WMRA News (Features & Briefs)

A temporary homeless shelter on the James Madison University campus closed today. With nowhere else to go, unhoused people in Harrisonburg and their advocates protested outside City Hall. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn reports.

Friday was the fifth anniversary of the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. Community groups and clergy organizations came together to host a walking vigil marking the event. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Senator Tim Kaine visited the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley on Thursday to promote local education and infrastructure projects. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Among the images to emerge from the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville nearly five years ago was Ryan Kelly’s Pulitzer Prize winning photograph of a white supremacist driving his car into a crowd of counter protesters. Kelly now lives and works in Richmond. Five years after the rally, VPM News Director Elliott Robinson chatted with the journalist about the impact of his iconic and troubling photograph. Robinson and Kelly previously worked together at The Progress, but not at the time of the rally.

The Perseid meteor shower will peak this Friday night. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi got some viewing tips from WTOP's space reporter.

A new type of theater experience has emerged in rural Rockingham County. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

The Hispanic Festival returns to Harrisonburg this weekend at Ralph Sampson Park. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Dominion Energy is in the midst of rebuilding the transmission line that runs through Rockingham and Augusta counties. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports

A veterinarian with practices in Winchester and Harrisonburg has lost his license to practice – for now. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi has the details. Please be aware that this story includes some upsetting and graphic medical content.

Concerns about mental health and access to medical care are at the forefront of Augusta Health's latest community needs assessment. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.