WMRA Daily

Rain continues to cause flooding concerns, after Helene walloped our area, and especially southwestern Virginia, on Friday… Shenandoah County’s school board argues in court to dismiss an NAACP lawsuit against its decision to revert to Confederate school names… Virginia boasts it has one of the lowest recidivism rates in the nation, but some experts say that’s meaningless….

The Rockingham County school board removes another title from school libraries in its quest to ban books… Healthcare agencies in the Shenandoah Valley ask residents to give feedback about the community's needs… Jeff Schapiro has thoughts on the latest presidential polls, and more on state politics….

The governor declares a state of emergency for Virginia as Helene approaches… The state’s expansion of childcare and pre-K education falls short… Virginia’s liquor control authority lays off four more directors, as profits fall short….

Sentara RMH closes its pediatric unit… As food insecurity grows, we visit one pantry in Charlottesville that’s been serving the community for 20 years… This weekend, local contractors and carpentry students will kick off a "Build Blitz" for the homeless….

The first trial in the case of the alleged "Shopping Cart Killer" has been moved to January… Despite recent rains, Rockingham County's water table is down 11 feet since May, and the area is still under a severe drought… Unemployment in Virginia is up, though only slightly….

A physician and member of UVa’s Faculty Senate says President Jim Ryan is not being truthful about allegations of wrongdoing in UVa’s health system and medical school… After attacks and falsehoods from the right targeting Haitians, what is life like for one Haitian woman in Virginia?... A new program to make Chesapeake Bay clean up more effective is now underway in Virginia….

More school threats in our area, reported late Thursday by schools in Broadway, and we survey the rash of threats that have hit schools this month… Early voting begins today in Virginia, and Jeff Schapiro talks about that and the week in Virginia politics… The American Library Association says that nearly 400 book titles were targeted for bans in the commonwealth last year….

One expert thinks he knows what caused last month’s smelly water in Orange County… The Furious Flower conference that convenes every 10 years in Harrisonburg kicks off its fourth gathering… A JMU political expert discusses the threats to Virginia’s voting system….

Another 16-year-old in the Valley, this time in Edinburg, is arrested for allegedly making violent threats at Central High School... Virginia’s education department releases final guidance on cellphone-free schools... State senators hold a meeting with some of those affected by this year’s pro-Palestinian campus protests, including students and administrators....

A Harrisonburg High School student has been arrested after Harrisonburg Police said he made threats of gun violence on Snapchat... The organization that manages UVa’s 14 billion dollar endowment says it will not divest from Israel, despite student protests... We meet the local pool player who recently competed in the U.S. Open Pool Championship in Atlantic City....