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· Ashby Animal Clinic has served Shenandoah Valley pet owners since 1974, and All About Paws offers boarding, doggie daycare, and grooming services.
In a memo to customers, CEO Scott Kirby tried to reassure travelers that safety is the airline's top priority. He said the airline was already planning an extra day of training for pilots.
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The Blue Ridge Free Clinic has been providing free healthcare services to Rockingham County residents since 2020, after the Harrisonburg Rockingham Free Clinic closed last year. An upcoming benefit for the clinic will take place on Saturday.
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After many years of wrangling over a new courthouse in Augusta County, officials hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new site… We explore the role of the 65-year-old annual Maple Festival in Highland, Virginia’s least populous county… Governor Youngkin vetoes some bills, signs others, and we have an update….
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The Staunton school teaches everything from job skills to independent living.
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The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen exists to foster understanding and appreciation of the natural and cultural heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains – including the native plants that populate the forest. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Virginia author Skip Halpern brings a unique set of perspectives and experiences to the subject of meaning and motivation in work including from philosophers, scientists, artists, and professional athletes.
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A museum documenting the history of the Harrisonburg Fire Department is now equipped with a video tour led by the agency's long standing leader. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Hours before new regulations were set to take effect on Friday, Virginia’s Medicaid agency halted most parts of new regulations for caregivers it announced last year.
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Families say the regulations make it 'impossible' for them to be reimbursed for the care they provide.
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The work of an artist who made his name in Richmond and the southern rock scene will soon be on display in the Valley, where he was born and raised. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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A grand jury handed down a new indictment on Tuesday, adding a charge in the case of 41-year-old James Robert Allen. Allen stands accused of abducting a University of Virginia student last year before she was able to escape his truck. And court documents from a 2008 Fauquier County case reveal this to be at least the second incident in a pattern of violent behavior. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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The state's watchdog agency released a report on psychiatric hospitals in December. It recommended that the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents in Staunton be shut down. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi discussed the findings with a psych nursing professor, and filed this report.
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The Reverend Russ Ford, who served as the head chaplain on Virginia’s death row for eighteen years, raged against the death penalty.
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Two years after its inception, a criminal diversion program in the Albemarle County and Charlottesville court systems is building healing after people have been wronged or hurt. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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WMRA's 7-Day Spring Drive is underway!
Our goal, to raise at least $130,000 by Friday, March 22.
Our goal, to raise at least $130,000 by Friday, March 22.
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For WMRA's 2024 Spring Fundraiser, we are giving away a pair of Front Row Seats to the Wait, Wait Stand-Up Tour, appearing a the Paramount Theater, Friday, April 5th at 7:30pm.
Select our "Feed a Family" thank you gift and unlock an additional $10 donation to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, courtesy of Kathy Moran Wealth Group.
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WMRA’s March 2024 Books & Brews, featuring Skip Halpern, discussing "Wellsprings of Work."
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