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Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Getty Images North AmericaRepublicans in Congress are closer to passing key elements of President Trump's legislative agenda — like extending tax cuts that expire at the end of the year — but only if the House and Senate can get on the same page. -
Google Maps/Screenshot by NPR"I get goose bumps," said school principal Jamie Cook, thinking about the community rallying to support the family. The three students and their mother were arrested by immigration agents. -
Ebrahim Noroozi/APA USAID grant enabled them to either study online or enroll in college in another country. Now the grant has been terminated. -
Colossal BiosciencesColossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA to breed the animals. Dire wolves recently featured prominently in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
WMRA Local News
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Brian Noyes left a successful career in publishing to open the Red Truck Bakery with two locations in rural Virginia.
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Dozens of bills are back on Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk, including one that defines the relationship between tribes in Virginia and the Commonwealth… Democrat Abigail Spanberger has about three times as much cash to fund her run for governor as Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears… Voter registration records from more than 120 years ago are rediscovered in one small Rockingham County community….
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In an era when mass shootings and gun violence have become commonplace, some local fire departments are investing in body armor. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Amazon opened a one-million-square-foot warehouse in Fishersville on April 30th. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
An archaeological study in Charlottesville has revealed insights into life there in the 1700s. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
A group of Valley high schoolers recently traveled to Farmville to visit historical sites and people from one of the cases that became Brown v. Board of Education. The twist? The teenagers were the tour guides. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
One local family's adoption story stands as a testament to both the power of love and the difficulties of navigating the child welfare system. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Federal officials consider Winchester part of the Washington and Baltimore "High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area." WMRA's Randi B. Hagi has the second of a two-part report speaking with those trying to loosen the hold illicit substances have on the region. -
Federal officials consider Winchester part of the Washington and Baltimore "High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area." WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with some of the people trying to loosen the hold that illicit substances have on the region. -
Harrisonburg has begun renovating its 20-year-old skatepark – but many in the skate community say the city is going about it the wrong way. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
A Richmond-based contractor is eyeing Staunton as a potential home for a utility-sized solar installation. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
The Little Grill, dining staple in downtown Harrisonburg, has reopened after closing temporarily in September. The new owners, who are no strangers to the Grill, want to continue the beloved restaurant’s legacy. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn reports. -
From fighting to keep the team alive to reaching a record number of skaters, the Rocktown Rollers are back! WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Public education is a constant target in America's current culture war. But what are local teenagers actually concerned about? What are their teachers actually seeing? In the second part of her report on a local community dialogue initiative, WMRA's Randi B. Hagi finds out.
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