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Cristian Hernandez/APA federal judge says President Donald Trump can use the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan citizens who are shown to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang. -
LM Otero/APThe average price for a dozen Grade A eggs declined to $5.12 last month after reaching a record $6.23 in March. It was the first month-to-month drop in egg prices since October 2024. -
Phelan M. Ebenhack/APESPN says its long-anticipated subscription plan will cost $29.99 a month. An analyst says that, combined with subscriptions to other stream services, could drive the cost up to the price of cable packages. -
Scott Roth/Invision/APThe rapper's Instagram account says his lungs collapsed after he was stabbed 14 times, but he is "in good spirits." Lanez is serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.
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Agriculture and forest industries provide more than $100 billion to Virginia’s economy. They also create nearly half a million jobs in the state. And Virginia exports products, such as cattle and wood commodities, around the world. So how is President Trump’s trade war affecting that? WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports.
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A Harrisonburg man is on a hunger strike to protest Israel’s blocking of aid to Gaza… Leaders in Virginia’s cattle and forestry sectors react to President Trump’s trade war, and the pause in tariffs on Chinese goods… Virginia will revamp the state’s standardized K through 12 testing system….
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When someone gets lost or has an accident in Shenandoah National Park, the rangers are the ones coordinating their rescue. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi has the story – and listeners should be advised that it does include discussions of injury and death. -
A group of local high schoolers got an exclusive tour of Grand Caverns last week. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
In late December, Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced $200 million in federal funding for community projects in Virginia. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi checked out a few in our broadcast region and filed this report. -
A group of Rockingham County farmers got together on Saturday for a program that aims to reduce work-related injuries. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
The public discourse surrounding two residential developments proposed in the region exemplifies the occasionally conflicting interests of builders, local governments, and residents. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
A local band that performed prolifically in the 1970s has finally released re-discovered demo tapes that were 45 years in the making. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Some local nurses are volunteering for extra training that better prepares them to work with patients who've experienced sexual assault. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. -
Amidst the current political focus on transgender kids, WMRA's Randi B. Hagi sat down with two adult community leaders and asked them to reflect on their gender journeys. Here's the second of those two conversations. -
Amidst the current political focus on transgender kids, WMRA's Randi B. Hagi sat down with two adult community leaders and asked them to reflect on their gender journeys. Here's the first of those two conversations. Please note this story does include mentions of suicidal ideation. -
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On December 22, I will celebrate my 80th birthday. The last Saturday in December falls on New Year’s Eve. With these two events in mind, I have decided that this is the right time to turn off the Blues Valley light and put my blues bag on the shelf. -
A play premiering in Harrisonburg this December tells the story of the people who once lived in what is now Shenandoah National Park. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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