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Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a new state budget passed by the Virginia General Assembly Monday that leaders say makes record-breaking investments in K-12 public schools and gives pay raises to teachers and state employees.

After being divided on their spending priorities, state Democrats who control both chambers of the legislature and the Republican governor agreed to re-work the state's spending plan and eventually reached a compromise on a budget deal.

https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/virginia-lawmakers-pass-new-state-budget-deal/

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A legal analyst gave his take on why the Dinwiddie County prosecutor decided to drop charges against five sheriff's deputies charged in Irvo Otieno's death.

A judge granted Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amanda Mann's request to withdraw second-degree murder charges against five out of the eight Henrico County sheriff’s deputies charged in Otieno's death.

Motions to drop the charges — formally known as “nolle prosequi” — were granted in the cases against Randy Joseph Boyer, Dwayne Alan Bramble, Jermaine Lavar Branch, Bradley Thomas Disse and Tabitha Renee Levere on May 6.

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/legal-analyst-speaks-on-charges-dropped-against-5-in-death-of-irvo-otieno/

With Election Day now just six months away, former President Donald Trump is eyeing an unlikely win in Virginia.

According to NBC News, Trump’s campaign told donors over the weekend that they believe they can flip Virginia red.

“We are six months ahead of the election,” said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “Anything is possible.”

https://www.wric.com/news/politics/local-election-hq/can-donald-trump-win-virginia-in-2024-a-longtime-political-analyst-says-thats-highly-unlikely/

Aerial footage of the Diamond District development area (8News' Forrest Shelor)

Central Virginia is getting one step closer to the completion of the Fall Line Trail, a recreational trail spanning from Ashland to Petersburg.

Alligator mating season is ramping up in the Sunshine State, and residents are starting to feel its impact.