to Continue His Work on Alzheimer’s

A University of Virginia professor has been awarded a 100 thousand dollar grant by Cure Alzheimer’s Fund to continue his groundbreaking research on Alzheimer’s disease. Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters report.

New Teacher Evaluation with Student Performance Key

The State Board of Education has approved a set of revised guidelines that school divisions can use to evaluate teachers, with student performance the key. Charles Fishburne reports.

Senate Redistricting Negotiations Progress

State Senate Republicans and Democrats are slowly inching toward a redistricting compromise and continued to meet late into last night. Craig Carper reports.

Cuccinelli Appeals Va. Tech Ruling

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is appealing the U.S. Department of Education Sanction on Virginia Tech regarding the mass shootings of April 16, 2007. Craig Carper reports.

Maggie Walker Team Wins National History Bowl

A team from the Maggie Walker Governor’s School took top honors at the National History Bowl in Washington earlier this month.