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Poison centers including the one at UVa Health are seeing a spike in calls related to Delta 8 products, and so edibles with the cannabis extract are now illegal in Virginia… First responders in Harrisonburg hold their annual active shooter training, and we tag along to find out what they’re learning from recent mass shootings elsewhere… A new book tells the stories of those displaced from the creation of Shenandoah National Park….

Some commonwealth’s attorneys in Virginia, including Charlottesville’s, say they won’t prosecute abortion cases if it becomes illegal, but Virginia lawmakers opposed to abortion could find their way around that… So, what is the state of abortion access in our part of Virginia?... You’ve heard of FloydFest, but how about FredFest?

U-S Interior Secretary Deb Haaland breaks a leg while hiking in Shenandoah National Park, but she’s recovering… Democrats are outpacing Republicans in raising money for some key congressional races in Virginia… A UVa psychologist wants to better understand how to prevent loneliness and disconnection….

The number of Virginians in prison is shrinking, and we take a look at the numbers… Governor Youngkin relaxes COVID guidelines for kids… We analyze some claims the governor made about same-sex marriage protections in Virginia….

Harrisonburg’s low-barrier homeless shelter will soon be looking for its own home, and city officials are appealing for help from the community… As we approach the fifth anniversary of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, a conversation with the photographer who took the iconic, disturbing, Pulitzer Prize winning photo of the car that killed protesters, and another photographer with a new show on the downtown mall… We visit a new cat café in Newport News, and there’s one coming to Harrisonburg, too….

Virginia’s governor joins the Republican chorus in criticizing the FBI and Justice Department over the search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate… Deaths at Virginia’s behavioral health facilities increase again for the second year in a row… The much-anticipated Perseid meteor shower peaks on Friday, and we get some viewing tips from a local sky guy….

Some Virginians can get state assistance to stay cool for the remainder of the summer… Richmond police are now refusing to talk about an alleged July 4th mass shooting plot that the city prosecutor disputed… Some Appalachian environmentalists worry that Democrats have yielded too much in their big climate bill to pro-pipeline West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin….

The historian whom Governor Youngkin picked for a state post has resigned after controversy over her statements praising Confederate monuments… Transmission tower construction by Dominion has some trails temporarily closed in the George Washington National Forest… Some gun advocates in Virginia want teachers to be armed….

The Hispanic fest returns to Harrisonburg this weekend, Virginia’s Attorney General is cracking down on robo-calls, parental notification for sexually explicit classroom materials gets closer to realization, and Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Michael Pope discuss all of this week’s political happenings.This is the WMRA Daily for Friday, August 5th…

As the fall semester approaches, Charlottesville and Albemarle County say options for virtual learning will be limited, and in Rockingham County, one conservative board member wants to restrict what students can ask teachers to call them… State regulators approve a Dominion plan for an enormous offshore wind farm, to be paid for largely by customers… Prosecutors want an eight-year prison sentence for a police officer from southwestern Virginia who was part of the January 6th mob….