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The Making Trash Bloom project at the Shenandoah County Landfill attracts the interest of the Virginia Recycling Association… Just weeks after Charlottesville public school teachers get the nod to unionize, the Fairfax County School Board follows suit, allowing staff to bargain collectively… Two of Virginia’s representatives in Congress renew a push to help Americans suffering from long COVID, and for research into the condition….

Yesterday, we heard from some of the adults involved in a community dialogue over public schools in Rockingham County, but what are the students saying?... After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Senator Mark Warner defends his 2018 vote to ease regulations on midsize banks… We meet the creator of an award-winning Charlottesville-based sewing podcast that centers and celebrates Black women, girls, and femmes….

UVa’s police chief, who served for years as chief of police in Charlottesville, says he’s never seen the level of gun violence the city is experiencing… Governor Youngkin sends amendments to 78 bills back to the General Assembly… Local educators and filmmakers come together to tell authentic stories about and with youth with disabilities….

State lawmakers working behind the scenes on the budget say they’re pausing their discussions, over concerns about a possible recession… A Mennonite musical tradition dating back two centuries is alive and well in the Shenandoah Valley… After fighting to keep the team alive during the pandemic, the Rocktown Rollers are back with a record number of skaters….

The case of Xzavier Hill, the Charlottesville man shot dead by state police in 2021, goes before a federal judge… National civil rights leaders call for justice at the funeral of Irvo Otieno… A comic shop in Winchester is using art to raise money for a local literacy organization….

In this episode of Folklife Fieldnotes, we ponder taking traditional Sephardic Jewish music into uncharted realms and how preserving the tradition, while expanding on it, is an essential way to introduce old music to new audiences.

Authorities arrest two people in separate incidents involving a weapon or a threat of violence in local schools… Jeff Schapiro lends his perspective to the week in politics and state government… The Virginia Tech women's basketball team, coached by Waynesboro native Kenny Brooks, takes on Louisiana State University in the Hokies first appearance in the Final Four….

A special WMRA investigation looks into recent turmoil at Mary Baldwin University, amid shifting leadership and academic and faculty cuts… A bill in the General Assembly to overhaul control of the Virginia Military Institute undergoes significant changes… Democrats advance legislation that would eliminate tax exempt status for Confederate groups….

State Democrats want to expand a pilot program to bring restorative justice to more of Virginia’s schools… Other bills would raise the minimum wage, restrict so-called “assault firearms,” and cut property tax exemptions for Confederate organizations… We talk with the head of a local theater company that has taken over operation of Harrisonburg’s Court Square Theater….

Harrisonburg's permanent, low-barrier adult shelter has announced a new partnership to provide mental health services on-site ... Virginia’s winters are usually mild, so local bears don’t fully hibernate. But females do settle into dens before and after the birth of cubs ... and more.