A portion of Skyline Drive has reopened, Charlottesville Police are asking for donations, and a Middlebrook resident is charged with animal cruelty. This is the WMRA Daily for Monday , December 31st.

Virginia’s economy sluggish compared to the rest of the U.S., the General Assembly tackles marijuana legalization again, and the debate over funding increases for schools in the poorer areas of the state. This is the WMRA Daily for Friday, December 28 th .

Sports gambling in Virginia, the Medicaid expansion in Virginia, and a big bill for hurricane Florence for services that were barely used. This is the WMRA Daily for Thursday, December 27 th .

A Winchester murder suspect is on the run; Virginia has consumed a record amount of alcohol in 2018; and orphaned bear cubs are doing well in Waynesboro. This is the WMRA Daily for Wednesday, December 26 th .

Virginia is losing students. Some marijuana retailers jump the gun. For now, being in debt to the court won't cost you your license.

State Senator Mark Obenshain takes aim at a fellow Republican, over Bill Bolling’s controversial hiring by JMU… The population of children held at a controversial Valley detention center plunges since allegations of abuse there… Now that tens of thousands of Virginians will get health care under Medicaid expansion, will a work requirement for those benefits soon follow?

Just months after his term on the James Madison University Board of Visitors ended last summer, former Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling began a six-figure job as a senior fellow in residence at JMU. To State Sen. Mark Obenshain, that represents a clear conflict of interest. WMRA's Andrew Jenner reports. Note: WMRA's operating license is held by JMU's board of visitors.

A vote over that controversial compressor station in Buckingham County has been delayed, another setback for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline… The hot new thing among progressive politicians is refusing campaign cash from companies such as Dominion, the lead builder of the pipeline… We talk with the Times-Dispatch’s Patrick Wilson about his reporting on the controversial hiring of former Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling at JMU….

Governor Northam presents his budget to the General Assembly, setting up January’s legislative session for a showdown over taxes and spending… The state’s Air Pollution Control Board will vote Wednesday on that controversial compressor station in Buckingham County… A group of Harrisonburg knitters gathers to create mats out of plastic bags for homeless people, and finds friendship along the way….

A group of knitters in the Valley is working together to create mats for homeless people – and make good use of plastic shopping bags. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.