Many of us gather items such as used soup cans, milk jugs, and old medicine bottles to be recycled. But what actually gets recycled… or reused? WMRA’s Ayse Pirge explores two places in the Shenandoah Valley with different approaches to processing reusables.

Charlottesville author, and UVA English professor, Bruce Holsinger explores a world newly shaped by chatbots, autonomous cars, drones, and other nonhuman forces in his latest novel Culpability.

A panel of three judges ruled Thursday that Mike Scheibe was properly elected to the Shenandoah County School Board, and a prior felony conviction from Pennsylvania does not prevent him from holding that office. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

A project to protect more than 5,000 acres of forested mountain land adjacent to the Shenandoah National Park has secured conservation easements on two properties, with three more in the works. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Some turtle patients from the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro are spending the winter at Bridgewater College – giving the students hands-on experience with rehabilitation. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Following the announcement in December that Court Square Theater in Harrisonburg would close at the end of 2025, several organizations gathered to keep the theater open for the foreseeable future. The Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority, which owns the space, agreed to take on the financial responsibilities, while the ACT ONE Theater Company will operate Court Square Theater over the next year. I asked JP Gulla, ACT ONE’s executive director, why they stepped in to run the space.

Host Intro: It seemed like Court Square Theater in Downtown Harrisonburg would close its doors for good at the end of last year. But in a matter of days, a coalition met to keep the theater open. The Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority owns the space and will host a series of community meetings for input on the theater’s future starting later this week. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn asked the agency's Executive Director, Michael Wong about their interest in Court Square Theater.

Charlottesville-area shelters and warming centers are continuing emergency operations this week as freezing temperatures persist across much of the region. WMRA’s Anjoleigh Schindler reports.

The Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA has announced the development of an in-house veterinary center, scheduled to open this spring. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Rockingham County has declared a local state of emergency due to last weekend's winter storm and its impacts on farmers. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.