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A historic boarding house in Harrisonburg recently won a grant to aid in its preservation. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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UVa’s president and police chief explain why they called in state police to remove protesters… This year’s congressional candidates are spending lots of money, but there’s little transparency about how it’s being used… Populations in some rural Virginia counties are growing, bucking a decade-long trend of population decline in those areas….
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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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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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