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A prosecutor says she will release the video showing the final moments of Irvo Otieno’s life at Central State Hospital… Some Virginians are expressing strong support for the state to stay in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative… Researchers at Virginia Tech try to better understand how people process trauma….

A total of 10 people, including seven sheriff’s deputies and three hospital employees, now face murder charges in the death of a man at Central State Hospital… Jeff Schapiro joins us to survey the week in Virginia politics… Engineers at UVa explore the possibility that squid cells could be used to build powerful batteries….

A video of the final moments of Irvo Otieno’s life is released to the public, and 10 people are indicted in his death at Central State Hospital… The teacher shot by one of her students in Newport News gives her first media interview… Parents who advocate for students with disabilities say Virginia is not doing enough….

Charlottesville’s police chief will host a town hall meeting to discuss the city’s gun violence… A federal judge rules that a lawsuit filed by a former employee against Albemarle County Public Schools can move forward… The General Assembly adjourns without passing a budget, but managed to accomplish other goals….

Two fired employees of Valley Health in Winchester who refused COVID vaccines are suing the health provider… UVa officials are criticizing a new member of the board over recently released text messages in which he declared a “battle royale” for the heart of the school… We’re in the final hours of this year’s regular General Assembly session, and we review bills passed this week, and Jeff Schapiro offers his perspective….

UVa Health researchers say they may have found one potential cause of macular degeneration and other types of vision loss, and that could clear the way for new treatments… It looks like a retail market for legal marijuana won’t be set up in Virginia any time soon… An orchestra from Ukraine is marking the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion by performing in the U.S., including a visit to Virginia….

Master of Brazilian capoeira, Yara Cordeiro, is apprenticing Ruthie Lezama of Reston, VA, in the 2021-2022 Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Class. Pat Jarret from Folklife recently went to a batizado, where they were honoring their students’ achievements and ranking in capoeira.

Earl White is a fiddler, founding member of the Green Grass Cloggers, and leader of the Earl White Stringband. He co-founded the Big Indian Farm Artisan Bakery in Floyd, VA, and is a influential person in the old-time music and dance community.

Skip Herman is a world-renowned instrument repairman from Frog Level Guitar Shop in Abingdon, Virginia. He's part of Folklife's 2021-2022 class of master artists and apprentices. Pat Jarrett from The Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities visited Skip in his repair shop and brings us his recollection of spending time with Skip.

WMRA's Chris Boros at Pat Jarrett from The Virginia Folklife Program at Virginia Humanities preview what's to come on Folklife Fieldnotes.