Virginia Local News Coverage
Curbside tracks 5 local news markets, 91 sources, and 138 counties across Virginia.
Coverage Snapshot
138
Total Counties
16
Strong
11
Covered
10
Thin
93
DMA-Only
8
Desert
20% of counties have covered or strong local news coverage. 6% are news deserts.
Local News Markets in Virginia
Counties Needing Coverage
8 of 138 counties in Virginia are news deserts with no dedicated local source.
Bedford city Bland County Fairfax city Greene County Madison County Petersburg city Smyth County Tazewell County
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Coverage by County
Local news coverage detail for 36 counties in Virginia.
Albemarle County 4 Alexandria city 14 Arlington County 14 Augusta County 2 Bedford County 0 Campbell County 1 Chesapeake city 1 Chesterfield County 21 Culpeper County 0 Fairfax County 14 Fauquier County 0 Franklin County 0 Frederick County 0 Hampton city 5 Hanover County 0 Harrisonburg city 4 Henrico County 0 James City County 0 Loudoun County 0 Lynchburg city 2 Montgomery County 0 Newport News city 5 Norfolk city 8 Pittsylvania County 0 Portsmouth city 1 Prince William County 0 Richmond city 20 Roanoke city 20 Roanoke County 20 Rockingham County 2 Spotsylvania County 4 Stafford County 0 Suffolk city 2 Virginia Beach city 1 Washington County 5 York County 0
Strongest Coverage Areas
Chesterfield County 21 sources
Richmond city 20 sources
Roanoke city 20 sources
Roanoke County 20 sources
Alexandria city 14 sources
Methodology
Coverage tiers are based on tracked Curbside News sources at the county and sub-market level. Strong counties have multiple local sources. Covered counties have at least one local source. Thin counties have minimal coverage. Desert counties have no dedicated local source. Stories link to original publishers. Curbside does not republish full articles.