On Sunday [Oct. 24] in Harrisonburg, students learned the ins and outs of concealed handgun permits. The class, for women only, also covered when an ordinary citizen is legally justified in using deadly force. WMRA's Randi B Hagi reports.

When someone who's homeless in Harrisonburg gets COVID-19, the city has been paying for them to stay in a hotel. But Harrisonburg stopped doing that at the beginning of the month -- and shelters are scrambling to come up with an alternative. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Homeless shelters in Harrisonburg are scrambling to safely house people who are sick with COVID-19, now that the city is no longer paying to put them up in hotel rooms… An update on the trial of Unite the Right rally organizers in Charlottesville… Virginia’s redistricting commission is a bust, so now it’s up to the state Supreme Court to draw boundaries….

More than four years after the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, white supremacists who organized it stand trial… It’s an adopters’ market at the Charlottesville area SPCA, which typically has a wait list to adopt a pet… Doctors make progress in diagnosing autism earlier, but that’s complicated by the fact that parents aren’t bringing their kids in for routine check-ups….

So many Charlottesville-area residents want to adopt pets that the animal shelter there regularly brings cats and dogs in from other shelters. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

All UVa employees must be vaccinated by December 8 th , or face termination… Two Charlottesville-based potters donate a portion of their proceeds to feed the hungry… What effect is early voting having on Virginia’s elections?

Two Charlottesville-based potters are donating a portion of their proceeds to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank . WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Virginia’s redistricting commission is going behind closed doors in a last-ditch effort to do its job… A ‘climate emergency choir’ from Harrisonburg performs in Richmond… Hiking has surged during the pandemic, but a lack of trail etiquette is damaging the Appalachian Trail….

A "climate emergency choir" performed in Richmond on Monday to ask Governor Northam to put an end to the Mountain Valley Pipeline and demand solutions to climate change. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Even as COVID-19 numbers decline, the proportion of child cases is climbing… Virginia’s mental health services are stretched beyond the breaking point… A new film follows a Charlottesville library's journey from a segregated institution to one used and loved by everyone….