The James Alex Fields trial goes to the jury… A new plan for I-81 improvements suggests more travel lanes and heavy truck tolls, and maybe a higher fuel tax… Gun control proposals will also flood the General Assembly next year….

Defense witnesses say that the man accused of murder after the violent August 2017 rally in Charlottesville was calm before he drove a car into counter-protesters… A new poll finds that Virginians approve of sports betting, ERA ratification and an independent commission for redistricting…. We have an update on the mental health task force spearheaded by state Senator Creigh Deeds, still working five years after his son’s suicide….

Several JMU students have been working to help the non-profit Suitcase Clinic solve the issue of providing better healthcare to those who are homeless in Harrisonburg. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.

On Tuesday [Dec. 4] former ambassador John Negroponte visited the Miller Center to discuss America’s role in the world, President Trump’s take on foreign policy, and his own 40-year experience. WMRA’s Marguerite Gallorini reports.

Prosecutors present dramatic evidence and wrap up their case against James Alex Fields, Jr.… JMU students innovate a new approach to better care for Harrisonburg’s homeless… A Massanutten snow farmer prepares for climate change….

The day after Thanksgiving, the federal government published its Fourth National Climate Assessment, a report full of alarming conclusions about how climate change could affect life in the United States. At one local ski resort, thinking about a warmer and less snowy future has already begun. WMRA’s Andrew Jenner reports.

Jurors hear from counter-protesters and a first responder who were at the scene of the alleged car attack by James Alex Fields, Jr… The House has voted to name a Charlottesville post office after Army Captain Humayan Khan… Virginia’s Attorney General is on a listening tour across the state, hearing stories about hate crimes and white supremacy....

A preview of Week 2 of the trial of James Fields in Charlottesville… Students at Liberty University have started an independent news site… JMU confirms head football coach Mike Houston is leaving, but apparently he’s going to a different school in North Carolina than first reported….

Emotional testimony and a hint of the defense’s argument in the murder trial of James Alex Fields, Jr. – we have a report from the first day of arguments… Lawmakers propose a tax on carbon dioxide, even as Virginia’s air quality is improving… It’s been serving the Valley for decades, but Skyline Literacy’s future is now in question….

For decades, Skyline Literacy has offered English and citizenship classes to the Shenandoah Valley’s large immigrant and refugee communities. But after losing out on a large federal grant earlier this year, the organization’s future is in question. WMRA’s Andrew Jenner reports.