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WMRA Daily 9/25/26 Sep 25, 2026

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Virginia’s roads are getting more dangerous, and state officials want to make them safer… An organization in Charlottesville helps turn student innovations into products that can improve health… Jeff Schapiro surveys the week in Virginia politics….

WMRA Daily 9/24/26 Sep 24, 2026

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RAM’s free clinic returns to Luray… Dominion and Appalachian Power receive failing grades from an environmental group on renewable energy… Virginia voters are being asked whether to change the state’s constitution to restore voting rights to felons….

WMRA Daily 9/23/26 Sep 23, 2026

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During the hottest days of summer, Farmville’s immigration detention center lost A/C… Gun violence is markedly down in Charlottesville, but the problem persists… A festival that showcases films made by and featuring people who have survived incarceration comes to the Valley….

WMRA Daily 9/22/26 Sep 22, 2026

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Visitors to Shenandoah National Park can now use automated entry stations… As part of our Virginia Elections Collaborative, WMRA investigates fundraising for candidates in the 5th and 6th Districts, and at the ballot question on reproductive rights… We also look at Republican claims of noncitizen voting in Virginia….

WMRA Daily 9/21/26 Sep 21, 2026

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Farmers in Virginia face the highest diesel prices ever… Governor Spanberger signs a new executive order targeting data centers in Virginia… The state’s attorney general says that the Department of Homeland Security may have violated several state laws….

WMRA Daily 9/18/26 Sep 18, 2026

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Early voting in Virginia begins today, and in partnership with the public radio news network around the Commonwealth, WMRA introduces our fall election coverage… Jeff Schapiro surveys the fall election landscape, and this week in Virginia politics … The lieutenant governor brings her listening tour about energy costs to Charlottesville….

WMRA Daily 9/17/26 Sep 17, 2026

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Broadway is the latest locality to get rid of Flock cameras… Virginia’s environmental officials hold a final public meeting over pollution permitting for the Northrop Grumman plant in Waynesboro… Governor Spanberger declares a state of emergency over the hay shortage caused by Virginia’s drought conditions….

WMRA Daily 9/16/26 Sep 16, 2026

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The Harrisonburg Rotary Club cancels a forum for the 6th District congressional candidates… Waynesboro residents speak out at the final hearing before environmental officials decide on a pollution permit for Northrop Grumman… The University of Virginia is in the top ten nationwide when it comes to free speech on campus….

WMRA Daily 9/15/26 Sep 15, 2026

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Dozens of residents protest against Northrop Grumman at Waynesboro’s city council meeting… Support for bringing passenger trains to the Shenandoah Valley grows in Harrisonburg… One Charlottesville breast cancer survivor is building a better surgical recovery bra….

WMRA Daily 9/14/26 Sep 14, 2026

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Shenandoah County’s school board takes the next step to budget for court costs as it appeals a ruling against Confederate school names… Activities at Westwood Elementary in Waynesboro resume this week, and classes will restart on Thursday, two weeks after a gunman shot his way into the school… We pay a visit to a mobile food pantry in Scottsville….

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