French Gates says she is "immensely proud" of the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the decision to step down as co-chair was not easy. Her last day is June 7.
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A historic boarding house in Harrisonburg recently won a grant to aid in its preservation. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Lawmakers in Richmond release the details of their budget agreement, and there are few surprises… Dozens of VCU graduates walk out of Governor Youngkin’s commencement address… After years of delays, cost overruns and continuous environmental violations, the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s builder says it’s almost ready for service….
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As their first order of business in 2024, the Rockingham County School Board temporarily removed – or prevented the acquisition of – 57 school library books. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
A new bill introduced in the General Assembly this session aims to create a public defender office for Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Ed Clark, the co-founder and president of the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro, has announced his retirement after more than four decades at the organization's helm. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi sat down with him to talk about the center's origins and impact, and filed this story. -
The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority has now assumed oversight of the state's medical marijuana program. Their first order of business is getting dispensaries set up in the Shenandoah Valley and central Virginia. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Virginia is set to lose about 60 Community Health Workers employed at local health districts by July 1st. WMRA and VPM rural health care reporter Henry Brannon reports. -
In her quest to live a vibrant spiritual life, Charlottesville author, Karen Marsh, introduces readers to people of faith in her new book Wake Up to Wonder. -
Ski resorts in the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains are opening up for the winter season. Despite a warming climate, you can still ski the southeast, as WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
The Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services is under investigation for misspending millions of dollars for an unknown number of years. In the meantime, it's withheld funding from local agencies for most of 2023 – and the effects are serious. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
As winter arrives in the Shenandoah Valley, people experiencing homelessness are caught between dropping temperatures and soaring housing costs. WMRA's rural health reporter Henry Brannan has more. -
For more than two decades hikers on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia walked through some of the most beautiful landscapes of the southern mountains. Then, in 1952, the trail was moved. -
Skyline Literacy is a local non-profit in Harrisonburg that has been providing literacy and English language education for local adult learners for over thirty years.
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