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Lothar Speer/APJurors convicted Routh on five charges, including last year's attempted assassination of Trump as he golfed at his South Florida course. Routh represented himself in court and faces life in prison. -
PulseJet StudiosVulnicura VR Remastered revisits a project the Icelandic pop artist debuted a decade ago, now reimagined with advanced technology. -
Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesPresident Trump called off a planned Thursday meeting with top Hill Democrats to discuss a possible deal to avoid a shutdown. He called Democrats' demands "unserious." Democrats say he chickened out. -
Communities living in the middle of a large energy project along one of Africa's largest lakes complain that the effects of the construction are creating stress and illness.
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Protesters confront Rockingham County Republicans at an event for the Earle-Sears gubernatorial campaign...We speak with a local prosecutor and a retired state police officer about whether due process was followed in the arrests of two bridge protesters...The Wildlife Center in Waynesboro is working to save bald eagles that have ingested lead from carcasses....
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The battle over LGBTQ books at the Samuels Public Library in Front Royal concluded last month with the library regaining full funding. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reviewed the would-be book banners' complaints and spoke with one of the targeted authors. -
While the company Nexus has been besieged by local and federal investigations, multi-million dollar lawsuits, and property foreclosures; another strikingly similar business has popped up – Subversivo, LLC. And while Nexus has acknowledged in court that Subversivo is handling their financial transactions because they can't get any banks to work with them, they've dodged questions about whether the two companies are really one and the same. WMRA's Bob Leweke spoke with reporter Randi B. Hagi about this. She’s been following the Nexus saga for more than a year. -
The Barn at Creekside Farm in Harrisonburg is a shelter for antiques. Since 2016, the Cline Family, who bought the property in 1967, has been hosting monthly events for customers to explore refurbished goods. -
All 140 seats in the General Assembly were at stake in Tuesday's election. We're compiling results and reporting here. -
The wildfire in Madison County has now burned more than a thousand acres. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with a representative from the Virginia Department of Forestry and filed this report. -
This year, the top criminal justice positions of every county in Virginia are on the ballot – prosecutors and sheriffs. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reviewed several of those races in our broadcast region, and spoke with incumbents and challengers. This is the final report in a five-part series. -
This year, the top criminal justice positions of every county in Virginia are on the ballot – prosecutors and sheriffs. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reviewed several of those races in our broadcast region, and spoke with incumbents and challengers. This is the fourth report in a five-part series. Please note that much of this story focuses on violent crimes. -
This year, the top criminal justice positions of every county in Virginia are on the ballot – prosecutors and sheriffs. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reviewed several of those races in our broadcast region, and spoke with incumbents and challengers. This is the third report in a five-part series. -
One local homeowner has joined the native plants movement. She’s cultivating a wildlife oasis in her backyard. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
This year, the top criminal justice positions of every county in Virginia are on the ballot – prosecutors and sheriffs. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reviewed several of those races in our broadcast region, and spoke with incumbents and challengers. This is the second report in a five-part series. -
This year, the top criminal justice positions of every county in Virginia are on the ballot – prosecutors and sheriffs. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reviewed several of those races in our broadcast region, and spoke with incumbents and challengers. This is the first report in a five-part series. -
Charlottesville author Jennifer Ackerman has written a number of books about birds, and in her newest, she tackles the wise and mysterious owl.
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