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Ten Speed GraphicLibrarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi's memoir Persepolis in Chicago Public Schools. -
Kent Nishimura/Getty ImagesThe 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would ban large investors from buying up single-family homes. -
Americans are betting on sports, elections, award shows and even military actions. The Atlantic writer McKay Coppins bet $10k from his employer in his investigation of this gambling world.
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Iwan Baan/The Pritzker Architecture PrizeThe Pritzker Prize was awarded Thursday. "In every work, he is able to answer with radical originality, making the unobvious obvious," said fellow Chilean architect and prize chair Alejandro Aravena.
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Some residents and educators in Waynesboro voice opposition to a proposal that could change how the city funds its public schools… A new state report raises concerns about how localities are using license plate readers, and we explore the conflicts in our communities over the controversial camera systems… The General Assembly considers bills that could bring down the cost of some prescription drugs, and would prevent people from blocking access to abortion clinics….
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The Harrisonburg Planning Commission voted 5-1 Wednesday night to recommend that the city council approve The Link, a controversial multi-story apartment complex planned for downtown. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
Automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs, are widespread across our broadcast region and the nation. Harrisonburg is the latest local city to face pressure from grassroots groups to remove the technology from public streets. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports in the first installment of a two-part series. -
Virginia author, and former television executive, Bruce Bryan, reveals how skills learned in food service work are the same abilities that drive success in any career. -
In Valley novelist Rebecca Kauffman’s new book, The Reservation, a restaurant erupts into chaos with the discovery that twenty-two rib eye steaks have been stolen before a high level patron’s reservation. -
A Harrisonburg staple, Glen’s Fair Price Store, is now preparing to sell their building and auction off their remaining merchandise after 84 years of business. WMRA’s Kate Bean reports. -
A Staunton man who fled political persecution in Cuba has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than seven months, despite entering the country legally and having a pending asylum case and green card application. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
When we think of livestock, we might think of cattle and sheep. But what about honey bees? In Virginia, both honey bees and native bee species face some common, and some distinct, challenges. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports. -
The Golden Pony in downtown Harrisonburg hosts a wide variety of eclectic bands that are part of a vibrant music scene. But after their liquor license was suspended in early February, many of those bands were displaced and looking for new venues. Then the fire marshal got involved. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
Harrisonburg researchers and community leaders preserving a historic boarding house have found a trove of documents and photographs that make up a rich archive of Black entrepreneurial life in the early to mid-20th century. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
President Trump delivered his first official State of the Union address of his second term. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger followed with the Democratic Party response to the president's speech. -
The number of pharmacies across Virginia is declining—especially in rural areas. And while proposed legislation to support pharmacies in communities without them has been tabled by the Virginia House of Delegates, one Scottsville man is working feverishly to bring a drug store back to his hometown. WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports. -
Before it leaves for its new home in a Madison, Wisconsin, church, a Staunton organ shop offers a musical send-off for its latest creation. WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports.
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