A lumber company employee in Crozet dies after being injured on the job…. The Mountain Valley Pipeline builders win an eminent domain ruling over landowners, but environmental regulators are again citing the pipeline for erosion violations… Save the Name, or Change the Name? We look at the fight over Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton….

If you’ve spent any time in Staunton this summer you may have noticed the city is peppered with signs that say either ‘Save the Name’… or ‘Change the Name’. It’s part of the contentious debate over whether to change the name of Robert E. Lee High School, or keep it as is. WMRA’s Jessie Knadler heard from residents – and students – and got some historical perspective, too.

Jason Kessler suddenly withdraws his case against Charlottesville, and says he’ll plan a so-called “white rights” rally in D.C. in August… A Mennonite missionary from Stuarts Draft is sentenced for having sexual relations with a child in Haiti… Is Virginia being too aggressive in purging voter rolls?

Local schools are getting more state money to hire security officers, in the wake of several mass shootings in schools around the country… Jason Kessler fights in court for the right to hold a rally on the anniversary of last year’s violence in Charlottesville… The leading expert on the monarch butterfly has died in his home in Nelson County – he was a professor at Sweet Briar College….

Tim Kaine and Corey Stewart meet in Bath County for their first debate… A white supremacist pleads guilty to charges related to last August's torch-lit rally on the UVa grounds, and he will not be welcome in Virginia for five years... Many at UVa are opposed to the hiring of a former Trump advisor….

Should a School Resource Officer handle a mental health crisis? Are new coal ash rules good for the Chesapeake Bay? Can diet prevent autism? What kind of debate can we expect in Kaine vs Stewart?

White supremacist Cantwell is too chatty for prosecutors. Manufactured homes: an affordable option, but legal protections are weak. Manafort’s lawyers want fewer liberals in the jury pool. A Virginia congressman warns that the navy is undersourced and overstretched.

The Attorney General goes after fox pens. The legislature moves to protect Virginians from surprise medical bills. UVA finds low confidence in elections. Construction is underway to commemorate historic but unsung women of Virginia.

Republicans focus on mental health for school safety. Overdoses surge in Harrisonburg. Charlottesville renames two parks – again.

The AG wants an abortion lawsuit tossed. The state wants you to raise bees. Virginia Tech freshman are more diverse than ever. The Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center draws intense scrutiny.