John Handley High School in Winchester just graduated its latest class on Saturday. Nearly 100 years ago, the city used $1.6 million in private money to create a model education system. WMRA’s Bonnie Barrineau looks at the lasting impact of that decision on public schools in Winchester, and at how that gift fit into Virginia’s legacy of racial segregation.

Nelson County Distillery owner Denver Riggleman is Republicans’ choice for the 5 th district… Another woman is found dead after last week’s floods… In addition to Medicaid expansion, last week’s budget also features more money for teachers….

A group of more than 50 people traveled from Charlottesville to Ghana earlier this month to learn about the origins of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and how it can be better taught back here in the U.S. Jordy Yager joined the group and has this report from Virginia Public Radio.

One person is dead due to flooding, and two others are missing after Thursday's storms in Virginia… The state Supreme Court rejects a challenge to Virginia’s 2011 redistricting… We follow a recent trip to Ghana to learn more about the slave trade, and how to better teach its history….

All it needs is the governor’s signature, and Medicaid expansion will be the law in Virginia… The Fifth District will have a new GOP nominee for Congress this weekend… A religious coalition in the Valley is fighting for local reform in the criminal justice system….

A group of religious organizations in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County is advocating for criminal justice reform at the local level. And they hope that government officials will find the solutions easy enough to put in place soon. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.

Virginia is on the verge of becoming the 33rd state to pass Medicaid expansion --- giving health insurance to 400,000 low-income Virginians… Several Republicans are showing interest in running for the Fifth District seat being vacated by Tom Garrett…. We meet the candidates running for the Sixth District seat that Bob Goodlatte is leaving….

Four Democratic challengers seeking the nomination for the Sixth Congressional District agree that the key to beating Republican nominee Delegate Ben Cline in this predominantly conservative region is connecting with Independents and moderate Republicans. WMRA’s Jessie Knadler reports.

Fifth District Republican Tom Garrett drops his re-election bid, and says he is struggling with alcoholism… The General Assembly returns to Richmond, and part of the budget may be more money for K-12 education….

Protests continue in Richmond over the police killing of an unarmed man… Another Charlottesville official is forced out in the wake of last August's violent white supremacist rally… That old sweater you’re no longer wearing just might make the world a better place….