Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, published detention statistics for fiscal year 2025 last month. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reviewed the data relevant to the Farmville Detention Center and spoke with Bob Leweke about what she found.

The federal lawsuit brought by Shenandoah County students and the NAACP against the county school board had its first evidence review hearing this week in Harrisonburg. WMRA's Calvin Pynn was in the courtroom, and filed this report.

Fourth of July celebrations and events in the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia

A carpenter and father of two living in Staunton was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in early June. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with his wife about why they came to America and her fears about her husband's possible deportation. Listeners should be advised this story contains descriptions of violence.

In a press conference Friday afternoon, Senator Tim Kaine denounced the resignation of University of Virginia President Jim Ryan under pressure from the Trump administration. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

More than 200 people gathered in Charlottesville’s downtown mall Thursday night to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn reports.

Augusta County residents expressed their displeasure with the board of supervisors for cancelling a pride day event during a meeting on Wednesday. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi talked to the board chair about the decision and filed this report.

A new business based in Charlottesville aims to help military service members obtain benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Several localities have set up cooling centers for people who need relief from this week's record-breaking heat and humidity.

While civilian casualties continue to increase in Israel, Gaza, and Iran, protesters gathered at Court Square in Harrisonburg on Saturday to demand government action toward peaceful resolution of both conflicts. That protest happened just hours before President Trump ordered U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. WMRA’s Meredith McCool reports.