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WMRA Daily
Weekday Podcast

The WMRA Daily brings you the latest local, regional and statewide news for the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia.

Latest Episodes
  • Senator Tim Kaine talks about his effort to address the hospital staffing crisis… 5th District Republican Bob Good wants to “defund NPR”… Leaders of the General Assembly’s finance committees meet with Governor Youngkin in hopes of a budget compromise….
  • UVa calls in state police to forcibly remove anti-war protesters from Grounds… Can Virginia increase education funding by $1 billion without raising taxes?... As weather-related power outages across Virginia increase, we explore some of the changes needed to protect the power grid….
  • Early voting begins in the Commonwealth, a day-long celebration of the arts takes over downtown Harrisonburg, and there’s a new law encouraging nuclear energy.
  • A new resource to help families fight being evicted from their homes, continued protests on campuses across the commonwealth, and a conversation with an award-winning Harrisonburg novelist.
  • More than 100 arrests made during peace protests on Virginia college campuses, work to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water, and a look at the history of methamphetamine in the United States.
  • More arrests at peace protests on campuses in the Commonwealth, the crafting of a new state budget, and legislative attempts to address the housing crisis.
  • Students handcuffed and removed from peace protests on Virginia Tech’s campus, federal funding available for solar power in the Commonwealth, and a connection is found between climate change and earthquakes.
  • The Augusta County Sheriff’s office will get body cameras, UVa cracks down on fraternity hazing, and residents of Rockbridge County work to address pollution in the Maury River.
  • An attempt by Governor Youngkin to reduce access to contraception is denied by the General Assembly; University of Virginia scientists research using AI to help care for people with dementia, and your electric bill might go up in order to fund development of nuclear power.
  • The Rockingham County School Board is given a reading assignment, the Democratic primary for Virginia’s lieutenant governor heats up, and we conclude our look at an historic house in Staunton.