Eastern Mennonite University made history this summer when Shannon Dycus, who holds a doctor of ministry degree, became its first Black woman president. Dycus has been part of the university since 2019, and now she's looking ahead to the challenges facing EMU and higher education more broadly. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.

Gregory Smithers, professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University, chronicles Cherokee history through their reverence to rivers.

Election officials in Harrisonburg addressed ballot counting issues that affected one city precinct the morning of Election Day, and assured citizens that their votes counted. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Though Thanksgiving’s still a few weeks off, this week marks the start of the "Kelly Turkey" harvest. WMRA’s Christine Kueter checked out the flock in Crozet and filed this report.

WMRA's Randi B. Hagi visited three polling places in the northern Shenandoah Valley to see how local residents voted on Election Day and why.

Today, students at James Madison University flocked to Godwin Hall to place their votes. WMRA’s Olivia DeWan reports.

Archaeologists are mapping a historic cemetery in Harrisonburg with ground penetrating radar: a non-invasive way for researchers to see underneath the earth's surface, revealing structures – and people – at risk of being lost to time. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Across Virginia, dozens of localities are asking voters to approve an additional 1% sales tax to finance public school construction and renovations. The proposals come as communities confront aging school buildings, costly infrastructure improvements and difficult decisions about how to pay for them. WMRA's Anjoleigh Schindler reports.

Cycling Without Age is an international organization founded in Denmark. The Winchester chapter gives bike rides to residents of a local retirement community. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge hitched a ride on the three-wheeled rickshaw called a trishaw.

WMRA's Calvin Pynn and Chris Boros share their 2026 horror recommendations and memories.