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State Attorney General Jason Miyares announces Virginia has joined a bipartisan coalition of 29 other state attorneys general in announcing the completion of the $1.37 billion settlement agreement with Kroger, addressing the grocery chain’s role in the opioid crisis.

 The Justice Department in a Friday release lists 6 Virginia jurisdictions among 86 in 27 states that will be monitored for compliance with federal civil rights law.

Virginia’s junior U.S. Senator Tim Kaine made a self-deprecating appearance this past weekend on Saturday Night Live as a foil for a game show skit.

 AccuWeather is predicting a notable uptick in tropical storm activity in the Atlantic next month, with the possibility of one to three named storms forming.

So far, Virginia remains unaffected, but the CDC has added three more states to now make it 13 where people contracting e-coli illness from McDonalds’ quarter pounders live. 

Both of Virginia’s U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have joined Arizona’s Senator Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema as well as Pennsylvania’s Bob Casey in sending a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra urging continued action to address the critical IV fluid shortage affecting hospitals across the nation.

The Virginia National Guard says it’s gearing up now to support Florida’s Hurricane Milton efforts while winding down Hurricane Helene support in Virginia

Governor Youngkin met Tuesday with a Virginia National Guard Blackhawk Helicopter team, as well as members of the Chesterfield County Fire and EMS Scuba Rescue Team, as they prepared to deploy to Florida.

The National Park Service has closed the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway through Virginia and North Carolina as crews assess damage from Hurricane Helene.

Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports, including the Port of Virginia, are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if it had dragged on.