Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi brought her Energy Costs Listening Tour to Charlottesville Monday night, where residents pressed state lawmakers over the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra Energy. WMRA’s Anjoleigh Schindler reports.

Given the extraordinary nature of the 2026 election cycle, Virginia's five public media news stations are partnering to ensure voters across the state get the full breadth of the federal midterms, state and local elections. This coverage includes questionnaires for the congressional races across the state.

Given the extraordinary nature of the 2026 election cycle, Virginia's five public media news stations are partnering to ensure voters across the state get the full breadth of the federal midterms, state and local elections. This coverage includes questionnaires for the congressional races across the state.

Tuesday night, more than 100 community members turned out to implore the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to consider health risks and pollution history as they decide whether to issue Waynesboro’s Northrop Grumman a permit to begin manufacturing. WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports.

Given the extraordinary nature of the 2026 election cycle, Virginia's five public media news stations are partnering to ensure voters across the state get the full breadth of the federal midterms, state and local elections. This coverage includes questionnaires for the congressional races across the state, as WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

A criminal saga involving a high-speed car chase – and crash – on Interstate 81 earlier this year has ended in a nine-and-a-half year prison sentence. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Many of the roughly 50 Valley residents demonstrating outside Waynesboro City Council chambers Monday evening had a message for the city’s nearby Northrop Grumman plant: “we’re watching.” WMRA’s Christine Kueter reports.

A Charlottesville-area campaign providing grocery cards to immigrant families has surpassed its original fundraising goal — and organizers say the need continues to grow, too. WMRA’s Anjoleigh Schindler reports.

A campaign to bring passenger trains to the Shenandoah Valley has garnered local support in Harrisonburg. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Brotherhood On Wheels, a Christian motorcycle club in the Shenandoah Valley, is riding to support a local family in need. On September 12th, the group will set out on a benefit ride from Early’s Motorcycles in Harrisonburg for Jayden, a 13-year-old girl in need of a kidney transplant. WMRA’s Olivia DeWan reports.