10 people are dead after an 18-year-old white man allegedly carried out an attack at a supermarket in a majority Black district.
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A drug tested at UVA Health has now been fully approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe COVID-19. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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A community plant swap will be held in Harrisonburg tomorrow. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has been awarded two federal grants totaling more than $900,000. Randi B. Hagi reports.
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The inaugural Shenandoah Comic and Toy Show comes to the Rockingham County Fairgrounds this Saturday.
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Hundreds of the Afghans who were evacuated from Kabul last year have resettled locally in the last six months. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with several non-governmental and nonprofit organizations about these efforts.
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Doctors at UVA Health and the Central Virginia Health Services are trying to get their patients caught up on cancer screenings that were canceled or missed during the pandemic. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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A local musician will play with the very first all-Black classical symphony orchestra to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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A local campaign to plant native pollinator meadows on landfills marked a big milestone on Thursday, April 21 — the day before Earth Day. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Charlottesville, and several cities and counties in the Shenandoah Valley, got high marks for air quality in the American Lung Association's 2022 State of the Air report. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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