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  • A man charged with murdering two women last year in Harrisonburg will be given a psychological evaluation… Republican Representative Liz Cheney endorses Democrat Abigail Spanberger… Early vote counting will work a little differently this election year, and we’ll have a heads up on what to expect after the polls close on Tuesday….
  • A new report says it will take time to reverse the learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and we have a look at what lawmakers are suggesting we do to get kids caught up... Today is Election Day, or maybe more to the point, the end of election season, and we take a look at new rules, tight races and what’s on voters’ minds… The Wildlife Center of Virginia, now 40 years old, hosts its 27th annual conference….
  • Governor Glenn Youngkin’s administration shuts down its tip line for parents;The economic benefits of fighting agricultural pollution flowing into the Chesapeake Bay;Jeff Shapiro and Michael Pope discuss politics in the days before the midterm election;And a new effort underway to help more farmers in southwest Virginia grow malt barley – for craft beer
  • Experts warn drivers to keep an eye out for deer over the next two months;Early voting locations across the country see more armed poll watchers, prompting concerns about voter intimidation;Evictions continue to rise with an increase in rents;And Shenandoah National Park announces the launch of two new webcams
  • A Harrisonburg man is shot dead, and police are investigating the death as a homicide… New numbers show unprecedented declines nationwide in math and reading for American 4th and 8th grade students, and in Virginia the Youngkin administration blames its predecessors... We visit the Nansemond Indian Nation, recently given back 504 acres of their ancestral lands in Suffolk County….
  • The candidates in the 6th Congressional District meet in Lexington for their final debate… Today is the final day to submit online comments in response to the governor’s proposed policies regarding transgender students… That national school report card released this week shows that Black and Hispanic students, and English language learners, saw the steepest declines….
  • One person is dead after a second weekend of gun violence on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall… Governor Youngkin rejects the CDC’s guidelines on COVID vaccines for kids… Some parts of Virginia will get new funding to crack down on gang violence….
  • Felony murder charges will go ahead against the man accused of killing two Bridgewater College officers earlier this year… 5th District Representative Bob Good faces off against his Democratic challenger on the debate stage… We go hiking up Shenandoah Mountain, where a local 'conservation photography' class has been documenting biodiversity….
  • Police say the Harrisonburg man charged with shooting eight people early Sunday morning was targeting one person… We tour the huge Fishersville Antiques Expo… It’s not just the Cavaliers and Hokies, college football in Virginia is big business, and Roben Farzad joins us to talk about it….
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