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Matt Gush/Getty ImagesBaltimore is rethinking what it means to call 911, and who responds. Callers who don't need police will get help finding social services and healthcare before they actually fall into crisis. -
Scott Olson/Getty Images North AmericaThe spat between the leading prediction market company and a key battleground state could be a glimpse into the next major fight between states and the fast-growing industry. -
George Walker IV/APThe influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere. -
Three people were killed in a shooting at a Seattle food festival Sunday, U.S and Iran pause airstrikes, with less than 100 days left until Election Day, a look at how the midterms are shaping up.
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Waynesboro residents are pushing back against Northrop Grumman as the aerospace and defense company seeks to increase its chemical emissions at its plant in the city... Senator Mark Warner announced that his current campaign for re-election could be his last... Early voting in Virginia's primary elections is down from 2024... and local governments are trying to figure out ways to reign in data center development...
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Aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman is seeking a state permit that would allow it to emit more than 24 tons of chemicals at its new Waynesboro plant each year. Many local residents aren’t having it. WMRA's Christine Kueter reports. -
It’s not your father’s weed. Today’s hemp products can be much more potent than allowed under the law. What guardrails are in place, and what’s left up to chance? WMRA’s Sara Prince examined a legal Virginia hemp product with the help of an independent lab, and filed this report. -
Virginia Clean Cities will host the Mid-Atlantic Transportation Summit and Expo this week at JMU’s Atlantic Union Bank Center this Wednesday and Thursday, July 22nd and 23rd. The event will bring leaders from the alternative fuel industry and display new electric and alternative fuel vehicles to be rolled out in the coming years. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn asked Executive Director Alleyn Harned about the goal of this expo. -
Sen. Mark Warner talked about affordable housing, healthcare and artificial intelligence with local residents during a tour through the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia last week. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi and Omega Ilijevich teamed up to cover the trip and filed this report. -
A new report from Virginia’s Joint Commission on Health Care identifies Bath Community Hospital as one of 13 rural hospitals in Virginia considered at risk of closure. The report comes as hospitals across the country grapple with workforce shortages, rising costs, federal funding cuts, and changing patterns in how patients receive care. WMRA's Anjoleigh Schindler reports. -
The Harrisonburg City Council surprised a packed council chamber Tuesday evening by announcing it will remove Flock cameras in Harrisonburg. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
A Harrisonburg line dancing club has seen an influx of young attendees in recent years. WMRA’s Omega Ilijevich reports. -
Despite some recent rain, Virginia remains in a drought—the latest insult for vineyards where grape crops were crushed by an early freeze followed by extreme temperatures. WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports. -
There are about 140 Guam kingfishers left in the entire world. Eighteen of these brightly-colored birds live in Front Royal, as part of a breeding program run by the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, which aims to reestablish the birds in the wild. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
A high school student in Staunton, originally from Central America, has been ordered to leave the U.S. before his 18th birthday – leaving behind his mother, stepfather, and younger siblings. A community group has rallied to support him. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Over the past year, WMRA has been following the saga of one young family from Central America caught up in federal immigration policy. This spring, the father was released after spending nine months in the Caroline Detention Facility – but the family's future remains uncertain. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
The Fulks Run Ruritan Club held their annual Fourth of July yard sale this weekend. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi paid a visit to see the wares on display and hear how people were feeling about the country on its 250th birthday.
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