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  • The man accused of bringing a knife into an elementary school in Page County last Thursday was apparently a pre-approved volunteer to help with a school fundraiser… Dinwiddie County’s prosecutor asks the federal government to help investigate the death of Irvo Otieno… Governor Youngkin leaps to Donald Trump’s defense….
  • A company in Lynchburg is developing a kind of rocket fuel for NASA;Scientists at the University of Virginia make a discovery that could potentially save millions of lives;The Virginia Board of Education will soon formally consider a new proposal to increase the emphasis on standardized test scores in school ratings;And a contractor based in Richmond is eyeing Staunton as a potential home for a utility-sized solar installation
  • Senator Mark Warner delivers a million dollar check to the city of Harrisonburg;Major natural disasters have more than doubled in Virginia during the last two decades;U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton says she’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease;And with the return of spring, so return the next generation of wildlife
  • Dr. Anthony Fauci visits JMU to talk about his career, the COVID pandemic, and the perils of misinformation… The state medical examiner rules Irvo Otieno’s death a homicide… The Little Grill, a dining staple in downtown Harrisonburg, reopens after closing temporarily last fall… Full Disclosure’s Roben Farzad joins us to discuss the apparently imminent sale of the Washington Commanders….
  • Governor Glenn Youngkin gets set to lead his first international trade mission as governor… The governor also signs a bill that offers reparations for victims of Massive Resistance… The Mountain Valley Pipeline faces a new setback….
  • Mary Baldwin University has selected Dr. Jeffrey P. Stein as its 10th president. Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections won an important victory last week. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation recently announced that it is building an archaeology center.
  • The Harrisonburg High School community walked out of class to support the family of a classmate killed over the weekend;The Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA has placed its CEO on administrative leave, after an independent review by the law firm McGuireWoods;A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general is backing a Virginia veteran who is taking his GI benefits claim to the U.S. Supreme Court; And public colleges in Virginia say they will have to raise tuition unless the commonwealth steps in to increase its share of the cost
  • A recent study examined whether LED road lighting affects how well people fall – and stay – asleep;The Walmart Chesapeake where six people were killed in November re-opened this/Wednesday morning;Some people in Winchester try to loosen the hold that illicit substances have on the region;And Shenandoah National Park will kick off National Park Week with free admission for all patrons
  • Almost six years after the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, a grand jury has indicted several participants;The Virginia Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal regarding the denial of early release for some people incarcerated in the commonwealth;The Virginia Department of Elections is working to remove a long list of now-deceased voters from the voter rolls;And opinions are divided over who will own a massive new offshore wind farm in Virginia
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