Stray, feral, and outdoor cats are abundant across the Shenandoah Valley, with colonies bearing litters of kittens year-round. Through spay and neuter programs, fostering, and adoption, shelters and volunteers are trying to stem the feline tide. Listeners should be advised this story mentions some graphic veterinary problems. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

On Saturday, Indivisible Charlottesville organized a New Orleans-style funeral march on the downtown mall to mourn what they see as a loss of civil liberties in America – and celebrate hope for the future. WMRA’s Meredith McCool followed the procession.

Required scores for Standards of Learning tests, or SOLs, will be raised for Virginia’s K-12 students. These so-called “cut” scores measure the minimum outcome students need to achieve proficiency in the tests. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports.

A man is in custody after an hours-long standoff with Harrisonburg police near EMU Sunday.

Despite the proliferation of music streaming platforms in recent years, local record stores are seeing increased traffic, especially among young people. WMRA's Zack Furr reports.

Jena Crisler is the Democratic candidate running for the House of Delegates to represent Virginia’s 35th District, which includes parts of Augusta, Rockingham, Bath and Highland Counties. Her opponent is Republican incumbent Chris Runion. Crisler, a semi-retired physician, is a first-time candidate. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn asked Crisler what inspired her to run for public office.

Chris Runion is the incumbent Republican candidate running for re-election to the House of Delegates to represent Virginia's 35th District, which includes parts of Augusta, Rockingham, Bath and Highland Counties. He previously represented Virginia's 25th District from when he first took office in 2020 until 2023. WMRA's Calvin Pynn asked Runion about what he's learned during his first few years in the House of Delegates.

The race for the Rockingham County School Board District Three seat has been filled with controversy and chaos over the past few months, partly because of the record and actions of the Republican incumbent, Matt Cross. In the second part of a two-part series, WMRA’s Bridget Manley examines who is supporting each of the candidates and how the race might unfold with a third candidate in the mix.

The race for the District Three seat on the Rockingham County School Board has intensified, with a growing divide in county Republican support between two of the three candidates. In the first of a two-part series, WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports on the background of incumbent candidate Matt Cross, and how support has shifted after several controversial actions.

"No Kings" protesters packed the Reservoir Road sidewalk in Woodstock for two hours Saturday morning. This event, while one of an estimated 2,600 gatherings across the country that day, was also part of a seven month streak of weekly demonstrations here against the Trump administration. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

As WMRA previously reported, three political demonstrators have ongoing court cases in Shenandoah County for defying state troopers' demands that they leave two different bridges on two separate occasions. In court on Tuesday, bailiffs initially prevented members of the public from entering the courtroom, while prosecutors agreed to abandon one charge that was improperly applied to the protesters. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

The spotted lanternfly has descended upon grape vines, fruit orchards, and maple trees in more than half of Virginia's counties, including the entire Shenandoah Valley. One local vineyard is arming their patrons to help swat out the invasive insects. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.