Images from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games offer a stunning glimpse into the dramatic and heavily Parisian-themed day.
WMRA Local News
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A local nonprofit has been helping low-income residents fix up their homes for 30 years. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi visited a project site and filed this report.
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Fifteen of the hundreds of athletes in Paris for the Summer Games are from Virginia… Governor Youngkin’s newest Board of Education appointee gets push back from state Democrats… Jeff Schapiro joins us to discuss that, and how the shake-up in the presidential race might affect Virginia….
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An Anglican bishop in Harrisonburg regularly returns to his homeland in Sudan to help his people during an ongoing civil war. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with him and filed this report.
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According to secret shopper survey results, the companies contracted to facilitate care to pregnant enrollees are not delivering.
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All this year, the Meet Virginia series has been profiling the lives of some of the more than eight million people who call Virginia home. This month, Virginia Public Radio’s Christine Kueter (CUE-ter) introduces us to someone whose modern-day work gives us an idea of what Virginia was like 250 years ago.
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More than 30% of Virginia counties are maternity care deserts. That means they have no nearby hospitals or providers who deliver babies. WMRA’s Henry Brannan looks at one maternity care desert in the Shenandoah Valley and the impact that lack of access has on pregnant people there.
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia is a hospital for native wild animals that teaches veterinarians-in-training and the public how to care for the natural world. They've admitted an increasing number of bald eagles in recent years. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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A small family practice has served patients in one Augusta County community for 50 years and counting. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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In the ongoing saga of Nexus' legal troubles, a judge gave control of the company's financial records to a forensic accountant last month. Two experts spoke with WMRA’s Randi B. Hagi about how this arrangement works.
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An addiction treatment provider has opened new locations in Harrisonburg, Woodstock, and Waynesboro in recent months. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi has the story.
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Northern Virginia is home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world. A few facilities have also been developed in our neck of the woods, and the industry impacts the entire state's power grid. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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The annual Wildflower Symposium showcases the rich natural and cultural history present at Wintergreen Resort. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi attended and filed this report.
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Remote Area Medical (RAM) provides essential care at a time of increased need, offering free dental, vision and primary care, in addition to vaccinations, opioid reversal trainings and other services.
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A grant-funded collaboration gets fresh produce on the tables of families in need – and benefits the Shenandoah Valley farmers who grow it. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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