An eighty-year-old federal program allows employers to pay certain adults with disabilities less than minimum wage. Virginia is shutting this program down, and some employers have already transitioned out. It leaves behind a complicated legacy. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports in the first of a two-part story.

David Hirschman writes about environmentalism through the eyes of an FBI agent in his new novel The Tenacious Bloom. He's our speaker for Books & Brews on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

Court documents reveal a legal strategy that Richard Moore, a former co-owner of the business Nexus, may use at his upcoming tax evasion trial. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Environmental organizations held a webinar this week about their fight against 'forever chemicals' that are ending up on farmland. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

James Madison University professor of history Evan Friss writes about the history of the American bookstore in his new book called The Bookshop.

A local history organization will stage a play this weekend to raise funds for a preservation project. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

More than 100 members of Valley Interfaith Action presented a check for $200,000 to the Rockingham County Supervisors Wednesday. It was an attempt to sway county officials to help fund door-to-door public transportation county-wide. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.

In the ongoing saga of the legal troubles surrounding Nexus, a company formerly based in Verona, one of its former owners has been released from federal custody to prepare for trial in December. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Students from Highland County spent a recent school day at Elkhorn Lake learning about watershed health via canoe adventure. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

WMRA's Randi B. Hagi visited the polls in Waynesboro, Charlottesville, and Albemarle County on Tuesday to hear what issues were motivating voters to cast their ballots for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.