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A new Mormon temple, the third in Virginia this year, will be constructed in Winchester… More than ten years after the Affordable Care Act became law, a Virginia-run marketplace is now open for enrollment… Pressure is growing on the Youngkin administration for investigations into its mistaken removal of thousands of voters from the rolls….

Some local sheriffs refuse the attorney general’s request to donate surplus tactical gear to send to Israel for its war against Hamas… The wildfire in Madison County has now burned more than 1000 acres, and has spread to Shenandoah National Park, and we have an update… Saturday is the last day of early in-person voting, and Tuesday is Election Day, so Jeff Schapiro joins us to discuss the final days of the campaign….

The accused UVa shooter is appointed another lawyer in response to elevated murder charges, as the university gets access to a state report on the shooting... A long-shot, far-right candidate for a state Senate seat in the Winchester area offers free AR-15 rifles to voters... A new poll shows differences among Virginians on the teaching of racism in classrooms....

The state’s Supreme Court re-instates a ban on electronic skill games… UVa’s law school studies unequal access to high quality education… As election day approaches, what are the vulnerabilities in Virginia’s election system?

A minor earthquake rumbles through part of Augusta County… A new state report finds that most Virginia families can’t afford child care, and federal pandemic-era funding for child care is running out… We tour a native plant and wildlife oasis in a backyard near Charlottesville….

The Mountain Valley Pipeline isn’t out of the woods yet, facing another eminent domain challenge from landowners, and $3.5 billion over budget... Our “Law of the Land” series continues with a profile of Marsha Garst, a local prosecutor who has stayed in office unchallenged for two decades... We have an update on campaign spending in Virginia, and Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics....

Another small earthquake is recorded in the Stuarts Draft area... Charlottesville reinstates a curfew in a city park to deal with homelessness there... The Wildlife Center of Virginia sponsors a three-day children's book tour through our area, highlighting the true story of Bailey the Bear....

A state commission convened after the 2019 Virginia Beach shooting recommends dozens of steps localities should take to deal with such incidents… Roanoke honors Henrietta Lacks, who is called by some the mother of modern medicine… Racial disparities still exist in Virginia’s prisons….

Democrats in Virginia’s Congressional delegation are calling for a federal investigation into the wrongful removal of voters from the rolls by the Youngkin administration… Harrisonburg deploys funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to support childcare services… WMRA launches our five-part series on local elections with a look at the Shenandoah County sheriff….

Police say a wave of bomb threats to schools in Virginia this week may have been a coordinated effort… Ironically, book banners often use lists of books compiled by people who are against banning books… Senator Mark Warner says the U.S. must support Israel in its fight against Hamas….