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Recent stories from our freelance reporters
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Residents of Albemarle County are pushing back against Dominion Energy's plans to rebuild nearly 16 miles of high-voltage transmission lines between Charlottesville and Gordonsville. WMRA's Anjoleigh Schindler reports. -
In the wake of a string of sexual abuse and misconduct allegations in Albemarle County Public Schools, community members are struggling to understand what went wrong. But are the state’s mandatory reporting guidelines clear? WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports. -
Alleged sexual abuse, teacher and administrator arrests, and school employee suspensions, have rocked Albemarle County Public Schools. Teachers are uneasily continuing their work as the county’s six remaining school board members are trying to get things back on track. WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports. -
In the 5th Congressional District race, Democratic challenger Tom Perriello has out-raised incumbent Republican John McGuire, as WMRA previously reported. But those numbers only tell part of the voter engagement story. WMRA’s Meredith McCool reports. -
Republicans from the Shenandoah Valley and even West Virginia attended the 21st annual Oysters with Obenshain fundraiser at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds on Wednesday night. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
It’s not just abundant jobs and high wages that draw folks into the skilled trades. Many say it feeds their passion for working with their hands. Here’s the third and final installment of our series, “Trading Up.” WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports. -
The number of registered apprenticeships in Virginia has grown six-fold in the last decade. They’re good investments for employers, who “grow their own” to meet labor force needs. WMRA’s Christine Kueter continues in this second part of our three-part series “Trading Up.” -
Economic, job, and education changes are luring more young people to skilled trades such as construction, electrical work, plumbing, and auto maintenance. In part one of our three-part series, we'll explore who’s opting in and why. WMRA’s Christine Kueter digs in. -
Newtown is a small cluster of homes a couple miles from Crozet in western Albemarle County. At one point, Newtown had a school, a community center, a church, and a general store. It was also home to Greenwood Chemical Company, where a 1985 explosion killed four workers and stunned the community. The land became a Superfund site, and soon Albemarle County will try to auction it off to the highest bidder. WMRA’s Christine Kueter continues the story. -
In 1985, an explosion at a Newtown chemical plant killed four men in their 30s. Now, Albemarle County is searching for anyone with a claim on the 33-acre property, now a Superfund site, to pay back taxes by October 30, before the parcel is auctioned off. WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports in the first of a two-part story.
