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Recent stories from our freelance reporters
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Harrisonburg police arrested a man suspected of a knife attack... Republic candidates are facing off against familiar Democratic opponents in the Virginia House of Delegates... Meanwhile, labor issues are on the ballot in Virginia’s statewide elections.... and the Virginia Department of Health is warning of increased drowning deaths of children... -
The latest update to Virginia’s Wildlife Action Plan aims to maintain and improve our natural habitats. A public comment period for protected species runs through Friday, July 18th, so the public can weigh in too. WMRA's Ayse Pirge reports. -
The federal lawsuit brought by Shenandoah County students and the NAACP against the county school board had its first evidence review hearing this week in Harrisonburg. WMRA's Calvin Pynn was in the courtroom, and filed this report. -
More than 200 people gathered in Charlottesville’s downtown mall Thursday night to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn reports. -
After more than a decade at the helm of Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, C-E-O Michael McKee will retire at the end of June. In this exit interview with WMRA’s Ayse Pirge, he looks back at his time at the food bank, and talks about current problems for the hunger relief network. -
In cities and small towns around the country, people gathered for "No Kings" protests over the weekend in opposition to President Trump's policies. WMRA’s Meredith McCool and Calvin Pynn were at two protests in the Shenandoah Valley and filed these reports. -
Virginia lawmakers made significant changes to the state’s testing system this spring aimed at reforming the Standards of Learning tests across the commonwealth. One aspect of the legislation has raised concerns among parents and educators: the requirement that the SOL tests will count as 10% of students’ final grades. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
In the second report of our series on cannabis in Virginia, WMRA’s Sara Prince looks at how some medical cannabis patients are being protected in the workplace. -
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced a $17 million investment in workforce housing across the Commonwealth, including Harrisonburg. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn reports. -
Agriculture and forest industries provide more than $100 billion to Virginia’s economy. They also create nearly half a million jobs in the state. And Virginia exports products, such as cattle and wood commodities, around the world. So how is President Trump’s trade war affecting that? WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports.
