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Virginia headlines cover the impact of the state's assault weapons ban pause on gun owners and retailers. Other topics include a warning about the approaching deadline for the Virginia SUN Bucks food program for families. Local news also reports instances like a man being charged with impersonating a police officer, along with updates on Black Expo and Virginia Beach developing its surf culture into an economic driver.

Virginia remains a focal point in the U.S. House race, with additional headlines covering seafloor mining initiatives, pandemic relief fraud, rising college costs, and a custom home for an injured Marine.

A child was hospitalized after being shot multiple times in an early morning shooting in Chesterfield County. The incident occurred around 1:10 a.m. on July 28 in the 11700 block of Route 1, with police responding to a report of a person shot.

A 21-year-old Virginia mother, Amaya Dixon, was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly drowning her 17-month-old twin boys in a bathtub. The incident occurred in April and the twins were taken to a local hospital for emergency medical treatment. One boy was pronounced dead that same night, while his brother died days later.